Shareholder proposal calls on Enbridge to disclose indirect emissions from pipelines
The shareholder proposal filed by Investors For Paris, a group that aims to hold publicly traded companies accountable for their net-zero promises, calls on Enbridge to disclose the “Scope 3” or end-use emissions produced by the oil and natural gas it transports in its pipeline network.
US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds
American oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks, causing $9.3 billion in yearly climate damage, a new comprehensive study calculates.
Saturn Oil & Gas joins multi-lateral bandwagon, reports year-end results with more than double production
A day after the Government of Saskatchewan announced a multi-lateral well incentive program, the reason behind it was reinforced by Saturn Oil & Gas’ announcement that it, too, had begun drilling eight-leg wells in the Bakken.
Alta. government announces new rules for electricity generators
Alberta’s government is updating its electricity market rules with new temporary measures it says will help lower consumers’ utility bills.
Alberta power market headed for shakeup as province commits to restructuring by 2027
Alberta’s electricity market is headed for a major shakeup, but some industry players fear a lengthy period of uncertainty could scare away badly needed investment in power generation.
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New multi-lateral well program part of Saskatchewan’s new investment attraction strategy
In creating its new “investment attraction strategy,” the Saskatchewan Party government took note of several new developments in the province’s energy sector, including a new program to encourage a form of drilling that is rapidly gaining steam. And as lithium producers are moving from the pilot stage towards commercialization, there’s an incentive for them, too, as well as helium producers. Two existing oil and gas incentive programs are also being extended.
Quick Dick McDick: Haul Some Canola (NOT Go For A Soda)
When hauling grain sometimes a tune gets into your head… Our favourite agricultural technician/former oilfield services work takes down the road. Pay attention to what he’d give for a working flashlight.
Refinery in Burnaby, B.C., to resume operations after seven-week stoppage
The Parkland fuel refinery in Metro Vancouver is set to resume operations Sunday, seven weeks after an “unplanned issue” forced it to shut down.
Saskatchewan United Party calls on government to reject Net Zero by 2050 policy
Wilson says the Sask Party government seeks to shut down coal and natural gas for wind and solar
NDP calls for break on fuel tax, finance minister says it would be temporary
Leader of the Opposition, NDP Leader Carla Beck, on March 7 again called on the Saskatchewan Party government to provide a break on the gasoline tax. It’s something Alberta and Manitoba have done, but Alberta has already rolled its break back on Jan. 1 and Manitoba is reinstating it on June 30. Minister of Finance Donna Harpauer responded that would only be temporary.
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Wind peters out in Alberta, yet again, on Wednesday
See all those orange pins on this Google map, created by @ReliableAB? The show the locations of 45 wind farms with at total of 1,519 megawatts of nameplate capacity (grid-scale solar is purple). But a week after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced new rules for renewable power development, wind power yet again collapsed to effectively nothing.
Op-Ed: Kaase Gbakon: A (Hungry?) Tiger in Your Tank: Part 2
In this concluding part of the 2-part article, we examine the trend of retail prices of diesel and household heating oil.
Energy Realities Podcast: Robert Bryce talks about Juice
The Energy Realities Podcast crew got online with Robert Bryce on March 4 to discuss his recent docu-series about the electrical grid.
Brian Zinchuk on Evan Bray Show: Coal, CO2 and oil, Trans Mountain Pipeline, spring breakup and more
Pipeline Online editor and owner Brian Zinchuk was on CJME/CKOM’s Evan Bray Show on Wednesday, March 6 for the full 10 o’clock hour (but you get to listen to it in just 34 minutes!) The discussion included the importance of keeping coal going so captured carbon dioxide could be used to for enhanced oil recovery in the Frobisher formation, spring breakup, and a bunch of calls from the public.
Op-Ed: Kaase Gbakon: A (Hungry?) Tiger in Your Tank, Part 1
Whenever oil prices rise, Canadians feel it at the pump. The reasons for the pinch have been explained repeatedly. The usual suspects are lined up and questioned: oil price, taxes, retail/marketing margins, and exchange rate. One suspect drawing much attention these days is the carbon tax – but we will talk about that later.
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Surge surges to the top of Saskatchewan’s Top 10 conventional wells in January
When your company is named “Surge Energy” and you drill the top conventional well in Saskatchewan, the headline kind of writes itself.
Axiom Exploration goes “Between Two Rocks” at PDAC 2024
Companies are always trying to do something a little different at trade shows and conferences. Well, Axiom Exploration Group of Saskatoon did something different, indeed, at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada 2024 (PDAC 2024) in Toronto, being held March 3-6.
Quick Dick McDick: A Calving Tour
Quick Dick McDick is calving, and he takes us along for a late-night check.
NDP asks why Sask Gov’t didn’t get a deal on carbon tax, Moe says it’s about fairness
The federal carbon tax was first at the plate as Question Period took place on March 4. Here’s the exchange between Leader of the Opposition, NDP Leader Carla Beck and Premier Scott Moe.
Guilbeault calls Saskatchewan premier ‘immoral’ for breaking carbon-price law
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Ottawa has to take action against Saskatchewan for breaking the federal carbon-pricing law. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said last week his province would not submit the money it owed for the carbon price on natural...
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When is a carbon tax a tax or a price on pollution?
n Monday, March 3. Saskatchewan Minister of Highways, MLA for Estevan Lori Carr, made the following statement regarding the government and opposition positions on the carbon tax.
Saskatchewan residents with low incomes worry about not getting carbon rebate
Alan Holman says the carbon rebate he gets four times a year from the federal government is crucial for his household budget.
Energy regulator approves Enbridge tolling deal for Mainline pipeline system
Enbridge Inc. says the federal energy regulator has approved the tolling deal for its Mainline pipeline system.
Brian Zinchuk: A plan to save coal, power generation, and the oil industry in southeast Saskatchewan
What if there was a way to keep coal mining jobs in Saskatchewan, continue to produce low-cost electrical power, and extend the production of a substantial portion of Saskatchewan’s oilfields not by decades, but by generations? And in doing so, we could still dramatically reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and maybe save some money by reducing our nuclear rollout?
NDP get into carbon tax fight
Saskatchewan NPD Leader Carla Beck called out Premier Scott Moe for his “failure to secure an Atlantic-style carve-out of the carbon tax,” on Feb. 29.