By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 17, 2020 9:48 pm Updated January 17, 2020 9:49 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Encana Corp. says an Alberta court has approved the…
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Opinion: Resource development can be a tool for reconciliation
Fort McKay First Nations Chief Mel Grandjamb makes a speech at the inauguration ceremony at the Fort McKay Arena on Thursday, June 6, 2019. Laura Beamish / Postmedia There is no denying Alberta’s oilsands are a key driver of the…
Keystone XL schedule calls for pipeline construction to cross U.S.-Canada border in April
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 14, 2020 11:09 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ TC Energy Corp. says it plans to begin construction in April to connect the Keystone…
Alberta needs better rules to ensure polluters clean up wells: Orphan Well Association
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 14, 2020 8:03 pm Updated January 14, 2020 8:05 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ A group tasked with cleaning up Alberta’s thousands of…
U.S. President Donald Trump proposes dramatic overhaul of environmental approval process
Donald Trump, whose past as a New York real estate developer makes him no stranger to red tape, unveiled sweeping plans Thursday to overhaul the way the United States evaluates the environmental impact of major infrastructure and energy projects. The…
AltaGas may be forced to increase stake in energy handling firm Petrogas
By The Canadian Press Posted January 2, 2020 4:59 pm Updated January 2, 2020 5:06 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ AltaGas Ltd. says it may be forced to increase its…
Oilpatch buyers expected to stay on the sidelines in 2020: analysts
A mindset of “hunkering down” in the face of persistent headwinds means mergers and acquisitions activity in Canada’s oilpatch will likely remain at low ebb in 2020, analysts say. A recent spate of consolidation of producers in prolific Texas oilfields…
Notes from the Dome: Shallow gas well tax break extended; annual bird count is on
The Alberta government is extending a property tax break for shallow gas producers and pipelines into the 2020 tax year. A chickadee perches on a bird feeder at Hawrelak Park in Edmonton this past September. Larry Wong / Postmedia The…
Supreme Court dismisses appeal in Alberta company’s oilpatch technology fight
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 19, 2019 5:21 pm Updated December 19, 2019 5:22 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ A long-running court battle over who owns a well-completion…
Alberta drilling rights auctions fall to record low
A key indicator of future oil and gas drilling activity in Alberta has fallen to a record low as pipeline capacity constraints continue to restrain oilpatch spending. This week’s auction of Crown drilling rights — which allow energy exploration on…