CN Rail hub set to proceed after Supreme Court dismisses appeal request
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal request that sought to halt construction of a massive rail-and-truck hub in the Greater Toronto Area, paving the way for the project to proceed.
Pembina Pipeline reports higher profits, revenues for first quarter
CALGARY — Pembina Pipeline Corp. has reported higher profits and revenues for the first quarter.
Enbridge’s Seven Stars wind project survives crucial RM of Weyburn vote
Enbridge’s Seven Stars Energy Project lives to carry on another day, as the RM of Weyburn passed a critical bylaw amendment on May 7 which will remove a restriction on wind turbine height.
SaskPower awards major wind and solar projects to Meadow Lake Tribal Council, Mistawasis Nêhiyawak and Potentia partnerships
The two projects are a 200 megawatt wind facility to be located east of Assiniboia, and a 100 megawatt solar facility south of Coronach. Two partnerships formed by Potentia Renewables Inc., and its Indigenous partners, Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) and Mistawasis Nêhiyawak First Nation, will develop, own, and operate a new wind and a new solar facility in south-central Saskatchewan.
All-of-the-above approach: SaskPower Minister’s speech at wind and solar announcement
Why is Saskatchewan approving additional wind and solar projects at Assiniboia and Coronach? (See principal story here.) Here’s Crown Investments Corporation (and SaskPower) Minister Jeremy Harrison’s speech, given at the May 1 announcement in Regina, verbatim, picking up after the acknowledgements:
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Energy Realities Podcast: Spain and Portugal’s major blackout
These are important considerations as Alberta has added a tremendous amount of wind and solar, and Saskatchewan continues to add to its fleet, although nowhere near the proportions Spain or Alberta have done.
Smith implies not necessarily separation, but separation if necessary
In this case, Smith was essentially saying to the effect “not necessarily separation, but separation if necessary.”
Williston Basin Petroleum Conference: Moe on Energy, Trade and the Federal Election
Premier Scott Moe & Cenovus Executive Vice President Jeff Lawson spoke at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference on April 29 to kick off the event. The discussion ranged from trade barriers and pipelines to careers and of course, the federal election. This was the first public appearance of Moe the morning after the election.
Trump won’t stop talking about annexing Canada
On May 4, NBC’s Meet the Press broadcast an interview with President Donald Trump which in part talked about his thoughts on turning Canada into the 51st state. Trump did not back down on that assertion at all, and instead reiterated his claims. Energy was part of that discussion.
Quebec Liberal leadership hopefuls express openness to fossil-fuel projects
Several candidates for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party say they’re open to fossil-fuel projects in the province as a means to boost Canada’s energy independence.
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Imperial Oil reports Q1 profit up from last year as revenues increase
Imperial Oil Ltd. said frigid weather was to blame for reduced output at its Kearl oilsands mine in northeastern Alberta during the first quarter, but that it’s since recovered to deliver strong April production.
Bronwyn Eyre: Westerners facing a crucial fork in the road
Preston Manning’s idea of a “Canada West Constitutional Conference” would begin doing something about the prospect of another four years of Liberal, anti-Western rule.
TC Energy reports $978M first-quarter profit as revenues increase
TC Energy Corp. has green-lit a US$900-million pipeline expansion feeding new natural gas-fired power plants in the U.S. Midwest, where artificial intelligence data centres are ravenous for electricity, as well as major refurbishments at the Bruce Power nuclear plant in Ontario.
Alberta seeks court ruling on constitutionality of Ottawa’s clean electricity plan
Alberta’s government is seeking a court ruling on the constitutionality of Ottawa’s clean electricity grid regulations.
The regulations, finalized late last year, lay out a plan to decarbonize electricity grids across Canada by 2050.
Woodfibre LNG makes application to add a second ‘floatel’ to house workers
Woodfibre LNG says it is hoping to add a second “floatel” at its project site near Squamish, B.C., to house as many as 900 workers for its liquefied natural gas project.
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US and Ukraine sign deal giving US access to country’s valuable mineral wealth
The U.S. and Ukraine on Wednesday signed an agreement granting American access to Ukraine’s vast mineral resources, finalizing a deal months in the making that could enable continued military aid to Kyiv amid concerns that President Donald Trump might scale back support in ongoing peace negotiations with Russia.
Either a bylaw amendment is approved, or the Weyburn wind project is dead
Over a half billion dollar wind project is on the line just outside of Weyburn, and at this point it comes down to one simple thing – a bylaw on the books of the RM of Weyburn that was never really intended to be there in the first place needs to be changed to allow taller wind turbines, or the project will die.
“Our old relationship with the United States … is over,” says Carney in victory speech
“We are once again at one of those hinge moments of history: Our old relationship with the United States, a relationship based on steadily increasing integration, is over.
Jim Warren: A Dangerous Game: The FIX IT or WEXIT proposition
If few, or any, of the West’s demands for greater autonomy are met, separation could be moved up to the top of the agenda. Let’s call this the FIX IT or WEXIT proposition.
Pipeline Online Podcast Ep. 8: Mark Scholz, CEO of Canadian Association of Energy Contractors
Mark Scholz, CEO of CAOEC, has been a leading voice of the energy industry for 17 years. And guess what, we spoke to him on election day!
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Brian Zinchuk: Who will actually get Energy East built?
We need to build Energy East. We need to do it yesterday. It was supposed to be in service December of 2018. Imagine where we’d be if we had built that damn thing by then.
Enbridge: Securing the affordable, reliable energy we need takes an all-of-the-above approach
Editor’s note: this piece was posted on Enbridge’s web page on April 2. It was shared again on LinkedIn on April 24.
Alberta wind output falls to 0.05 per cent of capacity days before energy election
Just a few days before a federal election which has energy as a key issue, Alberta’s wind power generation fleet flatlined, yet again.
Precision Drilling trims 2025 capital budget amid market uncertainty
Precision Drilling is trimming its planned 2025 capital spending due to market uncertainty and a possible dip in demand from the oil and gas producers that contract its rigs.
Manitoba regulator approves natural gas rate hike, cites market conditions
Manitoba’s energy regulator has approved higher natural gas prices.