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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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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