CALGARY - The National Energy Board says Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC can start construction on sections of its pipeline expansion between Alberta and British Columbia. The NEB says in a statement that Trans Mountain has met all applicable pre-construction condition requirements for so-called segments one to four from the Edmonton terminal to its Darfield pump station near Kamloops, B.C. The board says it has approved more than 96 per cent of the detailed route for these pipeline [Read more]
Arrests in Burnaby, B.C., as order against Kinder Morgan protest camp enforced
BURNABY, B.C. - The RCMP arrested protesters Thursday as officers enforced a court injunction to dismantle a protest camp and snuff a sacred fire at a site where the Trans Mountain pipeline ends in Burnaby, B.C. Cpl. Daniela Panesar said police began enforcing an order obtained by the City of Burnaby last week from the B.C. Supreme Court. An update posted on social media by the detachment said 11 people were removed from the site known as Camp Cloud. "Five were subsequently arrested and [Read more]
Oilpatch fears delays as U.S. judge orders further review of KXL pipeline route
CALGARY - Potential delays in the completion of the Keystone XL pipeline following a U.S. judge's order mean that Western Canadian oil producers could suffer current price discounts for a longer period of time, an industry spokesman says. On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris ordered additional environmental study of the altered route through Nebraska for TransCanada Corp.'s proposed pipeline. The potential setback illustrates how difficult it has become to relieve [Read more]
Nexen reports 270,000-litre pipeline spill of produced water in northern Alberta
CALGARY - A month after being ordered to pay $750,000 in fines related to a 2015 pipeline leak, Nexen Energy is reporting a spill of 270,000 litres from a different pipeline at the same northern Alberta project. The Alberta Energy Regulator says in an email that Nexen, a subsidiary of state-owned China National Offshore Oil Co. Ltd. or CNOOC, reported the release of produced water from a pipeline at its Long Lake oilsands project about 55 kilometres southeast of Fort McMurray on Sunday. [Read more]
Alberta Metis vote to support Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion through B.C.
LAC LA BICHE, Alta. - An organization that represents Metis in Alberta says it supports the expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline through B.C. The Metis Nation of Alberta says members voted in favour of the resolution at a conference on Sunday. President Audrey Poitras says solid economic investment, including pipelines like the Trans Mountain, is the right way to go. The expanded pipeline would triple the amount of diluted bitumen that is shipped from Alberta to a terminal in [Read more]
Halifax oil leak much larger than originally disclosed, Nova Scotia Power says
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Power says an oil leak at its Tufts Cove generating station involved 19,300 more litres of oil than originally disclosed. The utility had previously said that an oil leak was discovered Aug. 2 at the plant, with about 5,000 litres entering Halifax harbour. On Tuesday, it said another 9,400 litres of oil also entered the cooling water system of one of the generators, while 9,900 litres were captured in a containment trench at the 500-megawatt facility. [Read more]
Ensign Energy Services makes takeover offer for Trinidad Drilling
CALGARY - Ensign Energy Services Inc. has announced a takeover offer for Trinidad Drilling Ltd. in a transaction it valued at about $947 million, including debt. The oilfield services company is offering $1.68 per share in cash for each Trinidad share. It estimated Trinidad's outstanding net debt at $477 million as of June 30. Trinidad completed a strategic review on Aug. 1 during which it reviewed a number of alternatives, but did not strike a deal. Its shares closed at [Read more]
Judge approves eviction of protesters from camp near pipeline construction site
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has granted the City of Burnaby an injunction forcing pipeline protesters to take down their camp outside a Kinder Morgan terminal. Justice Geoffrey Gomery said all structures, shelters and vehicles must be removed from the site known as Camp Cloud within 48 hours of the order issued on Friday afternoon. The judge also ordered that a sacred fire burning under very dry conditions and near a Shell aviation fuel tank farm must be [Read more]
Cenovus inks deal to sell northern Alberta oil and gas assets for $625 million
CALGARY - Oilsands producer Cenovus Energy Inc. is selling northwestern Alberta oil and gas assets for $625 million as part of a process to reduce its $9.5-billion debt burden. The sale is to include its Pipestone and Wembley natural gas and liquids production, as well as its 39 per cent interest in the Wembley gas processing plant. Cenovus didn't identify the buyer but Calgary-based NuVista Energy Ltd. confirmed it was the purchaser in a separate news release late Thursday. [Read more]
Canadian government not considering retaliation against Saudis, says Morneau
OTTAWA - The federal government has no plans to launch retaliatory economic measures against Saudi Arabia, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Thursday in the wake of a series of actions taken by the Middle Eastern kingdom as it seeks to punish Canada in a still-unfolding diplomatic feud. In recent days, Riyadh suspended diplomatic ties with Canada, expelled the Canadian ambassador and recalled its own envoy to Ottawa after Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and her department [Read more]
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