Having scrapped the carbon tax, the Alberta government is moving ahead to make changes to the large emitter regulations that will ease the burden for the oil and gas industry when it comes into force Jan. 1.
July 18, 2019, 11:11 AM MDT
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Implementing renewables simply makes economic sense for oil and gas companies, which is why they have long been among the biggest proponents and purchasers of solar power technology.
July 16, 2019, 8:10 AM MDT
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The Alberta government is consulting with industries on the new Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system.
July 10, 2019, 6 AM MDT
The five Canadian premiers who met Monday in Calgary are hoping for “very strong” language underscoring their support for economic corridors from this week’s Council of the Federation meeting in Saskatoon, says Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.
July 9, 2019, 12 AM MDT
Isn’t it ironic? Norway is viewed as a paragon of environmental virtue and Canada an energy pariah, despite both being major producers and exporters of oil and gas.
July 8, 2019, 9:04 AM MDT
Canada’s existing petrochemical industry, as well as new polypropylene plants being built in the Edmonton area, can compete economically with the petrochemical industry in the U.S. Gulf Coast, even if it is faced with a $50 a tonne carbon tax, a new study concludes.
July 4, 2019, 6 AM MDT
In the final part of his series, Richard Adamson discusses the growing trend toward low-emissions industrial clusters, and how this offers opportunities to reduce the risk and cost of CO2 management.
July 4, 2019, 11:23 AM MDT
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Catapult Environmental announces that it has opened its Berland Complex, its third water management facility, southwest of Fox Creek, Alta.
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Alberta’s total number of pipeline incidents last year was 32 per cent lower than in 2009 even as the total length of pipeline increased by 15 per cent over the timeframe, says a new performance report by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER).
June 27, 2019, 10:05 AM MDT
Razor Energy Corp. and its partners, Natural Resources Canada and Alberta Innovates, announce the funding of a co-produced geothermal electricity project using an active oil and gas operation in Alberta.
June 27, 2019, 9:27 AM MDT
Canada’s LNG export industry faces robust and often successful campaigns to convince the general public that natural gas is undesirable, unwanted and unacceptable in this country, says Stewart Muir.
June 26, 2019, 9:57 AM MDT
The Alberta government has filed a notice of intervention in Saskatchewan’s federal carbon tax challenge.
June 25, 2019, 11:43 AM MDT
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has laid charges against Journey Energy Inc. for two pipeline releases that happened in June 2017.
June 21, 2019, 9:32 AM MDT
The ongoing delays in the start-up of the Sturgeon Refinery will have little impact on a related project aimed at delivering CO2 about 250 kilometres to EOR-suited reservoirs, says the head of the company involved in the project.
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Canada has signed two agreements with Japan to work together on advancing clean energy following the recent G20 Energy Transitions and Global Environment for Sustainable Growth Ministerial Meeting in Japan.
June 17, 2019, 11:35 AM MDT
While a Liberal majority in the House of Commons likely will assure passage of Bill C-69 with Environment Minister Catherine McKenna’s recommended amendments, the Canada West Foundation believes the results will remain seriously flawed, says its president.
June 14, 2019, 12 AM MDT
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What is meant by the term ‘stranded assets’ has somewhat shifted as oil companies must increasingly demonstrate continuous reduction of emissions intensity in their operations, notes Craig Burns.
June 13, 2019, 11:23 AM MDT