Wind power collapses across the central US, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba at the same time Wednesday morning
When you add it all up, all the major wind power production areas in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, eastern Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, western Iowa, western Missouri, northern Arkansas, Oklahoma, eastern New Mexico and the Texas panhandle had next to no wind power production at the very same time.
Flooding shuts down major coal power station, leaving SaskPower scrambling to backfill its output and shed load internally
Heavy rains in the Coronach area Friday night have resulted in the shutdown of the coal-fired Poplar River Power Station, just when high temperatures are putting pressure on SaskPower’s grid to keep everyone’s air conditioning running. The result is a 582 megawatt coal-fired power station went offline, and SaskPower is scrambling to meet demand. One of the things it is doing is internal “load shedding,” reducing power consumption where it can, so that other customers have the power they need.
Cenovus fined after wastewater release from former Husky-owned pipeline
Cenovus Energy is facing a fine over a release of wastewater into a wetland.
‘Dirty deal’: protesters disrupt Joe Manchin event over Mountain Valley pipeline
Protesters chanted “dirty deal” and belted out a John Denver favourite Tuesday as they disrupted moderate Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin to let him know what they think of the newly fast-tracked Mountain Valley pipeline.
Drilling activity picks up in all areas of Saskatchewan in early June
ESTEVAN – On May 30, two Stampede Drilling rigs could be seen in Lampman getting prepped to move the next day, going to work at Beaubier and Corning. The scene was indicative of what’s going on across Saskatchewan, as drilling activity has picked up in all areas of the province.
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Saudi Arabia is slashing oil supply. It could mean higher gas prices for US drivers
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Saudi Arabia will reduce how much oil it sends to the global economy, taking a unilateral step to prop up the sagging price of crude after two previous cuts to supply by major producing countries in the OPEC+ alliance failed to push oil higher.
The Saudi cut of 1 million barrels per day, to start in July, comes as the other OPEC+ producers agreed in a meeting in Vienna to extend earlier production cuts through next year.
Brian Zinchuk: Reliability of the electrical grid is everything. Without it, nothing else matters
We’re building the BHP Jansen mine, the biggest potash mine in the world. It needs 200 megawatts. What do we do if build a whole bunch of wind power, like Alberta’s 3,618 megawatts, and it drops to 2 megawatts? Sorry, boys shut her down. Good luck coming out tonight, or breathing when the ventilation loses power. The feds said we can’t use coal or gas anymore, so good luck.
US House panel investigates ties between US Interior secretary, environmentalists
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources are raising concerns about ties between Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and an Indigenous group from her home state that advocates for halting oil and gas production on public lands.
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
The world needs to phase out fossil fuels if it wants to curb global warming, the United Nations climate chief said in an interview with The Associated Press. But he said the idea might not make it on to the agenda of “make-or-break” international climate negotiations this fall, run in and by an oil haven.
Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai
BERLIN (AP) — Nations resumed talks on tackling global warming Monday with the aim of shaping a deal that might put the world on track to prevent a dangerous increase in temperatures, as the U.N.’s top climate official called for deep cuts in fossil fuel use.
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Quick Dick McDick: The Jack All
You can’t say you’re a Saskatchewan farmer unless you’ve hurt yourself at least once with these infernal devices. Or as Quick Dick put it, “All of these items have their own unique way of landing you in the emergency room with the doctor asking you, ‘How in the hell did this happen?”
Obituary: Ron Wanner of Estevan’s Viking Oilfield Surplus, T. Bird Oil, Venture Well Servicing, and Viking Trucking passes at 81
The family of Ronald J. Wanner announced that he passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the age of 81 years. On June 7, 2017, Estevan’s Ronald J. Wanner was inducted as a Southeast Saskatchewan Legend during the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show.
Saudi Arabia is slashing oil supply. It could mean higher gas prices for US drivers
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Saudi Arabia will reduce how much oil it sends to the global economy, taking a unilateral step to prop up the sagging price of crude after two previous cuts to supply by major producing countries in the OPEC+ alliance failed to push oil higher.
