

Energy minister tours CO2-enhanced oil recovery facility, keeping an eye to possibly more CO2-EOR in the future
On Sept. 4, Minister of Energy and Resources Colleen Young spent the day touring the Whitecap Resources-operated Weyburn Unit and Steel Reef’s Viewfield Plant 4 gas plant, which has a new power generating turbine that will soon be contributing to the SaskPower grid.

Ottawa names Indigenous advisory council on major projects
Eleven Indigenous leaders from across the country were named to the federal government’s new Indigenous Peoples’ Council on Wednesday, tasked with advising the new federal body working to fast-track major infrastructure projects.
Canada to convene G7 energy, environment ministers in Toronto next month
Canada will be hosting G7 energy and environment ministers in Toronto next month.

Pipeline Online Podcast Ep. 17: Andrew Roman – climate activist litigation using children and the Charter
Retired lawyer Andrew Roman joins the Pipeline Online Podcast to talk about the recent trend in climate change activist lawfare to use children as their frontmen and Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Brian Zinchuk: How messing with power pricing will get the UCP unelected in a few easy steps
If you think tripling the maximum price of power in Alberta is insane, guess what – it’s coming by 2032. How many hour do you need at $5.98 to make up for one hour at $2999.99?
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Lower oil prices impacting provincial finances, say NDP
With oil prices notably lower than projected in the spring 2025 budget, the Saskatchewan NDP is crying foul.

Quick Dick McDick: 2025 Episode 1
Quick quiz: How many acres do they farm? All of them!

Bronwyn Eyre: Why the federal EV mandate must be scrapped for good
Consumers, not governments, should decide what vehicles to buy.
The federal ‘pause’ must be permanent.

Many EV owners say they’re undeterred after the federal government’s mandate pause
Kos said many provincial public chargers in New Brunswick are “unreliable,” while some other chargers owned by Tesla are older or mostly only compatible with Tesla vehicles. though some EV makers are offering adaptors or adopting the Tesla charging system. But for those without, there are fewer options.
Alberta to create standards for releasing oilsands tailings into environment
The Alberta government is planning to create standards for releasing treated oilsands tailings into the environment.
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Jim Warren: Saskatchewan’s bold move to keep the coal-fired power plants operating past 2030
Dealing with challenges like Ottawa’s ten-year war on conventional energy and the Liberals’ economically ruinous, one-size-fits-all climate change policies does get tiresome. The effort becomes especially wearing when there is so little good news mixed in with the...

Brian Zinchuk on Evan Bray Show: Multilaterals, coal revival, major projects and more
On Sept. 3, Evan Bray and Brian Zinchuk go over the growing impact of large multilateral wells, LNG, the new major projects office, Alberta electrical grid updates, coal revival and more.

Enbridge gives go ahead for two natural gas transmission projects
CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. says it is going ahead with a pair of natural gas transmission projects.

Alberta wind power generation took a holiday on Labour Day
Alberta’s wind laboured little on Labour Day.
Throughout the day, wind output from the 1722 wind turbines (at last count) totalling 5,688 megawatts of total generation capacity hovered around the 1 per cent output mark, ranging from 1.9 to 0.8 per cent.

A “Dialectic on Energy Policy” with a former pipeline CEO vs. sustainable development exec
On July 27, the Midwest Legislators Conference in Saskatoon held a “Dialectic on Energy Policy,” essentially a debate on energy choices in a world focused on climate change. Hal Kvisle, former CEO of TransCanada Pipeline/TC Energy was on the right side of the debate and Louise Miltich came from the left.
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Former Trans Mountain CEO to head major projects office
Ottawa’s one-stop shop for businesses to pitch plans for large industrial construction projects will be headquartered in Calgary and managed by former Trans Mountain CEO Dawn Farrell, the Prime Minister’s Office said Friday.

Alberta, citing oil prices and U.S. trade woes, says budget deficit rising to $6.5B
Every dollar drop in the per-barrel price for the benchmark West Texas Intermediate slashes $750 million from Alberta’s bottom line. Alberta has lowered its forecast by more than USD $4 a barrel since introducing the 2025 budget in February. It’s now expected to average almost USD $64 a barrel for the year.

Oregon could join Hawaii in mandating pay-per-mile fees for EV owners as gas tax projections fall
The usage charge would phase in starting in 2027 for certain EVs and expand to include hybrids in 2028. Should the gas tax increase be approved, EV drivers either would pay about 2.3 cents per mile, or choose an annual flat fee of $340.

Pipeline Online Podcast Ep. 16: Dr. Chris Keefer, nuclear power advocate
Dr. Chris Keefer is a leading nuclear power generation advocate in Ontario and President Canadians for Nuclear Energy. He’s also a Toronto Emergency Room physician. As Saskatchewan is looking seriously at nuclear power, Ontario has long led the way.

Brian Crossman: Making choices
The reason we use electric lights instead of candles is because they WORK BETTER. They were not mandated or forced upon the public by the government, nor was the sale candles banned. The statement that conservatives oppose technology is ludicrous. It would no different than saying a member of the liberal party was against computers or the internet.
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Canada eyes deeper energy ties with Germany through critical minerals partnership
Canada signed a critical minerals partnership with Germany on Tuesday that encourages the joint public financing of natural resources projects as Ottawa works to boost development and exports to Europe.
Hodgson: Major projects office to launch this week
OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says the federal government’s new major projects office will launch this week, a key element in the Ottawa’s push to spur companies into building new large-scale infrastructure.

No rush on new crude oil pipelines, Trans Mountain chief executive says
The chief executive at Trans Mountain Corp. says there should be ample pipeline space to get Canadian crude oil to market until at least 2030 without the need for a whole new project being built from scratch.

Coal Revival: “What a reason to celebrate,” Moe says at IBEW barbecue for rejuvenating coal
There’s much reason to celebrate, for as long as the Saskatchewan Party government carries through with that plan, in defiance of federal coal regulations and the Clean Electricity Regulations, it means they get to keep those jobs. Most of those jobs pay over $100,000 per year. It means they won’t be forced to leave their homes, selling them for pennies on the dollar in towns that would soon look like ghost towns.

Fireside chat about the coal injunction
The people behind the injunction are against the expansion of natural gas-fired power generation, against the continuation of coal-fired power generation, and also against nuclear power. So what’s left?