Pipeline Reclamation Nears Completion

Reclaimed ROW with canola crop

In western Saskatchewan, small crews will be conducting ‘deficiency-warranty work’ along the Line 3 project right-of-way Enbridge’s newly constructed Line 3 replacement pipeline (L3RP) runs for 1,070 kilometres in Canada, through parts of the three Prairie provinces from Hardisty, Alberta to the Manitoba-North Dakota border near Gretna. It crosses nearly 2,200 parcels – encompassing farm… Continue reading Pipeline Reclamation Nears Completion

Sask. Raises $2.4 Million in Revenue From August Oil and Gas Public Offering

The province’s August public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights held on August 11th generated $2,390,943.09 in revenue. The Estevan and Lloydminster areas were the focus of the bid activity. The Estevan area brought in $1,378,336.78 for 36 parcels encompassing 2,120.463 hectares, while the Lloydminster area brought in $1,010,663.16 for nine leases encompassing… Continue reading Sask. Raises $2.4 Million in Revenue From August Oil and Gas Public Offering

Oil Production Is Down 28.2 per cent

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Source: Brian Zinchuk, pipelinenews.ca, July 17, 2020 Saskatchewan’s oil production went from 502,700 barrels per day (bpd) in March 2020, to 361,000 bpd in May, a decline of 28.2 per cent. In recent years, by mid-July there would be 30 to 50 drilling rigs working throughout Saskatchewan. Nearly all would be drilling for oil, but… Continue reading Oil Production Is Down 28.2 per cent

Supreme Court Dismisses Indigenous Challenge Against Trans Mountain Pipeline

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Source: Staff The Canadian Press,globalnews.ca, July 02, 2020 The expanded pipeline will almost triple the amount of diluted bitumen flowing between a marine port in Burnaby, B.C. and Alberta’s oilsands. The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a new appeal from British Columbia First Nations over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The court dismissed… Continue reading Supreme Court Dismisses Indigenous Challenge Against Trans Mountain Pipeline

$1.5B Keystone XL pipeline agreement has been finalized

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Source: Ryan White, calgary. ctvnews.ca, March 31, 2020 The pipeline is expected to garner a net return of at least $30 billion to Alberta taxpayers. CALGARY — The provincial government has announced a $1.5 billion investment in the Keystone XL pipeline in an effort to ensure the project is completed and operational by 2023. According… Continue reading $1.5B Keystone XL pipeline agreement has been finalized

Supreme Court rejects B.C. appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline case

Source: Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press, January 16, 2020 OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada shut down British Columbia’s move to regulate what can flow through an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta. The B.C. government wanted to require provincial permits before heavy oil could be shipped through pipelines in the province. In 2018, it asked the B.C.… Continue reading Supreme Court rejects B.C. appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline case

Pipeline protest a unique challenge for B.C. NDP government

Source: Keith Baldrey, Global News, January 8, 2020 This dispute has all the markings of a confrontation that could get out of hand very easily, and one that will put the NDP government on the spot. The mounting tensions over the construction of a natural gas pipeline in the northwest part of the province present… Continue reading Pipeline protest a unique challenge for B.C. NDP government

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

Trump impeachment probe: Key report in the works now that testimony is over

Source: Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press, November 25, 2019  The witnesses have spoken, the politics are largely settled. Now impeachment investigators will make the case for public opinion. On Monday, hundreds of pages from Democratic Chairman Adam Schiff‘s intelligence committee were being compiled into an exhaustive report that will begin to outline… Continue reading Trump impeachment probe: Key report in the works now that testimony is over

Foreign actors tried to influence Canadian election talk, but did they succeed?

Source: Nicole Bogart, CTV News, November 25, 2019  TORONTO — Despite concerns of foreign interference and disinformation, a growing epidemic of toxic political dialogue found in online echo chambers should have been at the top of Canada’s concerns going into the federal election, analysts say. As the dust settles on Parliament Hill, research suggests that… Continue reading Foreign actors tried to influence Canadian election talk, but did they succeed?