Blackrod SAGD goes full-scale after 15 years of pilot testing By Deborah Jaremko on January 13, 2026, 7:42 pm MST The Blackrod SAGD project. Photo courtesy International Petroleum Corporation For the first time in nearly eight years, a brand-new oil sands project is operating in Alberta. It’s a rare development even as oil sands production continues to set new records. That’s because Blackrod, located about 3.5 hours north of Edmonton, isn’t an expansion or optimization of [Read more]
Five things to watch in Canada’s oil and gas industry in 2026
The next year could mark a turning point for major export expansions By Deborah Jaremko on January 5, 2026, 10:01 am MST Pipe in storage for the Trans Mountain expansion near Hope, B.C., in August 2019. CP Images photo The coming year could mark a turning point for the expansion of Canada’s oil and gas sector as governments look to harness its resources to drive economic independence and prosperity. Against a backdrop of steady drilling activity and continued production growth, [Read more]
The Canadian Energy Centre’s biggest stories of 2025
Most viewed articles reflect growing recognition of the importance of oil and gas to Canada’s economy By CEC Staff on December 28, 2025, 8:15 pm MST Brandon, a welder from Vernon, British Columbia, part of the team who completed the “Golden Weld” or final piece of the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline from near Dawson Creek, B.C. to the LNG Canada tidewater export terminal at Kitimat. Photo courtesy Coastal GasLink Canada’s energy landscape changed significantly in 2025, with [Read more]
McLeod Lake Indian Band joins leadership of First Nations Natural Gas Alliance
Nations in B.C.’s interior expanding voice as part of the LNG supply chain By Will Gibson on December 22, 2025, 10:09 am MST Shawn Prince, an Indigenous employee of Duz Cho works on tree clearing in the Peace River district for the Coastal GasLink pipeline in 2020. Photograph for Canadian Energy Centre Indigenous communities across British Columbia are playing a critical role in building the foundation for LNG—from natural gas supply to pipeline corridors and export [Read more]
Alberta’s huge oil sands reserves dwarf U.S. shale
Oil sands could maintain current production rates for more than 140 years By Will Gibson on December 16, 2025, 11:14 am MST Pipelines at a thermal in situ oil sands facility. Photo courtesy Alberta Energy Regulator Investor interest in Canadian oil producers, primarily in the Alberta oil sands, has picked up, and not only because of expanded export capacity from the Trans Mountain pipeline. Enverus Intelligence Research says the real draw — and a major factor behind oil sands [Read more]
The case for expanding Canada’s energy exports
Q&A with David Detomasi, Queen’s University By Deborah Jaremko on December 8, 2025, 7:47 pm MST For Canada, the path to a stronger economy — and stronger global influence — runs through energy. That’s the view of David Detomasi, a professor at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University. Detomasi, author of Profits and Power: Navigating the Politics and Geopolitics of Oil, argues that there is a moral case for developing Canada’s energy, both for Canadians and the [Read more]
Oil tanker traffic surges but spills stay at zero after Trans Mountain Expansion
Bigger project maintains decades-long marine safety record By CEC Staff on December 4, 2025, 10:07 am MST Tanker calling at the Westridge Marine Terminal in the Port of Vancouver. Photo courtesy Trans Mountain Corporation The Trans Mountain system continues its decades-long record of zero marine spills, even as oil tanker traffic has surged more than 800 per cent since the pipeline’s expansion in May 2024. The number of tankers calling at Trans Mountain’s Westridge Marine [Read more]
Canada’s future prosperity runs through the northwest coast
A strategic gateway to the world By Deborah Jaremko on December 1, 2025, 11:06 am MST Prince Rupert Port Authority CEO Shaun Stevenson. Photo courtesy Prince Rupert Port Authority Tucked into the north coast of B.C. is the deepest natural harbour in North America and the port with the shortest travel times to Asia. With growing capacity for exports including agricultural products, lumber, plastic pellets, propane and butane, it’s no wonder the Port of Prince Rupert often comes [Read more]
$35-million Alberta challenge targets next-gen drilling opportunities
‘All transformative ideas are really eligible’ By CEC Staff on November 26, 2025, 2:52 pm MST Oil and gas drilling in central Alberta, fall 2025. Photo supplied to the Canadian Energy Centre Forget the old image of a straight vertical oil and gas well. In Western Canada, engineers now steer wells for kilometres underground with remarkable precision, tapping vast energy resources from a single spot on the surface. The sector is continually evolving as operators pursue [Read more]
In photos: Canada’s emerging LNG sector
Long-awaited natural gas export industry taking shape By CEC Staff on November 25, 2025, 9:20 am MST The first export cargo left the LNG Canada terminal at Kitimat, B.C., on July 1, 2025. Photo courtesy LNG Canada Canada’s long-awaited LNG sector is taking shape, with the first export terminal operating and construction well underway on two more major projects. Here’s a look at recent company photos showing progress on LNG Canada, Woodfibre LNG and Cedar LNG, laying the [Read more]
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