Oil And Gas Industry

• Flaring, odour possible as Burnaby’s Parkland Refinery prepares restart

  The restart process will take between one and two weeks "during which there will be periods of elevated flaring, and some potential for odours, noise, and smoke."

  Environment

  Mar 8
  
• Canada secures surrender of all oil and gas permits in Pacific offshore

  Canada has secured the surrender of the last remaining permits for oil and gas development off its Pacific Coast, the federal natural resources minister said.

  Canada

  Feb 21
  
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• Alberta premier disappointed by federal Sustainable Jobs Plan

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called the plan disappointing and said that the province will not stop pushing back against the federal sustainable jobs legislation.

  Politics

  Feb 17, 2023
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• Premier Smith unhappy again with federal government’s sustainability legislation

  The premier is making it clear that she is not impressed with the federal government's "transition jobs" bill, which she sees as an attack on the province's oil and gas industry.

  Canada

  Jan 4, 2023
• Sask. government bill aims to help landowners recover oil and gas compensation fees

  Saskatchewan's Minister of Energy and Resources introduced a bill Monday to assist landowners in collecting compensation fees from oil and gas operators.

  Politics

  Nov 7, 2022
• David Suzuki apologizes for ‘poorly chosen’ words about pipelines being ‘blown up’

  In a Nov. 20 interview, David Suzuki suggested pipelines will be "blown up" if governments fail to take urgent action on the climate crisis.

  Environment

  Nov 25, 2021
• Low-carbon transition could cost 800K jobs if action not taken: report

  If Canada doesn't get better prepared for the inevitable shift to a low-carbon future, 800,000 jobs could be on the line says Canadian Institute for Climate Choices.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2021
• Oil and gas industry forecasts small spending rise after slashed budgets in 2020

  The association says the 14 per cent increase in its members' spending intentions to about $27.3 billion this year compares with total investment of about $24 billion in 2020.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2021
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• Big oil companies eligible for millions from federal coronavirus bailout to clean up sites

  There are currently close to 100,000 inactive wells in the province, which are wells that have stopped producing.

  Investigations

  Dec 17, 2020
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• Husky asks for government investment while reviewing West White Rose project

  The West White Rose project was expected to produce up to 75,000 barrels of oil per day. It's about 60 per cent complete.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2020