oil and gas
RCMP to review arrests at BC pipeline blockade and create temporary detachment
The RCMP will conduct a review of arrests at a pipeline protest.
Alberta premier fed up with federal government for inaction on oil and gas
Notley said partisanship should have nothing to do with support for the resource sector.
Trudeau touts controversial pipeline project in speech to supporters in BC
The PM was heckled by Indigenous protestors over arrests at a pipeline blockade in northwestern BC.
TransCanada name change ‘de-emphasizes’ Canada for leery investors: analyst
TransCanada says its new name, TC Energy, reflects its diverse business interests in pipelines, power generation and energy storage operations.
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CN and CP well poised for 2019 trade headwinds: analysts
Crude-by-rail exports have spiked over the past year amidst a pipeline shortage and a big discount on Western Canadian Select oil.
RCMP arrest 14 people in northern BC over anti-LNG pipeline protest
TransCanada subsidiary Coastal GasLink says it has signed agreements with all First Nations along the route for LNG Canada’s $40-billion liquefied natural gas project in Kitimat.
Groups preparing new Trans Mountain legal challenge, argue government’s mind made up
Trudeau has said many times the pipeline is going to be built.
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Ottawa to announce $1.6B boost Tuesday for battered energy sector
It is a package based, in some ways, on those offered to softwood, steel and aluminum producers.
Protesters boo Quebec, free trade at Calgary rally supporting oil industry
Quebec Premier Francois Legault recently said that there was “no social acceptability” in his province for a “dirty energy” pipeline from Alberta.
Energy assessment law needed to avoid another Trans Mountain impasse, PM says
Trudeau believes his government’s Impact Assessment Act will fix a flawed review process.
Regulator schedules hearings for BC LNG natural gas pipeline challenge
The NEB hearings will consider only the question of whether the British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission had jurisdiction to issue approvals for the project.
AltaGas slashes dividend, sells remaining stake in BC hydroelectric operation
The company also says it has targeted an additional $1.5 billion to $2 billion in asset sales next year.
New Brunswick premier hopes to convince Quebec of Energy East benefits
Energy East could help Alberta oil prices, says Blaine Higgs.
New NB premier hopes to bring Energy East pipeline back from the dead
Blaine Higgs said he discussed Energy East two weeks ago with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
New Brunswick legislators set to vote on partial lifting of fracking moratorium
The decision of the former Tory government of premier David Alward to embrace the shale gas industry was polarizing.
