Energy development in the North could have a “dual-use” purpose — serving both military and civilian ends — as Canada pushes for greater Arctic security, says Katharina Koch, postdoctoral associate, Canadian Northern Corridor Research Program, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary.
April 1, 2022, 7:31 AM MDT
Recruitment and retention of labour remains a challenge for oilfield service companies, including for Precision Drilling Corporation as it tries to secure enough drilling crews to meet the current demand.
March 31, 2022, 10:11 AM MDT
During the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) 2022 Spring Convention held earlier this month, Premier Jason Kenney told delegates those oil and gas companies that have not paid their property taxes must do so, and his government will work with the rural municipalities to make sure that happens.
March 30, 2022, 5:01 AM MDT
The Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) has launched investigations to determine whether certain drill-pipe from China is being sold at unfair prices in Canada and whether these goods are being subsidized, with the results of investigations potentially resulting in additional duties for these goods within the next three months.
March 30, 2022, 10:34 AM MDT
Desiring more innovation in the natural gas sector, the Canadian Gas Association (CGA) hired John Adams in 2016 to help create the in-house Natural Gas Innovation Fund (NGIF).
March 30, 2022, 3:39 PM MDT
Energy policies in most Western democracies have focused almost exclusively on climate change and emissions reductions, losing sight of how vital energy security and affordability are, says Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage.
March 28, 2022, 12 AM MDT
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Stellantis NV announced plans recently to build Ontario’s first large-scale electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing plant in Windsor, which should come as welcomed news for proponents of lithium production in Western Canada, says Adam Leece.
March 28, 2022, 12 AM MDT
Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, which concluded operations in late 2019, is an example of an organization that aimed to depoliticize the carbon-pricing debate with non-partisan, academically-rigorous research and evidence, says a newly-released Positive Energy report from the University of Ottawa.
March 24, 2022, 2:37 PM MDT
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seems to have provided a sort of “social licence” for otherwise cautious investors to drill for more oil and gas as economies around the world turn away from Russian hydrocarbons, says Per Magnus Nysveen, senior partner and head of analysis, Rystad Energy AS.
March 23, 2022, 7:15 AM MDT
Eavor Technologies Inc. is working with various stakeholders around the province to develop a pristine multiple drill pad somewhere in Alberta for the purposes of testing new technologies and ideas in the geothermal arena — the Canadian Centre for Geothermal Drilling and Technology Excellence.
March 23, 2022, 6 AM MDT
While the Auditor General of Alberta determined that the Ministry of Energy has designed and implemented the Site Rehabilitation Program (SRP) to meet the program’s objectives, promptly issuing grants that have helped create employment in Alberta’s oil and gas sector during economically-challenging times, he also found the ministry did not have an adequate process to identify, analyze and respond to key risks to the SRP.
March 23, 2022, 12 AM MDT
Now in its last year of receiving federal funding, the Site Rehabilitation Program (SRP) is proving successful in doing what it was intended to do, which is speeding up inactive well, pipeline and site-closure efforts in the energy sector, and in the process putting more Albertans to work, says Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage.
March 22, 2022, 6 AM MDT
The Russian invasion of Ukraine prioritizes energy security and affordability on the global stage, with accelerated investment in renewables largely seen as key to diversifying the energy portfolio says Nandita Parshad, managing director, Sustainable Infrastructure Group, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
March 21, 2022, 7:32 AM MDT
Rising energy prices in part related to the current Russia-Ukraine crisis may reinforce the case for why economies should have been increasing oil and gas sector investments, notes Marty Reed, partner with Evok Innovations, but it also makes the case for increasing cleantech investments ― to help get economies out of such geopolitical messes.
March 17, 2022, 12 AM MDT
Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. did not expect to see the current level of such high commodity prices, which is a “huge tailwind” for the company and its customers, says Joel MacLeod, chief executive officer.
March 16, 2022, 9:35 AM MDT
Tidewater Renewables Ltd. is working with the University of Saskatchewan to develop a novel integrated process to produce renewable natural gas from biomass.
March 16, 2022, 9:53 AM MDT
Although the vast majority of oil and gas operators in Alberta pay their property taxes, there are a few that continue ignoring tax payment obligations, which is having a “significant impact” across the province, says Paul McLauchlin, president of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA).
March 15, 2022, 7:46 AM MDT
Imperial Oil Limited’s ongoing initiatives include its non-thermal cyclic solvent process (CSP) that aims to reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) intensity by 90 per cent, with no water required — an “exciting technology” for the company, says Simon Younger, senior vice-president, upstream.
March 15, 2022, 12 AM MDT
Imperial Oil Limited must consider the volatility in agricultural commodity prices as the company works towards moving ahead with a proposed renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton.
March 11, 2022, 6:57 AM MST
Total Energy Services Inc. achieved improved year-over-year results for the fourth quarter of 2021, reflecting the improving industry conditions in both North America and Australia.
March 11, 2022, 10:51 AM MST
Imperial Oil Limited is now “very far down the path” of marketing unconventional assets, mostly in the Montney and Duvernay, with bids to be finalized prior to March’s end, says Brad Corson, president and chief executive officer.
March 10, 2022, 3:34 PM MST
AltaGas Ltd. is seeing a lot of interest from foreign markets wanting greater control of their energy destiny in light of the current Russia-Ukraine geopolitical crisis, says Randy Crawford, president and chief executive officer.
March 4, 2022, 12:50 PM MST
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) anticipates that international demand for liquid fuels and natural gas will influence growth of American energy production through to 2050.
March 4, 2022, 12 AM MST
Canada is the future cornerstone of energy supply for most global companies looking to “the right” form of energy supply, says Mark Fitzgerald, president and chief executive officer, PETRONAS Energy Canada Ltd.
March 3, 2022, 6 AM MST
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought issues of energy security and affordability “to the fore” of the larger energy debate at a time when global leaders already are working towards a clean-energy transition, says Tim Gould, chief energy economist, International Energy Agency (IEA).
March 2, 2022, 6:22 AM MST
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