Category Archives: Oil&Gas
U.S. courts would take ‘many years’ to resolve Line 5 dispute with Michigan: Enbridge
WASHINGTON — Courts in the United States would take "many, many years" to resolve the battle between Canada and Michigan over Line 5, the pipeline's operator told MPs Tuesday as he pleaded for a negotiated solution to the dispute. Shutting down
Manitoba introduces bill proposing tougher fines for protesters
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has introduced a bill that proposes tougher fines and possible imprisonment for people interfering with critical infrastructure. Justice Minister Cameron Friesen says the Progressive Conservative government is lookin...
‘Tell the truth:’ Alberta ‘war room’ says animated kids movie disparages oil industry
EDMONTON — The Alberta government's energy "war room" is going to battle with a Netflix children's movie saying it inaccurately portrays the oil industry. The Canadian Energy Centre says more than 1,000 people have sent an automated letter off its webs...
Alberta’s Toews says final bill on defunct Keystone XL not ‘materially’ above $1.3B
EDMONTON — Alberta’s finance minister says taxpayers won’t be on the hook for much more beyond $1.3 billion already committed to the defunct Keystone XL oil pipeline. “Our total exposure is just under $1.3 billion. It’s not expected to increase materia...
As debate rages over cross-border pipelines, U.S. analysts brace for more oil by rail
WASHINGTON — The fierce debate over cross-border pipelines is putting more Canadian oil and gas on trains destined for the United States — a country experts fear is ill-equipped for the potential consequences. It would take an oil-by-rail calamity of
Line 5 ‘very different’ from Keystone XL and Canada will fight hard for it: O’Regan
WASHINGTON — The federal government won't let Michigan shut down the Line 5 pipeline, Canada's natural resources minister said Thursday as he dismissed opposition comparisons to the thwarted Keystone XL project. Seamus O'Regan sounded almost combative...
Manitoba NDP eye new Crown corporation to boost rural, northern cell and internet
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Opposition New Democrats are promising to create a Crown corporation to improve internet and cellular service in northern and rural areas, if they win the next election in 2023. The idea was one more than 20 resolutions passed
Pandemic increased direct aid to fossil fuel producers, new study shows
OTTAWA — A new report suggests the economic impact of the pandemic led to a massive increase in federal aid to Canada's oilpatch. But the annual inventory of fossil fuel subsidies published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development als...
Higher oil prices boosting Alberta’s bottom line as budget looms Thursday: Kenney
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says a recent bump in energy prices in the third quarter of the current budget is helping the bottom line as his government prepares to introduce its 2021-22 budget. The budget deficit was on track to
Kenney says no new taxes as Alberta preps for another tough times pandemic budget
EDMONTON — On Thursday it’s budget day in Alberta, a time that will cruelly and ironically remind residents that last year’s projected eye-popping $6.8-billion deficit was actually the good old days. Since then, that deficit has tripled to $21 billion ...