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US produced more light crude oil in 2019, imported less heavy crude oil

September 14, 2020 Energi Staff

By Emily Geary This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 9, 2020. Total US crude oil production grew by 1.24 million barrels per day (b/d) (11 per cent) in 2019. This [Read more]

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Rising oil sands emissions clash with Canadian climate commitments: Pembina

March 16, 2020 Energi Staff

Pembina Institute released a report last month showing how rising oil sands emissions are conflicting with Canada’s 2030 and 2050 climate commitments.  The report from the energy think tank also shows how governments and industry [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Teck’s withdrawal from Frontier oil sands project has extraordinary implications

February 28, 2020 Energi Staff

By Kathy Hipple and Tom Sanzillo This opinion piece was issued on February 27, 2020 by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. CEO Don Lindsay of Teck Resources announced this week that his [Read more]

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Biotech firm looks to microbes to clean up oil sands process water

February 28, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by COSIA on Feb 6, 2020. Mathijs Martens was sitting around a barbecue conversing with friends and family when the topic of the oil sands came up. “We were talking about [Read more]

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Rising oil sands GHGs conflict with Canada’s climate commitments: Pembina report

February 19, 2020 Energi Staff

A report issued by the Pembina Institute shows that rising GHG emissions from Alberta’s oil sands conflict with Canada’s 2030 and 2050 climate commitments. The oil sands in a carbon-constrained Canada: The collision course between [Read more]

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Cenovus pledges $50 million for Indigenous housing

January 30, 2020 Energi Staff

Alberta oil sands giant Cenovus says is committing $10 million per year for five years to build much-needed new homes in six First Nations and Metis communities located near the oil sands. The company said [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Leadership crisis in the Alberta-based oil and gas industry

October 5, 2019 Markham Hislop

Current crop of leaders making strategic mistakes that will lead to opposite outcomes Alberta needs The Alberta oil and gas industry has a fundamental strategy problem: it’s misaligned with the major energy trends of the [Read more]

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Calgary companies create process to ship undiluted bitumen

September 23, 2019 Energi Staff

Calgary based BitCrude has partnered with Melius Energy to use the BitCrude transportation solution to safely and economically transport undiluted bitumen to worldwide markets. According to BitCrude, the company has developed a process that includes [Read more]

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MEG Energy Surmont development plan approved

September 16, 2019 Energi Staff

Last week, the Alberta government announced it has approved MEG Energy’s Surmont development plan. The proposed Alberta oil sands project is located about 80 kilometres south of Fort McMurray and is forecast to produce about [Read more]

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Frontier Oil Sands Mine approval concerns Pembina, Ecojustice

July 26, 2019 Energi Staff

Pembina Institute along with environmental law group Ecojustice say they concerned about potential impacts the Teck Resources’ $20.6-billion Frontier Oil Sands open pit mine would have on climate after a Joint Review Panel recommended approving [Read more]

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Cenovus SAGD production hits one billion barrels

July 11, 2019 Energi Staff

Cenovus Energy reports that its steam-assisted gravity drainage production at its Foster Creek and Christina Lake facilities in the Alberta oil sands topped one billion barrels this month. According to the Calgary-based company, Cenovus is [Read more]

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AB gov’t consults with large emitters on tech, innovation, emissions

July 9, 2019 Energi Staff

The Alberta government is in consultations with large emitters, including oil and gas, to come up with a plan to replace the former NDP government’s Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Program. By Jan. 1, 2020, the Kenney [Read more]

Canada

Crude oil: Top Canadian export and one of the most globally traded commodities

June 12, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the National Energy Board on June 12, 2019. Crude oil is one of Canada’s top five highest valued exports.Footnote1,Footnote2 Between 2013 and 2018, the value of crude oil exports ranged [Read more]

Alberta

$2B Grande Prairie methanol plant to be built by Nauticol Energy

February 20, 2019 Energi Staff

Nauticol Energy announced it will build a $2 billion methanol facility in northwestern Alberta.  The Grande Prairie methanol plant is expected to create about 3,000 direct and indirect jobs, including 1,000 construction jobs and over [Read more]

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Suncor CEO Steve Williams announces retirement

November 15, 2018 Energi Staff

Steve Williams is retiring from oil sands giant Suncor.  He will officially retire at the company’s annual general meeting next May.  Mark Little has been chosen to lead the Calgary-based company.  Getty Images/Bloomberg photo by [Read more]

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Financial

Husky Energy Q3 results top expectations

October 26, 2018 Energi Staff

Husky Energy says it will boost its downstream capacity, which will insulate the company from recent large heavy oil discounts, if it is able to complete its hostile takeover effort of MEG Energy Corp.  CP [Read more]

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Alberta

Athabasca Oil Sands project reaches 1B barrel production milestone

July 19, 2018 Energi Staff

Canadian Natural Resources Limited, or CNRL, announced on Thursday that its Athabasca Oil Sands project has hit a production milestone of 1 billion barrels.  Shell photo. Athabasca Oil Sands project owned by CNRL, Chevron, Shell [Read more]

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Canada

ConocoPhillips readies to sell $2.6B stake in Cenovus Energy: Reuters

June 4, 2018 Energi Staff

According to a report by Reuters, ConocoPhillips is in talks with investment banks in preparation for the sale of its $2.6 billion stake in Cenovus Energy, a major Alberta oil sands company. Cenovus photo. Cenovus [Read more]

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Canada

CNRL to cut production this spring due to pipeline, rail bottlenecks

May 3, 2018 Energi Staff

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, or CNRL, says it will drop its output this spring as bottlenecks in crude transportation in Canada continue to pressure oil prices.  CNRL photo. CNRL shares down 2 per cent Thursday [Read more]

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Canada

Suncor growth plan strength is high level of certainty: CEO

May 2, 2018 Energi Staff

Suncor CEO Steve Willimas said he is confident both the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain and Enbridge Line 3 pipelines will be built.  Suncor photo. Suncor CEO says high Canadian discount had no impact on earnings [Read more]

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Huge battery plant subsidies are price Canada pays for lagging in clean energy industry

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

China dominates clean energy industry, US and Europe race to catch up Government subsidies totalling $28.2 billion for two Ontario battery plants require 20-year pay back, according to Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux. Clean [Read more]

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