CALGARY - An executive with Cenovus Energy Inc. says it produced more crude in December thanks to the Alberta government's decision last fall to allow producers to exceed provincial quotas if they move the additional barrels by rail. Executive vice-president Drew Zieglgansberger says the oilsands company met its goal of ramping up its crude-by-rail shipments to 100,000 barrels per day by the end of last month, an accomplishment that he said bodes well for its oilsands expansion plans this [Read more]
Premier John Horgan says court rulings on pipelines should be respected
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Premier John Horgan has linked the battles over two major pipeline projects through British Columbia, saying once the legal fight is over, court decisions should be respected. Speaking at a news conference today in Prince George, Horgan said he accepts that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has been approved by the courts after the province's recent defeat at the Supreme Court of Canada. In the case of Coastal GasLink's plans for a natural gas pipeline through [Read more]
Frontier oilsands mine might not be built even if permit issued, CEO concedes
BANFF, Alta. - The CEO of Teck Resources Ltd. says it's "anyone's guess" as to whether the federal government will allow his company to build the proposed $20.6-billion Frontier oilsands mine in northeastern Alberta. But Don Lindsay says the lengthy process of getting a permit to build the project near Wood Buffalo National Park didn't cost much and is worthwhile even if the Vancouver-based company ultimately decides not to go ahead with construction. On Tuesday, federal Environment [Read more]
Canadian oil producers prepared for temporary price slump as virus spreads
OTTAWA - Canada's energy industry is not overly alarmed as the new coronavirus coming out of China is taking a bite out of world oil prices. Brad Herald, a vice-president at the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, says "there are some short-term jitters" among Canadian producers as they watch global travel slow as a result of the outbreak. But Herald says the impact will be felt only while the virus is still spreading and that the industry has contingency plans for situations like [Read more]
Alberta premier wants Ottawa to approve Teck mine for benefit of First Nations
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to move swiftly to approve the Teck Frontier oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray. Jason Kenney says there is no reason to delay the go-ahead of the $20.6-billion project near Wood Buffalo National Park in northeastern Alberta. A federal-provincial review last summer determined Frontier would be in the public interest, even though it would be likely to harm the environment and Indigenous people. Kenney says the [Read more]
Former MP Nathan Cullen appointed B.C. liaison in pipeline dispute
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has appointed former New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen as a provincial liaison with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in an LNG pipeline dispute. Cullen represented Skeena-Bulkley Valley, a sprawling part of northern British Columbia that includes the Wet'suwet'en traditional territory, until last year when he decided not to seek re-election. The premier's office says Cullen will work with Wet'suwet'en leaders, the RCMP, Coastal GasLink, the provincial [Read more]
Encana completes corporate restructuring to Ovintiv, shift to U.S.
CALGARY - Encana Corp. says it has completed its corporate reorganization under the new name Ovintiv Inc. The shake-up also includes technically moving the company to be U.S.-based, though the company says the move won't change how the Calgary-based company runs its day-to-day activities. Company CEO Doug Suttles said in announcing the change that the domicile move to the U.S. would give the company access to larger pools of investment in U.S. index funds and passively managed accounts, as [Read more]
Sides in Regina refinery labour dispute lay down conditions for talks to resume
REGINA - The owner of a Regina oil refinery where workers are locked out in a contract dispute says there has been a discussion with the union about returning to the bargaining table. But Federated Co-operatives Ltd. says that won't happen as long as union members continue to block access to the plant. Unifor's national president, Jerry Dias, says the company is moving the goalposts when it comes to what conditions need to be met to resume bargaining. He says he is to meet with Regina's [Read more]
B.C. human rights commissioner responds to Indigenous LNG supporters
British Columbia's human rights commissioner is defending herself against accusations by Indigenous supporters of the liquefied natural gas industry that she didn't do her research before wading into a pipeline dispute. Karasi Govender says in a statement that she "unreservedly" recognizes that some band councils along the Coastal GasLink pipeline route in northern B.C. have consented to the project. But she says just as those bands have the right to give their consent, other Indigenous [Read more]
12 pipeline protesters arrested at B.C. ministry office: Victoria police
Victoria police say a dozen adults have been taken into custody following a day-long protest in the offices of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. Police say officers were called Tuesday morning for a report that a group had occupied the lobby area of the building. Protesters said they wouldn't leave the building until the demands of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs had been met to stop the construction of the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline through their territory in [Read more]
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