Alberta might have an extensive pipeline network along with access to high-quality pipeline engineers, says Kirk Hamilton senior engineering advisor, business development, C-FER Technologies, but hydrogen is a “completely different animal” compared with natural gas, and the current system, as is, might not suffice for a hydrogen uptick.
September 16, 2022, 7:25 AM MDT
An economically-viable economy relies on economically-viable value chains, which means a hydrogen industry must be viable for all participants, whether they be hydrogen producers, movers or users, says Mark Lea-Wilson, Hydrogen Hub lead at the Transition Accelerator.
August 31, 2022, 9:39 AM MDT
Strathcona Resources Ltd.’s Bonnyville/Cold Lake-area assets, uniquely positioned near a geological formation ideal for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), allow the company to avoid long and costly transportation routes associated with its carbon capture efforts, says Tim Waters, vice-president of development.
August 17, 2022, 12 AM MDT
Canadian industries — including oilfield services — certainly are considering the prospects for a more regional sourcing of materials in response to supply-chain challenges, says Edy Wong, an associate dean at the University of Alberta (who studies international business). However, doing so is not easy.
August 9, 2022, 6 AM MDT
CWC Energy Services Corp. historically was never too concerned about its supply-chain in terms of securing what it needed for operations, says Duncan Au, president and chief executive officer, but that has since changed.
August 3, 2022, 8:08 AM MDT
The fact is: In 2022, companies must have “exceptionally-solid relationships” with those Indigenous communities in whose backyards they are proposing major energy projects, says Tony Fogarassy, newly-appointed vice-president of business development and Indigenous affairs, Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd.
July 8, 2022, 12 AM MDT
Enbridge Inc. maintains strong relationships with Indigenous nations, governments and groups over the life cycle of its assets, because the company sees doing so as essential to its continued success as a leading energy-delivery firm in North America, says Kim Brenneis, director of community and Indigenous engagement, Canada.
July 7, 2022, 12 AM MDT
Indigenous participation in major energy projects is “absolutely key” to the success of those projects, says Steve Saddleback, director, National Energy Business Centre of Excellence, Indian Resource Council of Canada (IRC). Fortunately, industry is “starting to realize” the vital role First Nations as rights and title holders can play on projects.
July 6, 2022, 6 AM MDT
Unfortunately, labour shortages will be a drag on industry activity through the remainder of 2022, Mark Scholz, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC), said in a recent updated drilling forecast for 2022.
June 20, 2022, 12 AM MDT
Obsidian Energy Ltd. is increasingly identifying itself, in part, as a Clearwater producer, says Jay McGilvary, senior director of development, with crews further delineating the play with two (1.5-net) more wells later this year.
June 17, 2022, 12 AM MDT
From 2019 to 2022, Obsidian Energy Ltd. has properly abandoned 1,033 wells, discontinued and abandoned 2,650 kilometres of pipelines, abandoned 60 facilities and received 287 reclamation certificates, said Cliff Swadling, vice-president of operations.
June 17, 2022, 12 AM MDT
Politicians should stop engaging in “happy talk” that fails to address the costs associated with energy development and environmental action, says Ed Whittingham, co-creator and co-host of the Energy vs Climate webinar and podcast series (and former Pembina Institute executive director).
June 16, 2022, 9:44 AM MDT
In the recent Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC) updated drilling forecast for 2022, Mark Scholz, president and chief executive officer, suggested that surging inflation, along with other factors, is “waking up millions of people” to the importance of stable, affordable and responsibly-produced energy.
June 16, 2022, 6:32 AM MDT
Addressing carbon competitiveness of western Canadian oil and gas producers, the Alberta Carbon Grid increases the longevity of assets such as those in the oilsands, which in turn provides investment certainty for midstream companies, says François Poirier, president and chief executive officer of TC Energy Corporation.
June 15, 2022, 12 AM MDT
TC Energy Corporation is constantly balancing the need to hire new talent equipped to tackle energy transition versus the advantages of retraining and educating a current workforce, says Dawn de Lima, executive vice-president, corporate services, and chief inclusion and diversity officer.
June 15, 2022, 12 AM MDT
Current fundamentals underlying the energy sector are the best that Kevin Neveu, president and chief executive officer of Precision Drilling Corporation, has seen in his career.
June 14, 2022, 12 AM MDT
Service sector companies are unlikely at this time to deploy the sorts of capital-intensive automation technologies that would dramatically reduce the workforce on drilling and service rigs, says Kevin Krausert, president and chief executive officer of Avatar Innovations Inc.
June 13, 2022, 6 AM MDT
Small modular reactors may be one of the “Holy Grails” of decarbonizing upstream oilsands production, says Alex Pourbaix, president and chief executive officer, Cenovus Energy Inc.
June 9, 2022, 8:03 AM MDT
A federally-imposed windfall tax on the oil and gas sector would represent “an extreme act of aggression” in Canada, leading to regional alienation, says Sonya Savage, Alberta’s Minister of Energy.
June 9, 2022, 12 AM MDT
True reconciliation as part of the energy transition must recognize the emerging regulatory role of First Nations and Indigenous Canadians, says Jody Wilson-Raybould, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
June 8, 2022, 12 AM MDT
The Indian Resource Council of Canada (IRC) plays an important role in facilitating relationships between First Nations and industry, says Stephen Buffalo, president and chief executive officer — relationships that are increasingly important for any company hoping to see new major energy projects proceed.
June 7, 2022, 6 AM MDT
Keeping funds flowing on projects is the overall objective of soon-to-be-enacted ‘prompt payment’ provincial legislation, says Brian Reid, partner at Bennett Jones LLP, and it also aims to quickly resolve any disagreements.
June 3, 2022, 6 AM MDT
At all levels, Canadian governments should pay attention to ESG matters, which intersect with the duties to protect people, society and the environment, while also influencing business and investment attraction, as well as impacting a government’s credit rating and borrowing costs, says a newly-released Canada West Foundation (CWF) report.
June 2, 2022, 6 AM MDT
Canada’s capacity to move hydrocarbons within its own borders, much less to export anywhere other than to the U.S., currently is highly limited, and there are consequences to that fact (i.e. an inability for Canada to provide energy to its allies in Western Europe in response to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war).
May 31, 2022, 12 AM MDT
The European Union has delivered — with policies of transitioning onto renewables — energy security entirely into the hands of Russia, says Ron Wallace, fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI).
May 30, 2022, 6 AM MDT
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