While access to capital is still important for Indigenous communities, the issue is now more about “who” and “how” as they shift from benefits agreements to ownership and equity participation, an Indian Resource Council conference heard Thursday.
March 3, 2023, 6 AM MST
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) says it is actively investigating and responding to an incident of industrial wastewater seepage from tailings ponds at Imperial Oil Limited’s Kearl oilsands project.
March 2, 2023, 2:03 PM MST
AltaGas Ltd. says the B.C. government’s deal with Blueberry River First Nations (BRFN) is a positive development for the region, and the company is poised to benefit via its existing infrastructure.
March 2, 2023, 8:52 AM MST
Mikisew Group, the business entity of the Mikisew Cree First Nation, announced its partnership with Inline Group Inc. and the development of Mikisew Inline LP.
March 1, 2023, 10:42 AM MST
Pembina Pipeline Corporation unveiled a new four-point strategy that it says has been tested for resilience.
February 28, 2023, 7:53 AM MST
For Chana Martineau, who has direct Treaty 6 territory heritage and a career in banking, her current job as chief executive officer of the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC) is a “dream come true.” With some 30 years of financial services experience, the Frog Lake First Nation member sees herself as a “perfect fit” for the role.
February 27, 2023, 6 AM MST
In building LNG as a Canadian energy export, you need to have good established relationships, or become adept in building them on multiple fronts.
February 24, 2023, 6 AM MST
The British Columbia Energy Regulator (BCER) is transforming its well application referral, consultation and permitting process to align with the Implementation Agreement the provincial government signed with the Blueberry River First Nations (BRFN).
February 21, 2023, 12 AM MST
While the B.C. government continues hammering out long-term land use plans with the Blueberry River First Nations to balance industrial development with treaty rights on its traditional territory laid out in the Jan. 28 Implementation Agreement, it is also working with other Treaty 8 First Nations in the area on similar efforts, government officials said at the Canadian Society for Evolving Energy (CSEE) B.C. Day event in Calgary this week.
February 17, 2023, 5:58 AM MST
The B.C. government is creating a $1.5-billion fund to heal and restore land disturbed by industrial development in the northeast corner of the province, government officials said at the Canadian Society for Evolving Energy (CSEE) B.C. Day event in Calgary.
February 17, 2023, 8:21 AM MST
The BC Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) will become the British Columbia Energy Regulator (BCER) to better align with its expanded role of regulating the life cycle of oil, gas and hydrogen industries within B.C.
February 17, 2023, 2:33 PM MST
The agreement between the Blueberry River First Nations (BRFN) and B.C. government is just an interim step on the long road to reconciliation between the government and First Nations and towards building a sustainable natural gas industry in northeast B.C., government representatives told a packed house at the Canadian Society for Evolving Energy (CSEE) B.C. Day event in Calgary on Wednesday.
February 16, 2023, 2:13 PM MST
Energy for a Secure Future (ESF) has been launched, which describes itself as a “non-partisan civil society initiative” that brings together Canadian business leaders, Indigenous peoples, organizations, and experts to implement a “new vision for Canada’s gas energy and infrastructure.”
February 15, 2023, 9:42 AM MST
The federal government announced the selection of seven Indigenous leaders who will make up the Indigenous Council that will help guide the transition to clean energy in Indigenous, rural and remote communities.
February 13, 2023, 8:32 AM MST
With drilling operations in the B.C. Montney slowed to a crawl due to the now-resolved Blueberry First Nations consultations, ARC Resources Ltd. focused its efforts on its Alberta Kakwa condensate play in 2022, which helped the company deliver record fourth quarter and annual results.
February 10, 2023, 7:36 AM MST
Crew Energy Inc.’s full year 2022 production exceeded forecasts to average 33,277 boe/d, and Q4/22 production surpassed guidance of 30,000 to 32,000 boe/d to average 32,893 boe.
February 10, 2023, 12 AM MST
The McKay Métis Group (MMG) appointed Mike MacSween to its board of directors.
February 7, 2023, 9:31 AM MST
A looming national oil and gas emissions cap is shining a light on industry limitations, such as regulatory constraints, and permitting processes.
February 2, 2023, 8:52 AM MST
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson suggested, in some cases, public perception of relations between the federal government and Alberta government do not necessarily line up with reality.
February 2, 2023, 2:56 PM MST
FortisBC Holdings Inc. and Snuneymuxw First Nation announced an agreement to work in close collaboration on the Tilbury projects.
January 30, 2023, 5:42 AM MST
In order to provide early guidance and information to the oil and gas sector, the BC Oil & Gas Commission (OGC) has posted a summary of “Rules for Oil and Gas Development.”
January 27, 2023, 3:57 PM MST
British Columbian oil and gas operations spent $4.7 billion on B.C. businesses from 2018 to 2021.
January 25, 2023, 6 AM MST
British Columbia’s natural gas and oil industry’s supply chain is a major contributor to the economies of municipalities and Indigenous nations in every corner of the province, says a new report.
January 20, 2023, 9:34 AM MST
The B.C. government and four Treaty 8 First Nations, including Fort Nelson, Saulteau, Halfway River and Doig River First Nations, have reached consensus on a collaborative approach to land and resource planning.
January 20, 2023, 2:07 PM MST
While the agreement between Blueberry River First Nations and the Government of British Columbia announced yesterday appears to open the door for industry activity, it also raises new questions about what that may look like.
January 19, 2023, 10:51 AM MST
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