Former cabinet minister leading Conservative charge to win back seats in Alta
Former federal Conservative cabinet minister Tim Uppal has been nominated again to run in Edmonton Mill Woods. Continue reading
Amarjeet Sohi
Production exceeding Canada’s pipeline capacity is ‘primary factor’ in oil price differential: NEB report
A new report from the National Energy Board says the “primary factor” in recent steep discounts on western Canadian crude is that oil production outstripped export pipeline capacity by about 365,000 barrels per day. Continue reading
Ottawa’s $1.6B energy aid package won’t get Canadians back to work: analyst
By Quinn Ohler Anchor/Reporter
Analysts predict the federal government’s $1.6 billion announcement to help struggling oil and gas companies won’t get out-of-work Canadians back into the workforce,. Continue reading
Here’s how Ottawa’s $1.6B boost for Alberta oil compares to past aid packages, bailouts
The Alberta oil and gas sector is getting more than a billion dollars in new federal support. Continue reading
Alberta critical of Ottawa’s $1.6B package for ailing energy sector
The federal government is injecting $1.6 billion into Alberta’s strained oil and gas industry to help companies hard hit by plummeting crude prices. Continue reading
Maximize existing pipelines’ efficiency to help with oil glut, federal minister says
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi is asking the National Energy Board to make sure Canada’s oil pipelines are being used as efficiently as possible. Continue reading
Federal minister Sohi asks NEB for pipeline inventory in order to find more capacity
By Scott Johnston Reporter
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi told a business audience Friday that he’s instructed the National Energy Board to do a review of the pipeline capacity that’s in place. Continue reading
Pro-oil demonstration as natural resources minister speaks to Edmonton business leaders
Protestors demonstrated in downtown Edmonton Friday morning outside the building where Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi was speaking before business leaders. Continue reading
New pipelines are the answer to oil price problems: Natural Resources minister
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi says he shares Albertan’s “frustration” at billions of dollars being lost to the Canadian economy due to oil price discounts linked to export pipeline capacity constraints. Continue reading
Natural resources minister has met with 22 Indigenous leaders for Trans Mountain talks
Amarjeet Sohi has personally met with leaders of nearly two dozen Indigenous communities since the Federal Court of Appeal struck down federal approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in August. Continue reading