ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The UNESCO World Heritage Committee will vote in June on a recommendation for a buffer zone to protect Gros Morne National Park in western Newfoundland after fracking proposals stoked fierce debate. United Nations experts advising the committee say Canada should be encouraged to protect the park's natural beauty from oil extraction. That recommendation and others are included in a package posted to the UN's World Heritage Centre website. The committee called off a [Read more]
Fiery train wreck in Virginia brings demands for tighter regulation of crude oil shipments
LYNCHBURG, Va. - The latest in a string of fiery oil-train wrecks brought renewed demands Thursday that the Obama administration quickly tighten regulations governing the burgeoning practice of transporting highly combustible crude by rail.With production booming in the Bakken oil field along the U.S. northern tier and in Canada, some experts say stronger rules to head off a catastrophe are long overdue.In the latest crash, a CSX train carrying Bakken crude from North Dakota derailed Wednesday [Read more]
Oil down a second day on weaker U.S, China growth and U.S. supply worries
The price of oil fell Thursday as the impact of slower economic growth and higher oil supplies carried over to a second day. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery dropped 32 cents to US$99.42 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, an international oil benchmark, slipped 31 cents to US$107.76 on the ICE Futures exchange in London. On Wednesday, U.S. crude oil plunged $1.54 and Brent fell 91 cents after U.S. first-quarter economic growth of just 0.1 per cent [Read more]
Desmond Tutu to speak at Fort McMurray conference on treaties and oilsands
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is scheduled to appear at a conference in northern Alberta to discuss aboriginal treaties and the oilsands.The Nobel laureate, who has taken strong stands on climate change and against projects such as the Keystone XL pipeline, is to appear with industry and political leaders at a two-day event that begins May 31 in Fort McMurray."He has been vocal about his position on the oilsands," said Eriel Deranger, spokeswoman for the Athabasca [Read more]
Canada needs pipelines, infrastructure to profit from Ukraine crisis: experts
OTTAWA - Canada has little hope of reaping any kind of energy or resource windfall because of the crisis in Ukraine.That message was delivered to a House of Commons committee on Parliament Hill today, which heard from energy experts from Alberta, Europe, and Ukraine.The Commons natural resources committee was told that Canada is the better part of a decade away from having the pipelines and other infrastructure necessary to be any kind of meaningful energy supplier to Europe.The parliamentary [Read more]
Imperial Oil posts higher profit, revenues and BOE/D production
CALGARY - Imperial Oil Ltd. (TSX:IMO) says it earned a first-quarter net profit of $946 million, or $1.11 per share, up 19 per cent from $798 million, or 94 cents per share, in the same quarter in 2013. Revenue and other income increased to $9.22 billion compared with $8.01 billion year-over-year for Canada's largest petroleum refiner. Gross production averaged 330,000 oil-equivalent barrels per day, up 46,000 barrels versus 2013, primarily due to production from its Kearl oil sands [Read more]
Oil falls below US$100 a barrel on slow US economic growth, rising supplies
NEW YORK - The price of oil fell below US$100 a barrel for the first time in three weeks Wednesday as reports showed U.S. economic growth stalled in the first quarter and American oil supplies rose to record levels last week. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery dropped $1.54 or 1.5 per cent to close at US$99.74 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, an international oil benchmark, fell 91 cents to US$108.07 on the ICE Futures exchange in [Read more]
Members of Congress contemplate forcing Obama’s hand on Keystone XL
WASHINGTON - Some people in Washington want to try to force U.S. President Barack Obama to make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, whether he likes it or not. There's talk in Congress about attaching a pipeline provision to an existing bill in an attempt to force the president's hand. The White House is refusing to say whether the president would veto such a bill. At today's media briefing, presidential spokesman Jay Carney urged Congress to stay out of the issue and refused to [Read more]
Four companies sign deal to develop LNG Canada but much work to be done:CEO
VANCOUVER - Four companies have signed on to develop LNG Canada, the entity behind a proposed liquefied natural gas project, which B.C. Premier Christy Clark says has reached an important milestone.Shell Canada, PetroChina, Korea Gas Corp. and Mitsubishi are taking part in the project located in Kitimat, B.C.LNG Canada CEO Andy Calitz says the agreement does not mean that a final decision to build the project has been made.He says such a massive undertaking comes with significant investment [Read more]
Shell Canada increases stake in LNG Canada as joint venture passes milestone
VANCOUVER - Shell Canada Energy has increased its stake in the LNG Canaada joint venture, which has been formed to build a terminal to export Canadian liquefied natural gas from Kitimat, B.C. The LNG Canada partners announced Wednesday that Shell will own 50 of the joint venture, up from 40 per cent, while Korea Gas Corp (KOGAS) and Mitsubishi Corp. have each reduced their shares by five percentage points to 15 per cent. The fourth partner, PetroChina, continues to own 20 per cent of LNG Canada. [Read more]
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