Last week as Ukranians woke up to the reality of a Russian invasion, the rest of the Europe woke up to the new reality of the insecurity of war added to their energy crisis. It is not lost on many who are involved in the energy industry just how much of the Russian war machine is powered by an inexhaustible supply of Russian oil and gas, developed and expanded while Western countries sought to constrain and limit their own production. The event will most certainly cause a rethink of energy [Read more]
Oil & gas and geothermal synergies
The Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) is well known as one of the world's largest reserves of petroleum and natural gas. It is just beginning to be recognized for its massive potential for alternative energy – specifically deep, conventional geothermal energy. The section of the basin that lies in Northeast BC (NEBC) and northwest Alberta (NWAB)has been a focus for abundant natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs) extraction and is now of interest for geothermal projects. This region [Read more]
Project Reconciliation re-invents a First Nation ownership model
The Project Reconciliation initiative team (PRI) has been busy. Busy consulting, analyzing, evaluating and diversifying their vision of the project which now includes a branch exploring Indigenous ownership of energy transition projects. With recent signals from the Federal government that they are ready to discuss the sale of the Trans Mountain Corporation, the PRI team is poised to make their bid. The appointment of Robert Morin as the PRI chairman in April of last year was key. He took [Read more]
Natural Resources Minister discusses Canada’s low carbon initiatives
Susannah Pierce, Shell Canada's Country Chair and GM Renewables & Energy solutions and Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson spoke on February 16 during a virtual event presented by the Canadian Fuels Association & Empire Club of Canada. The discussion offered a window into possible elements of the Canadian government’s much-delayed plan to achieve net-zero, to be released at the end of March. The discussion began with a nod to comments in the IEA’s Canada [Read more]
First Nations Natural Law Energy talks with BOE about KXL cancellation
Natural Law Energy, a sovereign organization that represents twenty sovereign members and First Nations, intends to challenge US President Joe Biden's cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) or through their Treaty and other rights as original sovereign people. This move will constitute another curve in the very long and winding road that is the Keystone XL pipeline’s path through multiple applications, approvals and [Read more]
Quebec’s O&G options- Ban, block or evolve?
The Quebec government tabled Bill 21 on February 3 that intensified discussions of effective resource and hydrocarbon development and energy transition, shining a spotlight on Quebec’s choices. Exploration companies that have their fortunes tied to Quebec’s shale gas industry have been facing headwinds for more than a decade and several have been commenting regularly on the public debate over resource development. One of the more balanced voices for years has been Michael Binnion, CEO of [Read more]
Global gas rally renews Pieridae’s East Coast LNG project
High global natural gas prices are reviving interest in many liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects around the world. Recent reports indicate at least three multibillion-dollar US proposals likely achieving enough supply contracts to start construction this year. One Canadian project may be getting new life from high prices and high European demand along with revised project plans that propose a floating LNG option to reduce costs and time to build. Canadian natural gas producer Pieridae Energy [Read more]
Energy vs. Eco-Warriors – the biggest sale of US O&G leases in America gets cancelled
While many of us have been distracted by the news surrounding Russia's buildup of personnel and supplies on the Ukraine border and US president Joe Biden's responses combined with the threat of gas shortages for most European countries, quietly, there has been a very interesting development in US courts. Last week on January 27, 2022, a federal judge cancelled the biggest sale of US oil and gas leases ever. The development of the court case is linked to an executive order issued by Biden [Read more]
Indigenous Not-for-profit director Chief Tony Alexis discusses Trans Mountain ownership
In 2013, when Kinder Morgan formally expressed intentions to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline, it set in motion actions and reactions by many competing interests. Besides creating controversy, the event stirred Indigenous interest in the pipeline expansion project. Five years later, in 2018, the pipeline was sold to the federal government for C$4.5bn. On the same day, the Federal Court of Appeal overturned the government’s approval of the expansion and a re-initiation of phase three [Read more]
A deeper dive into Alberta’s lithium/natural gas connection
As discussed in an earlier BOE article on Alberta’s natural gas and lithium connection, EV global sales are surging making lithium demand “explode as much as 1000% by 2030” according to the Energy Information Administration. In addition, China now dominates the lithium supply chain, becoming the 3rd largest lithium producer in the world, outproducing the U.S. in 2020 by more than a factor of 15. This concentration of supply is problematic for the development of domestic industries that are [Read more]
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