November 2021 is winding up with some very tense and dramatic headlines. From unprecedented flooding in the lower mainland of BC causing widespread damage to the shut-down of both the Trans Mountain pipeline and Parkland’s Burnaby refinery with gasoline rationing to the emergence of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant renewing travel and supply disruptions, the second half of November has been a roller coaster ride of headlines bringing renewed tensions. Oil prices declined more than 12% on [Read more]
Carbon capture utilization & storage – From aspiration to solution
You might find it hard to believe CO2 capture technology has been used since the 1920s for separating CO2 found in natural gas reservoirs. It’s been proposed as a theoretical solution for capturing CO2 and preventing it from being released into the atmosphere since 1977. Global Aspirations The current intense focus on CCS globally has been spurred on by the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s aspirational promotion of CCS to make a “maximum contribution to emissions reductions” globally and [Read more]
Plastic Resins & COVID-19 Supply crunch- Opportunities for Alberta
As we continue with the fourth wave of the Covid 19 pandemic, industries face the reality that manufacturing supply chains across several sectors are expecting long-term disruptions. Disruption of plastic resin supply, namely the polymers and other derivatives produced in the plastic value chain has come to the forefront of public discussion as the reality of enduring disruption and price shock sinks in. Converging events There's a confluence of a number of factors, both on the supply and [Read more]
The rise of Indigenous resource interests – Pathway to success
As more Indigenous nations strive for economic development and the opportunity to manage the resources on their lands in an environmentally sound manner, discussions of the continued development of Canadian resources & oil and gas begin to be inclusive of Indigenous interests and environmental intentions. However, to understand Indigenous intentions and rights to manage their natural resources, industry and government need to understand the complex factors that affect the decisions being [Read more]
Nisga’a Nation and natural gas firms unite for the Ksi Lisims LNG project
First Announced in July, the Ksi Lisims LNG Project in BC is a 12 million tonne per year project planned for the northern tip of Pearse Island by the Nass River, north of Prince Rupert BC. The project is a collaboration between the Nisga’a Nation, Rockies LNG, and Western LNG LLC. In the latest development, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is inviting the public to review the summary of the initial project description and provide feedback related to the proposed project until September [Read more]
Revisiting Alberta’s Sturgeon refinery deal
In this last week of the summer of 2021, it seemed appropriate to look back on one of the best moves made on behalf of the Alberta oil and gas industry and every Albertan in conversation with Alberta’s Minister of Energy, Sonya Savage. First, let’s look at some background….as far back as 2009-2010, the Alberta government under Ed Stelmach contemplated developing bitumen processing facilities in Alberta. There was a long-term vision to incorporate large capacity CCUS by integrating a refinery [Read more]
Election directions for the CDN energy industry – What policies are in play?
As rumor became reality on August 15th, Canadians began girding their loins for an election campaign. It is still a bit hard to believe that we have added a Federal election to the political and economic challenges facing Canadian business in 2021. As if the impact of COVID-19, global protectionism, U.S. isolationism, social polarization, and climate challenges were not enough. When examining the political positions emerging from the campaign that affect the Canadian Energy industry, I [Read more]
Column: Canada & the U.S at risk of an energy crisis -OPEC & energy security
What was the biggest storm or crisis in your lifetime? Was it Hurricane Katrina? Was it the 2008 Financial crisis? Was it AIDS? Perhaps you may think it is COVID-19? Or perhaps you may believe it is the climate crisis? If you believe it is the climate crisis- you may be partially correct. A storm is brewing that will impact Canada, North America, and the world dramatically, and Mother Nature has little to do with its creation. A developing economic storm- Deja vu? I recently sat down [Read more]
Line 3 and Line 5 Update- Misinformation and Court Challenges
Line 3 and Line 5 information just keeps coming. When it comes to Line 3, reports are plentiful but misleading. Last month, as Enbridge won a Minnesota court of appeals ruling that upheld the permit for the Line 3 replacement project, the 670,000-barrels-per-day capacity was described as including 400,000 BPD of excess (or additional) pipeline capacity. Excess capacity? Not so according to Marilyn Gladu, a professional engineer who worked for Dow Chemical for 21 years and a former [Read more]
Cedar LNG – A generational opportunity for the Haisla First Nation
It is no secret that the road to FID for an LNG project or any Energy project in Canada is a lengthy one. However, several positive developments bode well for the Cedar LNG project backed by the Haisla Nation. Cedar LNG received approval for Cedar LNG 1-located on Haisla Nation-owned land in Douglas Channel, one of the principal shipping routes on the BC coast- back in 2015 from the NEB (now the CER) while the Haisla were working with Pacific Traverse Energy and Delfin Midstream. The [Read more]
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