CALGARY - Environmental groups are calling for the Energy East pipeline review process to start from scratch now that the National Energy Board has formally appointed new members to the review panel. Transition Initiative Kenora filed a notice of motion Tuesday arguing that all decisions made by the prior panel members have been put into question after they stepped down because of questions about a potential conflict of interest last year. "What we're arguing is that because [Read more]
B.C. First Nation expected to launch court challenge of LNG approval
VANCOUVER - Members of a British Columbia First Nation have launched what has become the fourth Federal Court challenge against a liquefied natural gas project proposed for the province's north coast. Gitxsan Nation hereditary chiefs Charlie Wright and Yvonne Lattie filed a request for a judicial review of the Pacific Northwest LNG project on Tuesday in Vancouver on behalf of 650 members in various clans. The leaders said in a news release that the project that was approved by [Read more]
2 Ontario First Nations suing TransCanada over pipeline consultation process
TORONTO - Two indigenous communities in northern Ontario are suing TransCanada in a bid to expand the pipeline consultation process to include maintenance operations. TransCanada wants to conduct what it calls integrity digs on a nearly 30-kilometre stretch of natural gas pipeline that runs through traditional territories of the Aroland First Nation and Ginoogaming First Nation. The First Nations allege in their multimillion-dollar suit that TransCanada should hold consultations [Read more]
Alberta seeks public input into 2017-2018 budget; says no new major spending
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it wants to hear from the public before it finishes the upcoming budget. Consultations are to include invitation-only meetings this month in nine communities as well as a phone-in meeting involving Premier Rachel Notley. Finance Minister Joe Ceci says there will be no new major spending in the financial plan that is expected to be tabled in March. The government, still faced with soft oil prices, is looking for ideas on how it can [Read more]
Encana expects 2017 profit margin will be 25% higher than projected in October
CALGARY - Encana Corp. says it's even more optimistic about its prospects in 2017 than it was a few months ago. The Calgary-based oil and gas company (TSX:ECA) now expects its corporate profit margin to be above US$10 per barrel of oil equivalent. That's 25 per cent higher than the $8 per barrel margin anticipated at Encana's investor day in October. Encana says its new projection is based on anticipated cost reductions and higher total volumes in the second half of 2017. [Read more]
AltaGas formally commits to building B.C.’s first propane export terminal
CALGARY - AltaGas Ltd. says it has committed to building what it expects to be the first propane export terminal on Canada's west coast after receiving approval from federal regulators. The Calgary-based company (TSX:ALA) said Tuesday it plans to soon start construction on the roughly $475-million Ridley Export Terminal near Prince Rupert, B.C., with the goal of exporting propane by early 2019. The project is expected to create 200 to 250 construction jobs and about 40 to 50 [Read more]
Wildrose nixes NDP call to sack electricity critic over climate change skepticism
EDMONTON - Alberta's NDP says the Opposition Wildrose party needs to sack one of its critics for refusing to acknowledge the reality of climate change. NDP caucus member Shaye Anderson said Tuesday that the Wildrose's Don MacIntyre has made similar comments in the past, and his denials undermine his effectiveness as critic for electricity and renewables. "Time and time again, Mr. MacIntyre has made comments that are drawn from climate change-denying conspiracy theorists,” said [Read more]
Alberta minister says province ‘still standing’ on Day 2 of carbon tax
EDMONTON - Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips said the province was "still standing" a day after its carbon tax took effect, and Albertans who opposed the levy could start seeing rebate cheques within days. But Opposition Wildrose critic Don MacIntyre said the majority of Albertans continue to oppose the tax, and that the science isn't settled on whether humans are responsible for the majority of climate change. The tax officially began Sunday, adding 4.5 cents per [Read more]
Alberta’s NDP government defends carbon tax on day when prices rise
EDMONTON - Alberta's NDP government jumped to defend its new carbon tax from detractors on New Year's Day as consumers got their first taste of some of the new prices they'll be paying in 2017. Deputy Premier Sarah Hoffman addressed reporters at the legislature on Sunday, where she stressed the link between the tax and getting pipelines to tidewater approved. Hoffman notes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was clear when he approved Kinder Morgan's expansion of the Trans Mountain [Read more]
Ridgeback completes Lightstream takeover, prepares for 2017 under new identity
CALGARY - Lightstream Resources Ltd. is preparing to enter the new year with a new identity and owners but the same management team following the sale of the Calgary-based company's oil and gas assets to its creditors. Ridgeback Resources Inc. officially takes over the Lightstream business on Jan. 1, following a court-supervised sale process that closed Friday. Its creditors received shares in the new firm based on how much Lightstream debt they held. The companies say [Read more]
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