Elsie Ross

Elsie started at JWN in 1997 as a reporter for the Daily Oil Bulletin. Prior to that, she spent 15 years at the Calgary Herald as a reporter including the City Hall and education beats (but never business) and later as a copy editor. Elsie is currently the associate editor of the Daily Oil Bulletin. Her interests include midstream (pipeline) companies and politics.

  • PETRONAS, Black Swan Object To NGTL’s Proposed Surcharge Level On North Montney Mainline

    The applied-for surcharge level that NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) has proposed on tolls for North Montney Mainline (NMML) shippers is excessive and is a significant departure from principles of cost causation, says PETRONAS Energy Canada Ltd.

    November 28, 2019, 6:54 AM MST

  • AER Approval Sought For Integration Of CNRL’s Horizon, Horizon South Mines

    Canadian Natural Resources Limited is seeking Alberta Energy Regulator approval to integrate Horizon South (Joslyn north mine) with the Horizon oilsands mine and processing plant.

    November 25, 2019, 10:26 AM MST

  • Diversity And Inclusion Good For Business, Women In Energy Told

    As a minority — a woman — who has worked in the oil and gas industry and in northern Canada with other minority groups, Chevron Canada Resources employee Jennifer Wyatt can testify to the value of a diverse workforce.

    November 22, 2019, 8:05 AM MST

  • Innovation And Technology Essential In Transition To Lower Carbon Economy, Says Trudeau

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that while his government recognizes that Canada needs to move towards a lower carbon economy, it also sees Alberta and Saskatchewan as an essential part of moving forward, bringing all Canadians along.

    November 21, 2019, 12 AM MST

  • TC Energy Sees LNG Opportunities With Expansion Of WCSB Markets

    North America is projected to provide 26 per cent of global LNG supply by 2035, up from 10 per cent this year, and TC Energy Corporation is well positioned to benefit with positions in the two fastest-growing basins, Western Canada and Appalachia, the president of Canadian Natural Gas Pipelines said Tuesday.

    November 20, 2019, 6:35 AM MST

  • TC Energy Securing Support For Intra-Alberta Pipelines

    The intra-Alberta market is an important part of TC Energy Corporation’s ability to provide seamless transportation from production to the marketplace and it continues to secure the support necessary to move forward with other Alberta pipelines, says a company executive.

    November 20, 2019, 12 AM MST

  • Mexico Offers New Growth Opportunities, Says TC Energy

    TC Energy Corporation expects to continue to see strong demand for natural gas in Mexico where it has five revenue-generating pipelines, a company investor day heard this week.

    November 20, 2019, 1:07 PM MST

  • TC Energy Working To Optimize Keystone System Volumes In Wake Of Pipeline Rupture

    TC Energy Corporation will be looking to mitigate the impact of reduced operating pressure on volumes moving through the Keystone pipeline following a rupture last month in North Dakota, a senior executive said today.

    November 19, 2019, 11:41 AM MST

  • CER Urged To Require Rerouting Of Proposed NGTL 2021 Expansion

    The Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation (ANSN) territory has asked the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) to require NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) to reroute its proposed 2021 system expansion to avoid the Little Smoky caribou range, the last remaining caribou herd in Alexis territory.   

    November 12, 2019, 7:54 AM MST

  • TransGas Argues Need For NGTL 2021 Expansion

    NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.’s (NGTL) proposed 2021 expansion is urgently needed to respond to changing market dynamics in Saskatchewan and to ensure uninterrupted natural gas service, says Saskatchewan-based TransGas Limited.  

    November 12, 2019, 8:13 AM MST

  • Seven Generations Encouraged By Nest 3 Initial Results

    In the third quarter of 2019, Seven Generations Energy Ltd. brought its first Nest 3 development pad of the year onstream and condensate production was above expectations, its chief development officer said.

    November 11, 2019, 7:44 AM MST

  • December 1 Start-up Date Eyed For Canadian Segment Of Enbridge Line 3

    The $5.3 billion Canadian segment of Enbridge Inc.’s Line 3 replacement pipeline is expected to be in service Dec. 1, 2019, helping to ease pipeline constraints for Canadian shippers, says the company.

