EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province will not support Ottawa's climate change plan unless the federal government makes progress on new oil pipelines to Canada's coasts. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a national "floor price" on carbon Monday as he kicked off debate in the House of Commons over whether Canada should ratify the Paris accord on climate change. Notley immediately issued a statement saying her government supports a common carbon price. [Read more]
B.C. says Petronas is not considering sale of proposed LNG terminal
VANCOUVER - The Malaysian state-owned oil firm Petronas denies a report that the company was considering selling its stake in a multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas project in British Columbia. A statement from Petronas says it remains committed to working with its partners following a conditional approval from the federal government for the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project. A news report indicated the firm was pondering selling its stake, which the company says it [Read more]
Ex-TransCanada CEO says Energy East setback a win for anti-development activists
BANFF, Alta. - Delays caused by the replacement of a panel reviewing the Energy East Pipeline project show that Canada's regulatory system is flawed and must be fixed, says a former CEO of proponent TransCanada. Hal Kvisle said Thursday the recusal of a National Energy Board panel in early September just after hearings on the controversial project began was a victory for activists whose only objective is to block the process. "I think it's another failure of (the) regulatory [Read more]
Tundra Energy to acquire Saskatchewan pipeline system from Enbridge for $1.08Bn
CALGARY - Tundra Energy Marketing Ltd. announced it has reached an agreement to buy the South East Saskatchewan Pipeline System from Enbridge Income Fund Holdings for $1.075 billion in cash. Tundra said the deal is expected to close in late 2016, subject to various regulatory approvals. The South East Saskatchewan Pipeline System includes over 1,600 kilometres of crude oil and liquids gathering pipelines, approximately 547 kilometres of trunk line and four truck terminals. [Read more]
Court papers proof political pressure rushed pipeline approval: First Nation
EDMONTON - An Alberta First Nation says court documents suggest political and industry pressure hustled approvals for an oilsands pipeline through regulators and reduced aboriginal consultation. "Our concern is that this project was being pushed through too quickly and it would not meet the standards for consultation and review," said Eriel Deranger of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation. "That's exactly what happened." Officials with the Alberta Energy Regulator say repeated [Read more]
As seas heaved, 20-tonne pipe fell to within 12 metres of offshore oil well
HALIFAX - When heaving waters in the North Atlantic wrenched a string of massive steel pipes from a drilling ship off Nova Scotia's coast, one of the 20-tonne sections of the plummeting coil struck the seabed just 12 metres from the top of an undersea oil exploration well. The distance is one of several details in a Shell Canada accident report received through access to information legislation, prompting critics to say the entire incident was too close for comfort in an area near one of [Read more]
A timeline and five things to know about the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project in B.C.
Here is a timeline for the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project: Feb. 19, 2013: Pacific NorthWest LNG submits its project description to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. April 29, 2013: Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. agrees to buy 10 per cent of the liquefied natural gas that would be produced from Pacific NorthWest LNG over at least 20 years. This marks the first secure buyer for the project's LNG. July 5, 2013: Pacific NorthWest LNG applies to the National Energy [Read more]
Future of Pacific NorthWest LNG uncertain amid high costs and depressed market
CALGARY - The Pacific NorthWest LNG project may have secured the federal government's blessing, but it could not have come at a more inopportune time. The world market is awash in liquefied natural gas, a glut that has some wondering whether Malaysian energy giant Petronas and other backers are able to move ahead with the development. "We're just at the start of one of the largest buildups of LNG capacity in history, and we won't see the peak of that until some point in the early [Read more]
Liberal government defends LNG project approval, says impacts will be monitored
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a Goldilocks defence Wednesday in an effort to position the federal Liberals in the sweet spot of a boiling debate over energy development and environmental protection. Less than 24 hours after the government gave conditional approval to a massive liquefied natural gas project in northern British Columbia, Trudeau was in the House of Commons defending the decision, which clears a path for the production of millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases [Read more]
Key dates this fall for federal decision-makers on energy and climate
OTTAWA - The fall of 2016 is shaping up as a period of crucial decisions by the federal government on climate policy and energy infrastructure. Here are some key dates: Sept. 20 — The federal government announced it would not seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on a ruling that impacted the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal and First Nations consultation. The Federal Court of Appeal overturned the conditional approval of the oil pipeline in June, ruling that Ottawa [Read more]
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