Oil and gas emissions cap coming Thursday, targets 2026 start date

The long-promised cap on greenhouse gas emissions for Canada’s oil and gas sector will begin as early as 2026 and use a cap-and-trade system that applies by facility, a federal government source said Wednesday. The outline for the policy that the government is...

Regulator denies Trans Mountain’s pipeline variance request

By Amanda Stephenson in Calgary CALGARY — The Canada Energy Regulator has denied a request by Trans Mountain Corp. for a variance on a section of pipeline in B.C., a development that the company has said could delay construction of the ongoing expansion project and...

Canada proposes new methane emissions rules for oil-and-gas sector

By Mia Rabson and Jordan Omstead The controlled release or burning of methane from oil and gas production sites will be almost entirely barred in Canada by 2030 under proposed regulations outlined Monday by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. The proposed...