BOE Report

What’s good for you is good for us: Ontario Premier plays nice in Alberta

CALGARY - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says what's good for Alberta's oil and gas industry is good for her province too."Oil and gas are clearly fundamental to Alberta's economy and to Canada's but also to Ontario's — and I want everyone to know that I understand that and I want to advance that," Wynne told a corporate crowd in Calgary on Friday."Many of our Ontario manufacturers now directly support your industry. I want us to build on that relationship."Wynne set a different tone than that [Read more]

Nearly 300 oil pipeline spills went unreported to US state since 2012

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota, the No. 2 oil producing state behind Texas, recorded nearly 300 oil pipeline spills in less than two years, state documents show. None of them were reported to the public, officials said. According to records obtained by The Associated Press, the pipeline spills, many of them small, are among some 750 "oil field incidents" that have occurred since January 2012 without public notification. "That's news to us," said Don Morrison, director of the Dakota Resource [Read more]

Ottawa backing off oilsands assessment

OTTAWA - The federal government appears to be backing away from any role in assessing the environmental impact of new oilsands projects. A list of the types of projects that will require a federal environmental assessment has been released and it does not include any in-situ oilsands mines. Expansions to open pit mines will still be reviewed. But 80 per cent of the resource can only be recovered using in-situ methods and that's how most new development is expected to proceed. Those [Read more]

Oil consolidates near $97 after losses

BANGKOK (AP) -- Oil dwelled near $97 a barrel Friday, consolidating after two weeks of losses sparked by high supplies and patchy global economic growth. Benchmark U.S. crude for December delivery was up 20 cents at $97.31 a barrel at late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract, which rose 25 cents to $97.11 on Thursday, is down nearly 5 percent over the past two weeks. One factor weighing on the price was Wednesday's report from the [Read more]

New Saskatchewan pipeline to be redesigned after ANCIENT BONES FOUND

BETHUNE, Canada - A major pipeline project in Saskatchewan will be redesigned after ancient bones were found at the dig site.TransGas, the pipeline subsidiary of SaskEnergy, says the redesign will minimize impact to the newly discovered cultural lands near Bethune, northwest of Regina.The company says instead of open digging, it will use trenchless technology and install the new pipeline far deeper to avoid disturbing the area.TransGas says First Nations Elders and monitors will be on site to [Read more]

Canadian energy ads fail to impress in United States

OTTAWA - Efforts by the government to sell Americans on the virtues of Canadian natural resources have failed to impress those south of the border, according to a new report, and have even left them puzzled over assertions that Canada is America's best friend.A government-commissioned Harris-Decima report on a recent advertising blitz by Natural Resources Canada found that focus groups in the U.S. capital were befuddled by the campaign's tagline — "America's best friend is America's best energy [Read more]

REPORT: Alberta and Saskatchewan workers looking at biggest pay raises in 2014

CALGARY - The Conference Board of Canada says workers in Alberta and Saskatchewan will fare the best with wage increases next year largely due to a shortage of qualified employees in the energy sector.Board vice-president Ian Cullwick says frenzied resource development and a shortage of trained workers means that Alberta and Saskatchewan will lead the way next year with average increases of 3.7 per cent.At the bottom of the scale is Atlantic Canada at 2.5 per cent and Ontario at 2.6 per [Read more]

After shale gas protesters burn 6 police cars and bring weapons to blockade, group calls for investigation of…RCMP!

MONCTON, N.B. - A group opposed to shale gas development in New Brunswick is raising questions about the RCMP's enforcement of an injunction against protesters last week in the province. Jim Emberger of the New Brunswick Anti-Shale Gas Alliance says the Mounties should be asked about the authorization, timing and necessity of their actions Thursday near Rexton. Emberger says there have been many peaceful anti-shale gas demonstrations in the province. Forty people were arrested and [Read more]

Second environmental order issued over northern Alberta oilsands leak

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is ordering more environmental protection work be done on the Primrose oilsands project in northern Alberta. Earlier this fall, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. was told it must remove most of the water from one of its bitumen leak sites — a small lake — before it freezes. On Monday, the company was told it must also determine the impact to subsurface groundwater and work to find the root cause of all four bitumen releases. The province says that will [Read more]

Final day of Enbridge Line 9 pipeline hearings cancelled over security

ELSIPOGTOG FIRST NATION, N.B. - The people of the Elsipogtog First Nation will continue their fight against shale gas exploration in New Brunswick, the community's chief said Monday as he criticized the RCMP for the way it handled a protest last week that spiralled out of control."What the RCMP put our people through was almost horrendous, to say the least," Aaron Sock told a news conference.Sock said every effort will be made to keep its opposition peaceful after 40 people were arrested and [Read more]