Municipalities say Alberta oilpatch policies harming tax base, public interest
Alberta’s United Conservative government is trying to increase production from the province’s declining conventional oil and gas fields at the expense of local tax bases, environmental oversight and the public interest, says the group representing rural municipalities.
Trevor Rose Podcast: Greg Robb, CEO of Helium Evolution
In this edition of the Trevor Rose podcast, initially published May 23, 2024, Rose interviewed Greg Robb – CEO of Helium Evolution – a TSX-V listed company with a market cap of ~$17 million at the time.
Regulator issues penalty, conditions on Imperial Oil amid ongoing Kearl investigation
The Alberta Energy Regulator says it’s imposing a $50,000 penalty on Imperial Oil amid its ongoing investigation into potential contraventions at the company’s Kearl oilsands site.
Quick Dick McDick: Canada rail strike/lockout
what is the point of an economy if a few thousand people can shut down the entire economy??? Those are my words. Quick Dick’s are much harsher.
Op-Ed: Bill Whitelaw: Will my job title get “Greenhushed?”
Will I get “greenhushed” as sectoral opponents emboldened by recent tightened greenwashing provisions in Canada’s Competition Act move to take advantage of relaxed burdens of proof (on them) and more rigorous reverse-onus requirements on those they choose to complain about to the Competition Bureau Canada?
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What to know about the potential work stoppage at Canada’s two biggest railways
A looming work stoppage at Canada’s two biggest railways could have widespread effects on everything from daily commutes to the movement of grain and fuel.
Lithium in SK, Part 30: Hub City Lithium completes pilot, changes ownership structure, and is drilling near Stoughton
Hub City Lithium has had three major advances in their Stoughton area play of late. First, in July they wrapped up their pilot plant test in Estevan. Second, they changed the ownership structure, announced Aug. 8. And third, they commenced a two-well exploration drilling program near Stoughton.
Labour Disruption in Class 1 Railways of deep concern for Saskatchewan’s mining sector, says Saskatchewan Mining Assoc.
“The potential work stoppage would result in an unprecedented and catastrophic disruption of Canada’s supply chain. The production and shipping of Saskatchewan potash and receipt of all personal and commercial goods that come from ports via the railways would be critically impacted and that would be very harmful to Canada’s economy and reputation as a reliable global trading partner.”
Brian Crossman to speak about DEEP geothermal project at Calgary SPE workshop
Independent Well Servicing partner and Pipeline Online columnist Brian Crossman will be speaking at a Society of Petroleum Engineers workshop in Calgary which takes place Sept. 17-18. The workshop is entitled "Heating Up Geothermal Innovation and Development in...
Boralex announces the closing of a $95 million financing for the Témiscouata II wind farm in Quebec
MONTREAL, Aug. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Boralex inc. (“Boralex” or the “Company”) (TSX: BLX) is pleased to announce the closing of a $95 million financing for the 52 MW Témiscouata II wind farm, located on public lands in the municipalities of Saint-Elzéar-de-Témiscouata and Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata, Quebec, and in operation since 2015. This financing was provided by Desjardins, as Sole Lender and Sole Arranger.
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Op-Ed: Kaase Gbakon: Trans-Mountain Pipeline Expansion: A Game Changer for Alberta’s Oil Revenue
If the operation of Trans Mountain pipeline could cause the price of WCS to increase by $1/bbl (or the discount to WTI shrink by $1/bbl), then Alberta could receive C$680 million more in oil royalty revenue – all else equal.
Energy Realities Podcast: Electric vehicles
Irina Slave, David Blackmon, Stu Turley and Saskatchewan’s own Tammy Nemeth discuss the realities of electric vehicles and their widespread implementation.
CN locking out Teamsters
Apparently rail companies and union bargaining is a metaphorical train wreck.
Brian Crossman: Politics and the Patch: Get Involved Edition
But what can we do? For starters we can all get involved. Scratch that, we MUST get involved. You work in oil and gas? Would you like the industry to endure? (I sure do) Get involved. Are you a farmer or involved in agri-business? Again, get involved. Would you like health care, trucking, mining, forestry and all the other industries in Canada to continue properly? Get involved.
Wilkinson announces new investments in critical minerals in Saskatchewan
Editor’s note: In Pipeline Online’s ongoing mission to ensure we all read exactly what the federal ministers in charge of the “energy transition” think we should know, here is the verbatim press release from Aug. 14 on critical mineral investments in Saskatoon. Hey, wasn’t the now defunct Vital Metals the place Prime Minister Trudeau made a $5 million funding announcement at in January 2023? And by January, 2024, it was liquidating its assets?
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Trevor Rose Podcast: William Lundin, CEO of International Petroleum Corp
This episode of the Trevor Rose Podcast, initially published on April 4, 2024, features William Lundin – President & CEO of International Petroleum Corp – a TSX & Stockholm Stock Exchange listed energy company with a market cap of ~$2 billion (CAD) & ~$16 billion (Swedish Krona) respectively.
TC Energy completes sale of Portland Natural Gas Transmission System
TC Energy Corp. says it and its partner have successfully completed the sale of Portland Natural Gas Transmission System.
Algonquin Power signs deal to sell renewable energy business for up to US$2.5B; Major wind project near Herbert, SK, is part of deal
Editor’s note: Algonquin Power is the proponent behind the Blue Hill Wind Project, a 177 megawatt wind farm near Herbert and Morse, Saskatchewan, which went online in recent years. Notably, wind turbines figure heavily in Algonquin’s corporate literature and website, and now they’re being sold.
Trevor Rose Podcast: Dean Popil, Lex Capital CEO
In this edition of the Trevor Rose Podcast, initially published on May 17, 2024, Rose was joined by Dean Popil – managing partner & CEO of Lex Capital – a Regina, Saskatchewan based private equity fund which has invested ~$600 million the past fifteen years.
Brian Zinchuk on Evan Bray: Drilling activity, critical minerals, lithium, helium and roads
Evan Bray and Brian Zinchuk spoke on Aug. 14 about current oil prices, drilling activity, helium drilling around Mankota, Bill C-59, freedom of speech, highways in southeast Saskatchewan, crude by rail impacts of a possible rail labour disruption and more.
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Brian Zinchuk: Cars, TVs and phones should be required by law to have a dumb mode
In the spirit of “Get off my lawn!” I’ve realized that we need an entirely new feature, required by law, built into all new electronic devices of importance.
Call it the “dumb mode.”
Forty rigs drilling in Saskatchewan on Aug. 13, of which 37 are targeting oil, 1 helium, 1 lithium and 1 potash
Things have picked up in northwest Saskatchewan, but are pretty slow in the southwest. And southeast Saskatchewan isn’t breaking any records, either.
Tourmaline signs deal to buy Crew Energy, raises quarterly base dividend
Tourmaline Oil Corp. continues to snap up natural gas assets, this time with a $1.3-billion deal that will see it acquire Montney-focused natural gas producer Crew Energy Inc.
Op-Ed: MLT Aikins: Changes to the Competition Act – Greenwashing & Mergers
Editor's note: There are a lot of questions about Bill C-59, which came into law in late June. On Aug. 7, the PTRC posted an information sheet on C-59 published by John Agloritis, partner, MLT Aikins, a Western Canada legal firm. Pipeline Online asked Agloritis for...
Joseph Fournier: Saskatchewan and New Brunswick should partner in Fast Breeder Reactor Development
Right now, there is little to no true value-added processing in Saskatchewan of its precious uranium resource, and this must change.