April 22, 2019, 8:18 AM MDT
In a statement released today, the federal government says it continues to make “real progress” in the Phase III consultations for the Trans Mountain expansion project, and that a decision could be made by June 18.
April 18, 2019, 7:03 AM MDT
The National Energy Board (NEB) should find that the provincially approved pipeline that will transport natural gas from northeast British Columbia to the LNG Canada export project in Kitimat is properly within provincial jurisdiction, says the Canadian federal government.
April 18, 2019, 11:51 AM MDT
Husky Oil Operations Limited is seeking Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) approval to drill, complete and tie in a total of 15 new well pads on two pads, increasing the footprint of its Tucker thermal project in the Cold Lake oilsands.
April 18, 2019, 9:29 AM MDT
The proposed Flemish Pass exploration drilling project and the proposed Eastern Newfoundland offshore exploration drilling project are not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects when mitigation measures are taken into account, the federal government announced Wednesday.
April 18, 2019, 12 AM MDT
The DOB requested one-on-one interviews with Premier Rachel Notley and UCP Leader Jason Kenney when the election was called. We were unable to secure an interview with the premier, although we received emailed answers to questions sent to the NDP’s media representatives, which appear below.
April 16, 2019, 12 AM MDT
NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) said that with last week’s regulatory approval it is on track to meet the June 1, 2020 in-service date for its West Path delivery project that will provide access to Pacific Northwest and California markets.
April 16, 2019, 12 AM MDT
The governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador have launched a regional assessment of offshore oil and gas exploratory drilling.
April 16, 2019, 12 AM MDT
Alberta UCP Leader Jason Kenney says that if elected premier his government would consult industry on changes to the province’s methane regulations to minimize costs to industry, although he isn’t promising to scrap them.
April 15, 2019, 6 AM MDT
Ottawa watchers remain mesmerized by the debacle surrounding a deferred prosecution agreement for SNC-Lavalin. The ejection of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott from the Liberal caucus is one of the latest developments.
April 15, 2019, 6 AM MDT
A National Energy Board (NEB) hearing on the proposed $2.31-billion NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) 2021 system expansion is facing a new challenge.
April 15, 2019, 8:49 AM MDT
Canadian senators in Calgary Tuesday to seek input on the federal government’s proposed Bill C-69 were hit with a barrage of opposition to the legislation, including from pipeline companies who warned it could kill new projects.
April 10, 2019, 7:37 AM MDT
Imperial Oil Limited is being met with surprise, confusion and concern about Canada’s regulatory actions in 100 per cent of its investor meetings, senior vice-president Theresa Redburn told senators studying the proposed Bill C-69 in Calgary on Tuesday.
April 10, 2019, 11:21 AM MDT
Two groups representing the future of the oil and gas industry — the Young Women in Energy and the Young Pipeliners Association of Canada — urged senators Tuesday to amend the federal government’s Bill C-69.
April 10, 2019, 10:29 AM MDT
The federal government’s proposed Bill C-69 is a good bill that should be approved without amendments, retired Liberal Senator Nick Taylor told the Senate’s energy and environment committee Tuesday in Calgary.
April 10, 2019, 11:06 AM MDT
April 10, 2019, 8:56 AM MDT
A new coalition of municipalities gave a senate committee an earful on the concerns “unique to municipalities” in the federal government’s proposed Bill C-69.
April 10, 2019, 11:33 AM MDT
With Bill C-69, Justin Trudeau’s federal government has “pretty well declared war on the oil and gas industry,” according to Michael MacDonald, vice-chair of the Senate committee that is touring cross-country to hear from Canadians about the proposed legislation.
April 9, 2019, 11:08 AM MDT
The Alberta Energy Regulator will hold a public hearing for a regulatory appeal of the amendments for Imperial Oil Resources Limited’s $2.2-billion in situ oilsands expansion project at Cold Lake.
April 9, 2019, 6 AM MDT
April 9, 2019, 12:12 PM MDT
NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. has filed applications with the National Energy Board for two pipeline expansion projects totalling $1.4 billion and 166 kilometres of pipe to increase intra-Alberta capacity as of April 2022.
April 8, 2019, 6 AM MDT
TransCanada PipeLines Limited is asking the National Energy Board for timely approval of its application for North Bay Junction long-term fixed price service so the service can be implemented as proposed on Nov. 1, 2019.
April 8, 2019, 6 AM MDT
The Senate’s energy and environment committee studying the federal government’s Bill C-69 will be hearing from a wide range of Albertans when it comes to Calgary April 9.
April 5, 2019, 8:41 AM MDT
The federal government’s proposed Bill C-69 essentially dismantles rather than modernizes the National Energy Board, risking the loss of decades of legal precedents, a Senate committee studying the bill heard this morning.
April 4, 2019, 11:51 AM MDT
I’m thrilled to see the federal and Alberta governments talking about a possible large Aboriginal stake in the Trans Mountain crude pipeline, assuming completion of the expansion project.
April 3, 2019, 9:17 AM MDT