    November 7, 2019, 11:44 AM MST

  • NGTL Defends Caribou Mitigation Approach In Proposed 2021 Expansion

    NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) says its approach to woodland caribou mitigation in its proposed 2021 system expansion is “sound and defensible.”

    November 7, 2019, 8:05 AM MST

  • Oil And Gas Partnerships With  Indigenous Communities Continuing To Evolve

    There has been a major evolution over the past decade in the way the oil and gas and pipeline industries approach Indigenous relations and partnerships, an energy and natural resource summit heard Tuesday. 

    November 6, 2019, 4:38 AM MST

  • OWA Gains More Wells As Houston Oil Goes Out Of Business

    The industry-funded Orphan Well Association (OWA) could be liable for more than $81.5 million in estimated abandonment and reclamations related to Houston Oil and Gas Ltd., which ceased operations as of Oct. 9, 2019, according to court documents.

    November 6, 2019, 11:37 AM MST

  • Trans Mountain Equity Deal Requires United Indigenous Group, Resource Summit Told

    Indigenous communities that want to invest in the Trans Mountain pipeline have been urged to unite behind a group that has invited the participation of First Nations and Metis communities in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

    November 5, 2019, 8:15 AM MST

  • TC Energy Lays Out  $1.2 Billion West Path Delivery Program

    TC Energy Corporation announced the West Path Delivery Program, a combined $1.2 billion expansion of its NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) and Foothills Systems, which will connect with the US$335 million GTN XPress project recently announced by TC PipeLines LP, to deliver the volumes to downstream markets.

    November 1, 2019, 4:47 AM MDT

  • Coastal GasLink Estimated Cost Rises To $6.6 Billion

    The estimated cost of TC Energy Corporation’s Coastal GasLink project has increased to $6.6 billion from $6.2 billion due to increased scope and the refinement of construction estimates, the company said today.

    November 1, 2019, 11:52 AM MDT

  • Liquids-Rich Areas Driving Strong Encana Results

    Encana Corporation continues to deliver strong results across all its operations with increased efficiencies driving down operating costs, company executives said Thursday.

    November 1, 2019, 7:49 AM MDT

  • Change To U.S. Corporate Domicile Not Expected To Affect Calgary Workforce, Says Encana

    Encana Corporation does not expect any impact on its Canadian workforce, either in the office or in the field as a result of its plans to establish a “corporate domicile” in the United States, its chief executive said this morning. 

    October 31, 2019, 4:56 AM MDT

  • AltaGas Benefits From Strong Midstream Performance

    The Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal (RIPET) contributed $37 million of normalized EBITDA in its first full quarter of operation strengthening Midstream performance, AltaGas Ltd. said in reporting third quarter 2019 results.

    October 30, 2019, 10:57 AM MDT

  • Large Emitters In Alberta To Be Subject To New GHG Emissions Program

    The Alberta government has introduced legislation for a new greenhouse gas emissions management program it says will safeguard industry competitiveness while maintaining provincial jurisdiction over the regulation and pricing of emissions.

    October 29, 2019, 3:43 PM MDT

  • Alberta Court Dismisses Appeal By Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation

    The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation has lost an appeal in the Alberta Court of Appeal related to the duty of the Crown to consult and what it takes to trigger that duty.

    October 29, 2019, 8:31 AM MDT

  • AER Employee Numbers Estimated To Be Reduced By 270

    The Alberta government is estimating a reduction of 270 full-time equivalent employees in 2019-2020 at the Alberta Energy Regulator, which is in the midst of a $500,000 review of its operations.

    October 28, 2019, 11:43 AM MDT

  • Changes Eyed In OWA Scope, Mandate

    The Orphan Well Association (OWA), which in recent years has seen a growing number of wells coming into its care, is working with the provincial government on potential changes to its scope and mandate, its executive director said Thursday.

    October 25, 2019, 12 AM MDT

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