Several company owners and industry advocates told a virtual meeting of the House of Commons finance committee that the various programs have very high bars to qualify or are of no interest to the sector when it's just trying to survive.

Premier Jason Kenney said Friday that he sees a future where Alberta continues to be a key global supplier of oil and gas, and that his government has no plans to speak with U.S. politicians who advocate for economies to transition away from fossil fuels.

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. is reporting a 67 per cent drop in net earnings on sharply lower oil and gas prices in the first quarter.

Trican Well Service says it has cut its employee costs by half through salary reductions, layoffs and job sharing in reaction to a severe slowdown in drilling activity due to low oil prices.

Budget cuts in the western Canadian oil and gas sector are hitting home for front-line workers who are facing smaller paycheques as well as the ever increasing risk of being laid off.

Imperial Oil Ltd. is reducing its spending for this year by $1 billion, including a $500-million cut to its capital spending plan as it deals with the COVID-19 pandemic and crash in oil prices.

Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the electricity sector fell by 2 per cent in 2019, owing to reduced coal usage in Europe and the United States, a study from independent climate think tank Ember said Monday.

After four years of declines, oil and gas spending is forecast to go up in 2020, according to one energy industry group.

A new International Energy Agency report sugguests the oil and gas industry needs to increase efforts to address climate change or risk becoming socially unacceptable and unprofitable.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe sent a second letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surrounding the issues of carbon tax, equalization and pipelines.