Opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline asked a judge to again block construction of the USD $8-billion project after U.S. President Donald Trump issued it a new permit. Attorneys for environmental groups made the request Wednesday in a lawsuit…
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Minister Amarjeet Sohi talks pipeline at Edmonton Chamber of Commerce visit
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi, MP for Edmonton Mill Woods, spoke at an Edmonton Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. David Bloom / Postmedia The Trudeau government’s minister of natural resources spoke at length…
Alberta oil and gas CEOs say combination of high dividend yields and sliding shares are spooking investors
Mid-sized Alberta oil and gas producers say their share prices have fallen so low that investors are starting to worry their rising dividend yields are becoming unsustainable. The irony is that his Calgary-based company has no intention of reducing its…
Plains Midstream proposes expansion of pipeline system that leaked 7 years ago
A pipeline company that was fined $1.3 million in 2014 after pleading guilty in two separate Alberta oil spills is announcing plans to expand its Canadian system. READ MORE: Plains Midstream pleads guilty, fined $1.3 million for two oil spills…
Edmonton prefers province runs renewable energy home improvement program, but can run it if it has to
A new report heading to Edmonton City Council’s executive committee says the city itself could take the lead role in administering a new program that would help to make people’s homes or businesses become more energy efficient. Edmonton staff are…
Ottawa won’t rush into sale of Trans Mountain pipeline to Indigenous groups: Sohi
Canada’s natural resources minister says the government is willing to consider bids from Indigenous groups for a stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline. But Amarjeet Sohi also says Ottawa wouldn’t jump at the first offer on the table. “We have…
Alberta natural gas producers getting tax relief
Struggling natural gas producers in rural Alberta will see some property tax relief this year, in an effort to stabilize an industry struggling to make ends meet due to low commodity prices. Municipal tax rates on shallow gas wells and…
New lawsuit challenges U.S. approvals of Keystone XL pipeline
Environmentalists asked a federal judge on Monday to cancel approvals issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, opening another front in the legal fight over a long-delayed energy project that U.S.…
Montana governor says he’s open to idea of supporting Keystone XL pipeline
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said Monday during an online meeting about climate change that he’s open to supporting the Keystone XL pipeline “if it’s done right,” a departure from other Democratic presidential candidates who condemn the proposed oil line from…
Feds announce $4.5M in grants for coal transition in Alberta, Saskatchewan
The federal government is announcing projects to help western workers and communities dependent on coal mining to become less reliant on the industry. Speaking in the Nisku industrial area south of Edmonton Friday morning, Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi said…