The Alberta government is looking at hard timelines for well abandonments and stronger rules on corporate health, Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd said this morning following a Supreme Court of Canada decision in favour of the province.
January 31, 2019, 11:53 AM MST
In an uncommon move, top energy association leaders provided a united front urging Albertans to vote for energy in the upcoming provincial election.
January 31, 2019, 10:18 AM MST
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Slashing methane emissions from oil and gas operations represents both challenge and opportunity. Today, the DOB features Part 3 in a five-part series, written by our technology editor Maurice Smith, that examines the multipronged efforts underway to uncover the quickest and most cost-effective solutions to get there. Part 1 is available here. Part 2 is available here.
January 30, 2019, 11:01 AM MST
In response to new storage data, Alberta is increasing production in February and March to 3.63 million bbls/d, which is a 75,000 bbl/d increase from the January limit of 3.56 million bbls/d.
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Slashing methane emissions from oil and gas operations represents both challenge and opportunity. Today, the DOB features Part 2 in a five-part series, written by our technology editor Maurice Smith, that examines the multipronged efforts underway to uncover the quickest and most cost-effective solutions to get there. Part 1 is available here.
January 29, 2019, 11:07 AM MST
A new voluntary area-based closure program that enables Alberta oil and gas producers in a particular area to co-ordinate their abandonment programs for inactive wells, facilities and pipelines is gaining traction, says an industry spokesman.
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Slashing methane emissions from oil and gas operations represents both challenge and opportunity. Today, the DOB starts a five-part series, written by our technology editor Maurice Smith, that examines the multipronged efforts underway to uncover the quickest and most cost-effective solutions to get there.
January 28, 2019, 10:01 AM MST
In the summer of 2017 I wrote the Venezuela crisis was nearing its endgame (see Impact Of New U.S. Economic Sanctions On Venezuela). It has been a long time coming, but based on recent events it appears the endgame is finally here for real, and it likely won’t be pretty.
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The Saskatchewan government is in talks with the federal government on an equivalency agreement for its methane regulations.
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Calgary-based Value Creation Inc. is expected to make a final investment decision by the end of this year on its $2 billion partial bitumen upgrading project in the Alberta Industrial Heartland east of Edmonton.
January 23, 2019, 6:55 AM MST
Calling the goals “ambitious but achievable” the president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) wants to ensure the next political party forming government enacts policies that put energy at the forefront.
January 23, 2019, 9:26 AM MST
The Saskatchewan government has released regulations with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from venting and flaring in the province’s upstream oil and gas sector by 4.5 million tonnes per year by 2025.
January 23, 2019, 9:41 AM MST
The Alberta government has agreed to support Value Creation Inc.’s (VCI) Value Chain Solutions – Heartland Complex (VCS-H) project through a $440-million loan guarantee, subject to reaching a final agreement.
January 22, 2019, 11:44 AM MST
Alberta has an opportunity to become one of the most attractive places in the world for oil and natural gas investment, but only if Albertans vote for energy in the next provincial election, “and insist political parties adopt policies aimed at enhancing industry’s competitiveness,” according to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP).
January 22, 2019, 9:54 AM MST
Alberta Separation Could Be Real Threat made the case, assuming the federal government continues its anti-natural resource development agenda.
January 21, 2019, 8:13 AM MST