Industry not consulted on Alberta’s plan to challenge federal emissions cap
The Alberta government did not consult with the oil and gas sector before announcing a sweeping set of plans it says it could use to challenge the proposed federal greenhouse gas emissions cap, industry sources say.
Companies are still digesting Premier Danielle Smith’s move to announce a forthcoming motion under the province’s Sovereignty Act, which Smith said Tuesday will give Alberta the ability to assert ownership over its own fossil fuel resources.
Alberta’s pledge to take over ownership of emissions data ‘irresponsible’: Guilbeault
By Jack Farrell EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Alberta's plan to make greenhouse gas emissions data the property of the provincial government could lead to oil and gas companies breaking federal...
“They pushed us to the limit,” Danielle Smith says in fighting oil and gas emissions cap
With a looming federal oil and gas greenhouse gas emission cap threatening to drastically curtail the largest industry in the province, Alberta is fighting back, two months after Saskatchewan started down a similar path.
NDP gas tax motion runs out of gas
The NDP introduced an emergency motion to lift the provincial gasoline tax on Nov. 26, and it ran out of gas. NDP Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon introduced the motions “of urgent and pressing necessity.” It was the NDP’s first action on the first full day of...
Brian Crossman: When going to Calgary, do you fly, or drive?
But flying isn’t as much fun anymore. Especially if you’re from Saskatchewan.
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Premiers seek ‘urgent’ meeting with Trudeau before Trump returns to White House
Canada’s premiers are asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold an urgent first ministers’ meeting ahead of the return to office of president-elect Donald Trump.
Alberta seeks to “de-risk” oil, gas pipeline investments in wake of Trump victory
Alberta’s government is looking for ways to encourage pipeline companies to boost capacity and increase the province’s oil and gas export volumes to the United States.
Alberta aiming to create test site to support new drilling technologies
Alberta’s government says it will invest up to $50 million to support the creation of a first-in-Canada drilling test site to support technology development in the oil, gas, geothermal and lithium industries.
Saskatchewan Throne Speech doesn’t mention energy or oil
There is nothing about energy development, energy transition, coal, nuclear power, uranium, lithium, wind, solar, renewable, helium, or climate.
Bronwyn Eyre: The Liberal ‘Green Slush Fund’: Partner in Economic Crime
You’d think that a two-month Parliamentary gridlock in Ottawa, which risks no-confidence by default and a snap election, would get people’s attention.
Since the Conservative-led (and NDP-Bloc-supported) filibuster started on September 26, no federal government bills, including money bills, have been able to move forward.
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Climate protesters arrested outside Pierre Poilievre’s official residence in Ottawa
Ottawa police say two people were arrested this morning after an “unlawful” demonstration outside Stornoway, the official residence the Opposition leader.
As N.L. firm pivots, scientists say Canada’s green hydrogen dreams are far-fetched
A Newfoundland energy company’s embrace of data centres is raising doubts about eastern Canadian hopes of harnessing the region’s howling winds to supply Germany with power from green hydrogen.
Alberta forecasts $4.6-billion surplus in budget update, but braces for uncertainty
Alberta is forecasting a $4.6-billion surplus for this fiscal year, but Finance Minister Nate Horner says “mounting pressures” threaten to soon put the province in the red.
Bronwyn Eyre: Saskatchewan election post-mortem: Why the Sask Party lost the cities
Eyre is joining Pipeline Online as a regular contributor, both as a columnist and co-host in an upcoming regular podcast that is rapidly coming together. Watch for Eyre’s continuing contributions on Pipeline Online in the weeks and months ahead.
Alberta wind falls to less than one per cent capacity, once again
Alberta wind power generation fell to less than one per cent of capacity, again, the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 20.
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Primec Controls Canada now serving Alberta with expansion into Edmonton
Estevan-based PRIMEC Controls Canada has announced their expansion into the Alberta market with the opening of a new operation in Edmonton.
TC Energy CEO sees opportunity in Trump win as company refocuses on natural gas
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is good news for Canada’s energy sector and an opportunity for TC Energy Corp., the CEO of the Calgary-based pipeline company said Tuesday.
No gas for you, Quebec tells builders
It turns out the Quebec government’s disdain for pipelines extends to those supplying new buildings with natural gas, as well.
AER orders Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. to suspend all wells, facilities and pipelines
On November 14, 2024, the Alberta Energy Regulator AER) issued an order requiring Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. to suspend its wells, facilities, and pipelines; post a security deposit; and provide reasonable care and measures for its sites as the company has repeatedly failed to comply with regulatory requirements and address compliance issues in a timely manner.
Impending snowmageddon postpones Wednesday’s Canadian School of Hydrocarbon Measurement Saskatchewan School in Estevan
With up to six inches of snow expected to wallop Estevan Monday night into Tuesday, the organizers of the Canadian School of Hydrocarbon Measurement Saskatchewan School had a call to make – do they postpone the Wednesday event, or go ahead? The answer: postpone, for safety’s sake.
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Trump’s new energy council could mean trade opportunity for Canada: experts
WASHINGTON — As Donald Trump builds his new energy-focused administration, experts say it could open opportunities for Canada to expand the two countries’ long-standing partnership amid threats of widespread tariffs from the president-elect.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to attend embassy Trump inauguration party
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to attend the Canadian Embassy’s inauguration party in Washington, D.C., where she is to remotely watch the swearing-in of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.
200 megawatt Bekevar Wind Energy Facility joins Saskatchewan grid, produces less than a phone charger on opening day
On the day that SaskPower announced the addition of the new 200 megawatt Bekevar Wind Energy Facility to the grid, output at that wind farm totally died. It happened not just at Bekevar, but across the southern prairies.
That evening, Alberta’s 48 wind farms totaling a theoretical maximum output of 5,340 megawatt produced between 0 and five megawatts for at least three hours, from 8:44 p.m. until midnight. For most, if not all, of that first hour, wind output in Alberta was a big fat zero, just as it was at Bekevar in the late afternoon.
Brian Zinchuk on Evan Bray: Elections, pipelines, million barrels, emissions cap and more
This month on the CJME/CKOM Evan Bray Show, Pipeline Online editor and owner Brian Zinchuk discusses the energy sector impacts of the US and Saskatchewan elections. The key one is the idea of reviving the Keystone XL pipeline, as seen in the video below. Premier Scott Moe talked about not only reaching 600,000 barrels per day oil production in Saskatchewan, but aiming for a million – so how could that happen? There’s also some talk about natural gas and career fairs.
Ovintiv buying Montney assets from Paramount for US$2.38 billion
CALGARY — Ovintiv Inc. says it has signed a deal to buy a group of assets in the Montney region from Paramount Resources Ltd. in an all-cash deal valued at about US$2.38 billion