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Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline recommended for approval by NEB

February 22, 2019 Energi Staff

On Friday, the National Energy Board delivered its Reconsideration report to the Government of Canada, recommending that the Trans Mountain Expansion Project is in the Canadian public interest and that it should be approved by [Read more]

Canada

Western Canadian condensate, pentanes plus output hits all-time high

February 6, 2019 Energi Staff

Last August, production of condensate and pentanes plus in western Canada reached an all-time high of 414 thousand barrels per day (Mb/d); 35 per cent higher than August of the previous year.  Nexen photo. Most [Read more]

Canada

Electricity will be more important in future Canadian energy use

November 29, 2018 Energi Staff

Currently, electricity accounts for 40 per cent of total residential Canadian energy use and is expected to grow to 42 per cent by 2040.  Varistor60 photo via Wikimedia.  Electrification of space and water heating will [Read more] [Read more]

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Petrochemical products in everyday life

October 17, 2018 Energi Staff

Petrochemical products are manufactured from raw materials (oil and natural gas) to feedstocks, basic chemicals, chemical intermediates (derivatives), and ultimately final products, including plastics, rubbers, resins, synthetic fibers, adhesives, dyes, detergents, pesticides, and petroleum-derived paints and [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Majority of Western Canada’s crude oil exports to US not exposed to record high discount between WCS and WTI

October 13, 2018 Markham Hislop

Refinery outages will take care of themselves over the next month or two as maintenance is completed and facilities come back online The discount for Western Canadian Select reached $65.17 Thursday, setting off alarm bells [Read more]

The Deeper Picture

Bill C69 deep dive: Flawed legislation but not quite a Liberal plot to sabatoge future Alberta pipelines

October 11, 2018 Markham Hislop

CEPA (Canadian Energy Pipelines Association) consistently emphasized that the NEB (National Energy Board) was the best placed regulator to oversee the full cycle of a pipeline from beginning to end…If the goal is to curtail [Read more]

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Canada

Share of Canadian truck sales at record high: NEB

September 21, 2018 Energi Staff

Canadian truck sales, which includes minivans, SUVs, light and heavy trucks, outpaced car sales last year as drivers across Canada are showing a preference for larger vehicles.   Canadian truck sales accounted for 73 per cent [Read more]

NEB
Canada

NEB pipeline fittings quality assurance white paper released

August 7, 2018 Energi Staff

According to the NEB, the recommendations build on the regulator’s proactive approach to addressing this issue and the regulator says it is leading the way for industry in advancing the quality assurance of pipeline fittings.  Trans [Read more]

Shaunavon
Canada

Improved technology not enough to increase lifetime production of new wells in Shaunavon Formation

May 3, 2018 Energi Staff 2

Shaunavon wells drilled in 2015 and 2016 could produce less oil over  lifetimes than wells drilled in prior years Steadily improving technology in the oil and gas sector means that newer tight oil wells should [Read more]

Canada

Natural gas pipeline to Eastern Canada switched from exports to imports from New York

March 14, 2018 Markham Hislop

For decades the TransCanada Mainline was used to export natural gas from western to eastern Canada and into New York State, but the eastern portion of this pipeline is now being used to import natural [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Elizabeth May op-ed on Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline a hot mess of misinformation

February 19, 2018 Markham Hislop

Photo by Laura Keil, The Rocky Mountain Goat News “National interest” is not straightforward, Alberta Federation of Labour does not oppose Trans Mountain Expansion, not clear that dilbit sinks in marine environment Why should we [Read more]

Markham on Energy

BC taking Kinder Morgan pipeline project to court over NEB rulings

February 18, 2018 Markham Hislop

At issue is how long municipalities can take to process permit applications before delays infringe federal constitutional powers British Columbia is testing Canadian authority over inter-provincial pipelines in court, according to a Saturday press release. [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Oops! Jason Kenney misreads Canadian Constitution while drafting Kinder Morgan petition

February 9, 2018 Markham Hislop

Integrity of Canadian natural resources regulatory system on the line in Trans Mountain Expansion dispute – Prof. Coleman Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau use the declaratory power of [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Rachel Notley’s political moves on Trans Mountain controversy perfectly timed

February 2, 2018 Markham Hislop

Notley’s intention to sue, retaliate economically against BC designed to stiffen Trudeau’s resolve Has Rachel Notley failed on the pipeline file? The Alberta Premier has been collateral damage to some extent in the uproar this [Read more]

Canada

Why do Canadians use so much oil?

January 25, 2018 Energi Staff 2

Climate, resource extraction, large transportation sector contribute to high oil consumption Canada is the third largest consumer of oil per person among the world’s most economically advanced countries (the OECD), according to the National Energy Board. [Read more]

Trans Mountain Expansion
Markham on Energy

Burnaby review of Trans Mountain Expansion permits “disingenuous.” Time for NEB to review all permit applications?

January 20, 2018 Markham Hislop

NEB finds that City of Burnaby’s permit review process was “unclear, inefficient, and uncoordinated” Anyone who thinks the City of Burnaby is hard done by because the National Energy Board recently agreed to grant Trans [Read more]

No Picture
Markham on Energy

Canadian fossil fuel use plateaus by 2019…then barely declines over next 21 years

October 27, 2017 Markham Hislop

Canadian energy consumption stagnates, but production of oil/gas rises substantially, says NEB The headlines will scream that Canadian fossil fuel use plateaus by 2019, according to the National Energy Board’s new energy outlook, but the [Read more]

No Picture
Markham on Energy

NEB ‘modernization’ – not just low oil prices, opposition – makes TransCanada skittish, say experts

September 12, 2017 Markham Hislop

Regulator change creates uncertainty, which combines with low oil prices, higher gas prices, politics to make TransCanada slow down on Energy East pipeline The National Energy Board has granted TransCanada’s request for a 30-day suspension [Read more]

No Picture
Markham on Energy

Podcast: Former pipeline VP Dennis McConaghy says Trudeau botching energy regulation reform

September 5, 2017 Markham Hislop

Link to Markham On Energy podcast at the bottom of story Dennis McConaghy is a former Canadian oil and gas executive, a veteran of the Alberta oil patch, and a convert to the “progressive view” [Read more]

No Picture
Markham on Energy

NEB ‘modernization’ turning into muddled mess. Will someone please restore order?

August 25, 2017 Markham Hislop

GHG emissions is a policy issue that doesn’t belong in an NEB pipeline review, according to Alberta energy minister Alberta Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd had harsh words Thursday for a decision by the National Energy [Read more]

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Notley ignores energy and loses election again. Time for a new NDP leader

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Rachel Notley is not the person to craft or deliver a new energy vision for Alberta. She has proven that repeatedly over past 4 years How do you hope to be premier of Canada’s energy [Read more]

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