Precision says wildfires in Alberta and B.C. have had a modest impact on operations
CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. says the wildfires in Alberta and B.C. have had a modest impact on its operations and it expects second-quarter drilling activity to average about 42 rigs in the region, an increase of 14 per cent compared with a year earlier.
As debt limit crisis abates, environmental critics fear dangerous pipeline precedent
By James McCarten WASHINGTON —In the land of partisan blinders, the one named Manchin is still king, it seems. Political Washington's second most powerful Joe, not far these days behind the one in the White House, took a victory lap Friday to...
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Suncor to cut 1,500 jobs by end of year, employees informed Thursday
Suncor Energy Inc. will cut 1,500 jobs by the end of the year, as new CEO Rich Kruger forges ahead with his mandate to reduce costs and improve the company’s lagging financial performance.
Employees were given the news Thursday afternoon, in a companywide email from Kruger, Suncor spokeswoman Sneh Seetal said.
Conservative MP speaks of the glaciers that covered Canada, is mocked by Steven Guilbeault about “Shocking disregard for basic science”
It wasn’t clear if the “shocking disregards of basic science” Guilbeault was referring to was the fact the Laurentide ice sheet, which was one to two kilometres thick across most of Canada for about 80,000 of the last 100,000 years, melted before cars and coal plants existed, or that he thinks mankind is the principle cause of climate change. Nor was it clear if the tweet was in retaliation for Dreeshen pointing out Guilbeault’s past actions as a Greenpeace activist.
Federal government gives $86 million to convert Newfoundland oil refinery to biofuel
COME BY CHANCE, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR - The Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson, and Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan, on behalf of Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne, announced up to $86 million in federal...
Op-Ed: What Danielle Smith’s remarkable comeback means for Canada
Smith’s return to politics after a decade as a radio host was improbable, but she was able to build support among two groups of Albertans: those angry about COVID-19 public health restrictions and others who wanted to see fundamental changes to Alberta’s place in Canada.
Equinor postponing Bay du Nord oil project off Newfoundland for up to three years
The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador played it cool Wednesday as Norwegian energy giant Equinor announced it was suspending plans to develop a $16-billion oil project in the province’s offshore.
Andrew Furey said the news that Equinor would postpone the Bay du Nord project for up to three years came as a surprise. But he said he remains confident the oilfield would still be developed.
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Superior Plus to sell eight distribution hubs in agreement with Competition Bureau
Superior Plus Corp. has agreed to sell eight propane distribution hubs in northern Ontario to address the concerns of the Competition Bureau about its deal to buy Certarus Ltd.
PTRC hosts plenary meeting of the ISO’s Technical Committee 265 setting global standards for carbon capture, transportation, and storage
June 5th to 9th, the Petroleum Technology Research Centre will be hosting in Regina the plenary and technical working group meetings of the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) Technical Committee 265. The ISO/TC-265 is made up of experts, scientists, and regulators from 24 different countries working collaboratively to develop global standards for carbon capture, and storage (CCS).
Patchwork Podcast: Brian Zinchuk and Kurt Price talk oil prices, drilling power, generation and more
The New Lloydminster Nissan’s monthly Patchwork Podcast this month sees host Kurt Price talk with Pipeline Online editor and owner Brian Zinchuk about the state of the energy industry
Government amending Atlantic Accords to include offshore wind energy, spur production
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says new legislation will let Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador tap into the potential of offshore wind power development.
He has introduced changes to the laws implementing the Atlantic Accords that would expand the mandates of each province’s offshore petroleum boards to include renewable energy.
Pace of oilsands decarbonization an open question after UCP win in Alberta
As Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party celebrates Monday’s election win in Alberta, the province’s oil and gas sector remains in the dark over how much financial support the new government will offer it to decarbonize.