The Trans Mountain issue was debated in the B.C. Legislature on Monday during a testy question period, where Premier John Horgan was unmoved from his position on the project, despite Kinder Morgan Canada Limited’s deadline announced on Sunday.
April 10, 2018, 7:14 AM MDT
Kinder Morgan Canada Limited could not ramp up spending into the billions on the Trans Mountain expansion without clarity on whether it could efficiently construct the pipeline through British Columbia, and is unwilling to put shareholders at risk, the company’s CEO said today.
April 9, 2018, 8:29 AM MDT
The Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA) says the Trans Mountain expansion project is at a “critical juncture” and “concrete actions” are needed from the federal government to ensure it is built.
April 9, 2018, 9:32 AM MDT
During a press conference this afternoon reacting to the announcement that Kinder Morgan Canada Limited is suspending all non-essential activities and related spending on the Trans Mountain expansion project, Premier Rachel Notley said the government will ensure the pipeline gets built, and that includes possibly taking an investment position in the project.
April 6, 2018, 5:30 PM MDT
The Alberta government is supportive of a LNG export project in B.C. but the strained relationship with the provincial government there over Trans Mountain makes dialogue difficult, according to Alberta’s economic development minister.
April 6, 2018, 6 AM MDT
Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous says that diversification of the economy means building on the province’s strengths — and that includes energy.
April 6, 2018, 6 AM MDT
The Alberta government kicked off its second-quarter land sale schedule with a $5.64-million auction, the second lowest so far this year.
April 5, 2018, 6:27 AM MDT
Over 80 per cent of land sale spending in the first quarter of 2018 in Western Canada was directed at Alberta.
April 3, 2018, 6 AM MDT
The B.C. government’s fiscal year land sale revenue rebounded to $140.93 million in 2017/2018, up 130 per cent from the previous fiscal year.
March 23, 2018, 8:41 AM MDT
The Alberta government this afternoon tabled a budget which forecasts a 54 per cent increase in the light-heavy differential, highlighting the egress problem in Alberta.
March 22, 2018, 2:51 PM MDT
Alberta’s Wednesday land sale produced the lowest bonus haul of the calendar year so far, but it capped a fiscal year in which bonus bids more than doubled.
March 22, 2018, 6 AM MDT
Industry paid $44.23 million into provincial coffers on Wednesday in an unusual Alberta land sale that featured some very high bids mixed in with a pile of "no offers" and also some basement low bids.
March 8, 2018, 6 AM MST
Chevron Corporation today outlined its Duvernay program.
March 6, 2018, 11:02 AM MST
The B.C. government unveiled an “intentions paper” on proposed phase two oil spill regulations on Wednesday, and the recommendations for the minister of environment may not come forward until late 2018 or into 2019.
March 1, 2018, 5:30 AM MST
Pengrowth Energy Corporation is working on the completion of a compression project which is expected to allow the company to shift transportation of natural gas production at Groundbirch away from Station 2 and onto the Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) system.
March 1, 2018, 6 AM MST
B.C.’s referral of its proposed bitumen ban to the courts will in all likelihood result in one answer: it’s a federal responsibility, according to Alberta Premier Rachel Notley.
February 23, 2018, 6 AM MST
After a strong start in January, B.C. land sale revenue was more tempered in February, drawing $2.12 million into provincial coffers.
February 23, 2018, 6 AM MST
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley on Friday announced the appointment of a group to advise the provincial government on economic and trade responses to B.C.’s proposed restrictions on dilbit transportation.
February 12, 2018, 4:49 AM MST
Alberta’s lone February land sale brought $12.26 million into provincial coffers.
February 8, 2018, 6 AM MST
Interest in the Duvernay helped drive interest in Alberta’s second land sale of the year, which attracted $9.88 million into provincial coffers.
January 25, 2018, 6 AM MST
The British Columbia government started the year with a decent land sale haul.
January 19, 2018, 6 AM MST
TransCanada Corporation closed the Keystone XL open season, securing approximately 500,000 bbls/d of firm, 20-year commitments.
January 18, 2018, 7:48 AM MST
Along with the rebound in petroleum and natural gas (P&NG) rights in Alberta in 2017, oilsands land sale revenue also rebounded strongly to its highest since 2011.
January 8, 2018, 5:48 AM MST
Alberta and B.C.— more specifically interest in the Duvernay and Montney — powered the resurgence in Crown land buying in Western Canada for 2017 after two punishing years.
January 3, 2018, 6 AM MST
The Alberta government held its final land sale of the year on Wednesday, bringing in $18.6 million in bonus bids.
December 21, 2017, 8:09 AM MST
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