Oil & Gas
Supreme Court to hear BC case to halt Trans Mountain expansion
Key Constitutional question is whether BC’s authority to protect its own environment can include interfering in a federal project.
LNG pipeline will proceed despite protests: Horgan
Courts have ruled in favour of the project, the rule of law will apply.
BC human rights commissioner asks Canadian government to halt pipeline project
Believes Canada is shirking its obligations as a signatory to the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
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Oil sands producer Cenovus aims for ‘net zero’ GHG emissions by 2050
CALGARY — Oil sands producer Cenovus Energy Inc. will aim to achieve “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, joining a recent cavalcade of oil companies trumpeting their environmental aspirations. The Calgary-based firm also announced it intends to reduce its…
Alberta petrochemical project cost estimate rises to about $4.9B
Dehydrogenation and polypropylene upgrading plants will turn propane into plastic pellets for shipment to manufacturers around the world.
Canadian oilpatch hopes float on Prairie helium drilling prospects
Cooling agent of choice for superconducting magnets in research and medicine.
Indigenous opposition to pipeline shouldn’t outweigh others: Provinces
Court heard from four Indigenous groups from British Columbia on Trans Mountain.
First Nation alleges Ottawa withheld info during Trans Mountain consultation
Indigenous groups arguing in the court the Canadian government predetermined the outcome before its latest approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
Chevron looking to sell its 50% stake in its Kitimat LNG project
Lower long-term prices for oil and natural gas will reduce the value of its assets.
Cenovus capital spending to edge higher in 2020, production to rise
Increase largely due to a deferral of spending following the mandatory production curtailments in Alberta.
Rail strike, pipeline spill lead Alberta to extend oil curtailment levels
Government will gradually increasing the amount that can be produced.
Feds won’t explain how pipeline expansion will raise $500M in tax revenue [UPDATED]
Cited by the government when it approved the project a second time last June.
Canacol making LNG for retail customers in Colombia
Will replace diesel, fuel oil, compressed natural gas and propane that cost more or have higher emissions.
Competition Bureau clears Pembina Pipeline deal
Buying Kinder Morgan Canada and the US portion of the Cochin system.
Trans Mountain received $320M in government subsidies: report
Money included direct subsidies and indirect subsidies that were not clearly disclosed to taxpayer.
