Op-Ed: Deidra Garyk: Reflecting on the 2024 Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show: A Celebration of Community and Innovation
I had the honour of moderating the sold-out luncheon panel at the 2024 Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show (LHOS) in September, featuring Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. I’ve been reflecting on how to best share this experience, and I settled on a summary of the panel discussion and an ode to the hardworking individuals in the oilpatch that live in communities like Lloydminster, representative of resource-based towns across the nation.
Joint Statement on Critical Minerals and Critical Raw Materials Cooperation
On the margins of the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Industry and Technological Innovation, chaired by Minister Urso and attended virtually by Minister Champagne, Canada and Italy released the following Statement of Intent for Canada and Italy to deepen collaboration on critical minerals and critical raw materials
Government of Canada Announces New Intake for Clean Electricity Program With $500 Million in Additional Funding
Editor's note: In Pipeline Online's continuing quest to let people know exactly what this federal government is telling them on energy issues, here's a verbatim Oct. 10 press release from Natural Resources Canada: TORONTO - The Government of Canada is...
Feds moving ahead with sustainable investing guidelines, but details still scarce
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday that the federal government is moving ahead with guidelines around sustainable investing and corporate climate disclosures, but details on the plans are scarce.
SIMSA 2024: Oil and gas is a “cornerstone of our financial prosperity,” says CAPP CEO Lisa Baiton
To rectify Canada’s sinking economic status, we need to fix our energy regulatory framework to be timely, predictable and simpler. Along the way, we need to include Indigenous people and their investments.
Those were the messages by Lisa Baiton, president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, in her keynote address to the 10th annual Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers Association (SIMSA) Energy Forum.
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Election 2024: Grow oil production to 500,000 bpd, cut PST by half: Saskatchewan United Party
“Our party, myself, we do not believe in the demonization of carbon dioxide. That will be the end of Saskatchewan as we know it. That would be catastrophic for the province, that will kill agriculture, that will kill oil and gas. It will kill industrial production. And frankly, I don’t think the people of Saskatchewan want to go back to a horse and buggy.”
Trump’s ‘Drill, baby, drill’ could mean a return of US$35 oil
“I believe I’ll be able to get energy down to 50 per cent – 50 – five-oh – of what it is right now within a period of less than a year.” – Donald Trump
Trevor Rose Podcast: Brad Wall, former premier of Saskatchewan
Trevor Rose has had some pretty big names in Saskatchewan energy on his podcast, and Pipeline Online is publishing some of his back catalog. On June 14, Rose interview former Premier Brad Wall.
Jim Warren: It is way too soon to assume the 2024 temperature anomaly is the new normal
Clearly, the climate does not always behave in ways that conform to the expectations of journalists or climate scientists. Similarly, GHG emissions concentrations do not always correspond to global temperature predictions.
Cement maker Lafarge opens low-carbon fuel facility at Alberta plant
Cement producer Lafarge Canada Inc. says it has installed a new facility at its Exshaw, Alta., plant that will use construction waste to reduce the plant’s reliance on fossil fuels.
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Enbridge to build new oil and natural gas pipelines in Gulf of Mexico
Enbridge Inc. continues to invest in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, announcing Thursday that it will spend about US$700 million to build new crude oil and natural gas pipelines in the gulf for the recently sanctioned Kaskida development, operated by BP Exploration & Production Co.
What the parties are promising ahead of the British Columbia provincial election
The British Columbia’s New Democrats released the party’s platform Thursday days after the Greens unveiled a plan for government ahead of the election on Oct. 19.
Quick Dick McDick: My Canola (“My Sharona”)
Harvest is done on the Bar R Ranch, and Quick Dick McDick is singing about it, to My Sharona.
Yes, he went there. Hey Quick Dick, the 70s called, they want their music back!
Op-Ed: CAPP CEO Lisa Baiton: Bill C-59 targets Canadian companies with confusing new regulations
Most Canadians might not pay much attention to the Competition Act, but recent changes made by the federal government should be a concern for everyone. The amendments impact how businesses operate and influence the information Canadians receive.
SaskPower’s lifeboat: Boundary Dam Unit 4 is being recertified, will be kept in cold standby
Pipeline Online had been hearing some rumors that it might be totally taken out of service soon, and inquired to SaskPower about that is going on. This was the response from SaskPower media relations, emailed on Sept. 30.
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A Million Times We Cry: Stacey Grimes-Wempe writes memoir on grief, and launches it at oil show
An oil show isn’t a typical place for a book launch, but for Stacey Grimes-Wempe, it was fitting. After all, her book was sitting close to the model pumpjack sitting on the counter of her display.
Brian Zinchuk: Too much wind, not enough wind? What’s going on in Alberta?
Weird things have been happening in Alberta’s electrical grid over the last week. Interties to BC and Montana are down due to maintenance. Many hours have seen zero dollars paid for power. Wind and solar have been in such surplus numerous facilities have shut down at times to clear the glut. The grid frequency has had numerous variances, including “due to sudden variability of renewables.” Is the Alberta grid pushing the limits of how much wind and solar it can take?
Fire at Oxbow’s Saskarc on Sunday
A fire occurred at Saskarc’s campus in Oxbow on Sunday, Sept. 29.
Wall Street Journal looks, wrongly, at Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline and its impacts
The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline.
It is good to look at what is being said, from an American perspective, even if its wrong. What do you think?
Weekend Watch: Mike Rowe and Victor Davis Hanson on what’s wrong with society, and there’s a lot
Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame and Victor Davis Hanson have a brutally honest discussion about what’s wrong with society, from education to DEI to class warfare. There’s a lot of talk about elites vs. the people with more “muscular” jobs. There has little to do with energy and everything about reality. It’s definitely worth your time to listen to this weekend.
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Environment, energy ministers offer Jagmeet Singh a briefing on carbon pricing
Two Liberal ministers are inviting NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to a briefing about carbon pricing so he can “better understand” how it helps fight climate change while putting more money back in families’ pockets.
Top swag of the show: Bravo Target Safety hands out aspirin keychains
For someone who has a heart condition, a ready supply of aspirin can mean the difference between life and death in the event of a heart attack. And having it on your keychain could just save the day.
When your neighbour offers free power, take it. SaskPower did. Thanks, Alberta!
Enough power for 146,000 homes, for less than the price of a Timbit
Emissions cap on oil and gas production could lead to 52% reduction in production by 2050, says tribunal
In the meantime, the Saskatchewan Party government is trying to increase production by a third by 2030.
Sask. First Act Economic Impact Assessment Tribunal reports its findings on federal oil and gas emissions cap and Methane 75
Brian Zinchuk: Did the mainstream media even know they were in Lloydminster?
One would think the mainstream which travelled something like three hours to attend a press conference at an oil show, in Lloydminster, might just ask questions that might be relevant to a.) the energy industry, b.) Lloydminster or c.) all the above.
You would think.
And you would be wrong.