Alberta Energy Sector

• Slim majority of Albertans support oil and gas emissions cap, new polls suggest

  The polls come after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith warned Ottawa last month not to test the ``resolve'' of Albertans to oppose such measures.

  Environment

  Sep 14, 2023
  
• Alberta election: Support for energy decarbonization in question after UCP win

  An industry expert said a UCP government will be more likely to go to bat against Ottawa on any proposed emissions cap that threatens to curtail the industry's production.

  Environment

  May 30, 2023
  
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• Plans for coal mine scrapped in Alberta’s foothills

  Turns out a renewable energy plant might be going up in the coal mine's place.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2023
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• Alberta premier outlines her wishes for ‘just transition’ legislation in open letter to Trudeau

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Canadians are tired of seeing the two governments operate as adversaries on this issue.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2023
• First Nations say Alberta’s oilsands mine security reform unlikely to fix problems

  The provincial government did not address concerns raised by the First Nations in response to queries from The Canadian Press.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2023
• What the federal government’s fall economic update means for Albertans

  Scott Crockatt with the Business Council of Alberta said the shrinking deficit – from around $53 billion to $36 billion – is promising for the country’s economic future.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2022
• Federal 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan gets mixed grade in Alberta

  The plan called for the oil and gas sector to cut emissions by 42 per cent from current levels by 2030 in order for Canada to meet its new greenhouse-gas targets.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2022
• Enbridge and TC Energy CEOs focus on cutting operating emissions from pipelines

  The CEO of Enbridge says regulatory and political obstacles to building pipelines are expected to continue, which should make ``pipe in the ground'' more valuable for investors.

  Economy

  Apr 7, 2021
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• Industry optimism rising to pre-pandemic levels, CAPP energy symposium hears

  The head of CAPP says predictions of the end of the oil industry a year ago have proven false and the sector is rebounding to pre-COVID levels of production and pricing.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2021
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• ATB Financial projects Alberta’s real GDP will grow by 4.1% this year

  An Alberta financial institution is projecting that the provincial economy could be in a better position by 2023 than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

  Economy

  Mar 18, 2021