Category Archives: Oil&Gas
TC Energy seeks to recoup costs from U.S. for cancelled Keystone XL pipeline project
WASHINGTON — Pipeline giant TC Energy is formally seeking to recover more than US$15 billion in "economic damages" from the U.S. government following President Joe Biden's Day 1 decision to cancel the cross-border Keystone XL expansion project. The Ca...
Michigan judge rejects attorney general’s effort to move Line 5 case to state court
WASHINGTON — Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. scored a key victory in the Line 5 dispute Tuesday as a judge in Michigan rejected the state attorney general's bid to get the dispute over the cross-border pipeline kicked out of federal court. U.S.
Michigan judge rejects attorney general’s effort to move Line 5 case to state court
WASHINGTON — A judge in Michigan has rejected the state attorney general's effort to get the dispute over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline kicked out of federal court. U.S. Circuit Court Judge Janet Neff issued the long-awaited written ruling late Tue...
B.C. public safety minister condemns blockade at Coastal GasLink pipeline site
VICTORIA — British Columbia's public safety minister has condemned a blockade set up along a forestry road used by construction workers for the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline. Mike Farnworth says in a statement the province is calling for the de...
Ottawa must consult provinces on emissions cap for oil, gas industry: Alberta premier
OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney warned the federal government on Monday that it must consult with the provinces as Ottawa moves on plans to implement a cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector. The warning came during a
Canada, U.S. call to end fossil fuel subsidies as COP26 draft called ‘weasel words’
OTTAWA — Canada's environment minister fended off accusations Friday that UN climate negotiators are resorting to "weasel words" on addressing fossil fuel subsidies. As United Nations negotiators wrestled over a final text in the closing hours of the G...
Planning for Canada-U.S. treaty talks on Line 5 ‘well underway,’ Canada says
WASHINGTON — Planning is "well underway" for bilateral treaty talks between Canada and the United States in the dispute over the Line 5 pipeline, with formal negotiations expected to begin "shortly," the federal government says in new court documents. ...
Alberta isn’t alone in facing climate challenge, says province’s COP26 representative
Alberta's top representative to the global climate conference taking place in Scotland has a message to those in the province who feel singled out by the pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. You are not alone. "I feel that too," said Steve
Alberta government unveils road map with goal of becoming hydrogen export superpower
EDMONTON — The Alberta government has released its road map to reach a goal of becoming a world leader in hydrogen exports by the end of the decade. Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta is well-positioned with its existing energy infrastructure to
Industry group says climate pledges risk making Canada an outlier with competitors
Canada's climate pledges risk putting the country out of step with its economic competitors, the head of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said Friday. Tim McMillan says that as Canada increases its environmental ambition at events such a...