Steve Halabura: Canada needs to build a critical commodity infrastructure port on our Arctic Coast. Because if we don’t, someone else will
Being a potash guy, one of the things I worry about is selling our product. I know Pipeline Online is largely about oil but let me pull on your coat anyways because what I am going to say about potash also applies to oil, LNG, even wheat and canola. Potash is a...
Trudeau says Canada will add 300,000 bpd oil production. Saskatchewan’s energy minister wonders how
REGINA – Saskatchewan Energy Minister Bronwyn Eyre was sitting front and centre on March 28 at the Hotel Saskatchewan for the announcement that Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick and Alberta were moving forward on the next step of advancing small modular...
Suncor getting out of wind and solar; will shift focus to hydrogen and renewable fuel
CALGARY — Canadian energy company Suncor says it is getting rid of its wind and solar assets. In a news release Monday, the Calgary-based company says it still intends to be net-zero emissions by 2050, but will accelerate progress towards that...
U.N. report on climate change ‘sobering,’ says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault
OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new report from the United Nations’ climate agency shows the oil and gas sector "cannot do business as usual" even as the government is still considering approving a massive new offshore oil...
In US, new vehicles must average 40 mpg by 2026, up from 28 mpg
DETROIT (AP) — New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday that undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump. The National...
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EXPLAINER: What’s next for Europe’s natural gas during war?
Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding payment in rubles for natural gas — or else. Germany is talking about gas rationing in case of a cutoff. Prices for the fuel used to heat homes, generate electricity and power industry are through the roof. There's a lot...
Quick Dick McDick: It’s Carbon Tax Day, again
Quick Dick McDick tears into the annual increase of the carbon tax, happening again this April Fool's Day. He goes from Canada's contributions to electric tractors to crude-by-rail. It's well worth a listen. Editor’s note: If you’ve just finished your year-end and...
Ranjith (Ran) Narayanasamy: Oil and gas was just told to deeply cut emissions. The PTRC can help with that
Pipeline Online welcomes voices from through the Saskatchewan energy industry. The Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) has been an integral part for over two decades. This is the inaugural column by Ranjith (Ran) Narayanasamy, who recently joined the...
U.S. using Defense Production Act to kick-start domestic critical minerals production
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden brandished one of the biggest weapons in his economic arsenal Thursday in hopes of turning the United States into a leading producer of electric-vehicle batteries and the minerals used to make them. Biden issued an...
Brian Crossman: April Fool’s Day (The joke’s on us)
Remember when we were kids? “April Fool’s” day was the best. We’d all try to prank our “unsuspecting” (Yeah right…) friends, family and teachers with silly jokes, some pretty believable and clever, but most so obvious they weren’t fooling anybody. In any event,...
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Biden tapping oil reserve for 6 months to control gas prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months, a bid to control energy prices that have spiked after the United States and allies imposed steep...
OPEC sticks to modest boost in oil despite war jitters
LONDON (AP) — OPEC and allied oil producers including Russia decided Thursday to stick to a modest increase in the amount of crude they pump to the world, a step that supports higher prices even as the Biden administration plans to try to lower them...
Helium Evolution begins trading on TSVX, plans up to start drilling in Q2 or Q3
CALGARY – It was a big day for Helium Evolution Incorporated on March 30. The junior helium explorer, one of four active in Saskatchewan, commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV). The Canadian-based helium exploration and production company focused...
Biden planning to tap oil reserve to control gas prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve, according to two people familiar with the decision, in a bid to control energy prices that have...
Biden eyes boost to mining of minerals for electric vehicles
By Josh Boak And Matthew Daly in Washington WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing higher oil prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden is looking at invoking the Defense Production Act this week to increase the mining of critical minerals for the...
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CAPP responds to federal emissions reduction plan
CALGARY – Last fall, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told COP26 in Glasgow his government would be putting greenhouse gas emissions caps on the Canadian oil and gas sector. Those caps were announced on March 29. Terry Abel, executive vice president, Canadian Association...
A brief history of Canada’s climate plans
OTTAWA — Canada has had at least 11 different climate plans and nine emissions targets since 1988. Here's a snapshot of some of them. 1988: Canada hosts a conference in Toronto called Changing Atmosphere: Implications for Global Security, where...
Murray Lyons: Natural gas is not that easy to replace
January seems a long time ago but that’s when my initial column for Pipeline Online was published where I questioned the growing body of commentary on so-called progressive news sites such as CBC Digital on the need for Canadians to move away from natural gas for home...
Emissions plan leaves oilpatch with uncertainty; cap on sector still in development
CALGARY — Canada’s oil and gas industry remains in the dark about exactly how much it will be required to reduce its emissions in the coming decade, though a sweeping new plan unveiled by Ottawa on Tuesday suggests the goalposts will be ambitious....
Brian Zinchuk: Canada oil industry response to war in Ukraine – a plan to follow
The war in Ukraine is now a month old. It is not over, nor does it show serious signs of ending anytime soon, despite attempts at peace talks. We, as a nation, have had a month to determine our response. Even if the shooting stops, Russia’s oil and gas exports must be...
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Oilfield services company Calfrac Well Services suspending any investments in Russia
CALGARY — Calfrac Well Services Ltd. says it is suspending any investments in Russia. The company says despite the fact that the provision of parts and equipment are not restricted by sanctions, it cancelled shipments that were bound for Russia...
Vermilion Energy buying Leucrotta Exploration for $477 million
CALGARY — Vermilion Energy Inc. has signed a deal to buy junior energy company Leucrotta Exploration Inc. for $477 million. Leucrotta is a Montney-focused oil and natural gas exploration and development company with property in northeast British...
Brian Crossman: Now is not the time to panic
Well, I’m sure you’ve all heard the news. And for all of us conservative-minded people, its not good. We are going to be blessed with not one, but two incompetent political parties running our country. What is really bothering me right now (other than Trudeau and...
Estevan OTS Bonspiel thank you
This year’s Estevan Oilfield Technical Society Open Bonspiel had 24 rinks take part. Here’s a thank-you video for those who took part.
Ukraine asks Qatar, others to boost energy exports amid war
By Lujain Jo in Doha DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Ukraine's president called Saturday on energy-rich nations to increase their production of oil and natural gas to counteract the loss of Russian supplies amid sanctions over Moscow's war on his country. Volodymyr Zelenskyy made...