Source: Amy Smart, The Canadian Press, December 19, 2019 The latest court challenge over the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline project kicked off Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. The governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan are urging the Federal Court of Appeal to defer to cabinet’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline because they say Indigenous opposition shouldn’t outweigh other… Continue reading Indigenous opposition to Trans Mountain pipeline shouldn’t outweigh public interest: Provinces
Category: Oil & Gas
TMX expansion gets underway: Pipe will be ‘in the ground before Christmas’
Source: CTV News, December 3, 2019 EDMONTON — Shovels finally hit the ground in a major milestone for the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project Tuesday as right-of way construction officially began west of Edmonton. Federal Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan, Alberta’s Minister of Energy Sonya Savage and local representatives joined Ian Anderson, president and… Continue reading TMX expansion gets underway: Pipe will be ‘in the ground before Christmas’
Energy exodus: oil and gas workers look for more opportunity in Texas
Source: Dallas Flexhaug, Global News, December 2, 2019 Alberta is known for its energy and the accompanying booms and busts because of it. But ever since the last bust — when world oil prices collapsed in 2014 and tens of thousands of energy workers lost their jobs — Alberta has struggled to regain its footing. That has many looking south… Continue reading Energy exodus: oil and gas workers look for more opportunity in Texas
Major pipeline reaches milestone as Line 3’s Canadian section goes into service
Source: Tony Seskus, CBC News, December 1, 2019 Enbridge begins commercial operation of pipeline from Alberta to Manitoba, but U.S. section still in the works A major pipeline project — long anticipated by the Canadian oilpatch — reached a significant milestone Sunday as Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline from Alberta to Manitoba is now up and running. Calgary-based Enbridge sees commercial… Continue reading Major pipeline reaches milestone as Line 3’s Canadian section goes into service
Feds won’t explain claim pipeline expansion will raise $500M in tax revenue
Source: Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press, November 25, 2019 OTTAWA — The federal government says the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will bring another $500 million a year in corporate tax revenue to be spent on fighting climate change, but the Liberals won’t say where they got that number. The figure was cited by the government… Continue reading Feds won’t explain claim pipeline expansion will raise $500M in tax revenue
‘No excitement at all’ as oilpatch interest wanes for drilling rights auctions
Source: The Canadian Press, November 24, 2019 Sales of Crown drilling rights have fallen off dramatically in Western Canada this year. A key indicator of future oil and gas drilling activity in Western Canada is sliding lower as the industry deals with a lack of pipeline capacity, Alberta oil production curtailments and difficulty accessing capital… Continue reading ‘No excitement at all’ as oilpatch interest wanes for drilling rights auctions
$320M in government subsidies given to Trans Mountain in first half of 2019: report
Source: Laura Kane, The Canadian Press, November 19, 2019 The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes environmental issues. The money included $135.8 million in direct subsidies and $183.8 million in indirect subsidies that were not… Continue reading $320M in government subsidies given to Trans Mountain in first half of 2019: report
Calgary-based Crescent Point Energy selling Saskatchewan midstream gas assets for $500M
Source: The Canadian Press, November 14, 2019 Oil and gas producer Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it is selling Saskatchewan midstream assets for $500 million as part of a divestiture strategy adopted following a management shakeup last year. The Calgary company says it has struck a deal to sell nine natural gas processing facilities and… Continue reading Calgary-based Crescent Point Energy selling Saskatchewan midstream gas assets for $500M
Alberta test case: Planned sale of gas wells, pipelines raises cleanup concerns
Source: The Canadian Press, November 14, 2019 CALGARY — The possible transfer of hundreds of sour gas wells, pipelines and other facilities from an energy giant to a much smaller company has raised concerns about Alberta’s efforts to ensure taxpayers don’t get stuck with the cleanup bill. “My faith that the (regulator) is making some… Continue reading Alberta test case: Planned sale of gas wells, pipelines raises cleanup concerns
First Nation and environmental groups seek leave to appeal Trans Mountain pipeline ruling
Source: The Canadian Press, November 5, 2019 A British Columbia First Nation and three environmental groups hope to appeal a Federal Court of Appeal decision that limited their ability to challenge the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in court. The Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Ecojustice, Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Living Oceans Society announced Tuesday they are seeking leave to appeal… Continue reading First Nation and environmental groups seek leave to appeal Trans Mountain pipeline ruling