WHITING, Ind. (AP) — BP’s sprawling oil refinery in northwest Indiana has resumed normal operations more than six weeks after a power outage prompted the energy giant to temporarily shut down the complex and evacuate workers. BP spokesperson Christina Audisho said Tuesday that “the Whiting Refinery is back to normal operations" at the site along Lake Michigan some 15 miles (24 kilometers) southeast of Chicago. The refinery is the largest in the U.S. Midwest and sixth-largest nationally, [Read more]
Unplanned shutdown of Imperial pipeline affects delivery of fuel to Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says it's taking measures to mitigate potential impact to the province's economy after Imperial Oil Ltd. announced it has temporarily shut down a pipeline that supplies gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to Winnipeg and the surrounding area. The province says in a news release that the line runs between Gretna, Man., at the U.S. border, and Winnipeg, and it says the decision by Imperial to shut it for repairs followed "proactive pipeline inspections" that [Read more]
Oil shippers demand explanation from Trans Mountain for pipeline cost overruns
CALGARY - A group of oil shippers is asking the Canada Energy Regulator to compel the company behind the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to provide them with a full and detailed breakdown of the project's escalating construction costs. The shippers — which includes Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Suncor Energy Inc., PetroChina Canada Ltd. and Marathon Petroleum Canada — are seeking an order from the regulator requiring Trans Mountain Corp. to provide more information about why the [Read more]
Alberta’s Smith urges Trudeau to heed growing concerns from premiers on carbon levy
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to heed the growing calls from premiers to dump the planned hike to the consumer carbon charge on April 1. Trudeau responded by reminding Canadians that as the levy increases, so do rebates to Canadians. The comments came in introductory remarks as the two leaders met in Calgary in their first face-to-face meeting since last summer. The federal carbon price is set to rise by $15 a tonne to $80 next [Read more]
Pipeline shortages to return sooner rather than later as oil production booms
CALGARY - After being hamstrung for years by a lack of export capacity, Canada's oil industry will have reason to celebrate when the much-anticipated Trans Mountain pipeline expansion comes online, expected to be sometime this spring. But the party may be short-lived, as the more-than-$30-billion pipeline is expected to quickly fill up — returning Canada's oil producers to a "Groundhog Day" scenario of restricted growth and depressed prices. "I think the industry wanted to believe Trans [Read more]
Panel upholds Alberta regulator’s orders against embattled energy company
CALGARY - A hearing panel for Alberta's energy regulator has upheld two orders against a company that had thousands of inactive oil and gas wells seized last year. The regulator transferred control of more than 6,000 wells, pipeline segments and other facilities to the Orphan Well Association in September 2023, citing AlphaBow Energy's failure to comply with the two orders. An order issued in March 2023 called for AlphaBow to demonstrate reasonable care and measures at its sites. Three [Read more]
Irving Oil president to step down as company undergoes strategic review
FREDERICTON - The president of Irving Oil is stepping down as the company undergoes a strategic review that includes the possible sale of the business. A news release says Ian Whitcomb has made a "personal decision" to leave after more than eight years on the job, and will continue in his role until June 9. Jeff Matthews, chief financial officer of Irving Oil, will take over Whitcomb's position during the strategic review. Maureen Kempston-Darkes, lead director of Irving Oil's board of [Read more]
Crude-by-rail shipments jumped in last half of 2023 as Alberta’s oil output grows
CALGARY - New data from the Canada Energy Regulator shows Canadian crude-by-rail shipments nearly doubled in volume in the last six months of 2023. Oil-by-rail export volumes jumped from 78,747 barrels per day in May of last year to 157,142 in December. For the full year 2023, Canadian crude-by-rail exports averaged 119,077 barrels per day, a seven-year low and down 17 per cent from 2022. But the sharp uptick in the last half of the year shows the impact of surging oil output in Alberta [Read more]
Pembina Pipeline deferring Cedar LNG decision until mid-year
CALGARY - Pembina Pipeline Corp. says it will defer making a final investment decision on its proposed Cedar LNG project until mid-2024. The Calgary-based pipeline company and its project partner, the Haisla First Nation, have been working to develop plans for a floating liquefied natural gas facility in Kitimat, B.C. The project partners had previously said a decision to go ahead with the project could be made before the end of the first quarter, with onshore construction work starting as [Read more]
Alberta First Nations seek answers on carbon capture and storage plans
Seven Alberta First Nations have banded together to seek answers as industry and government move on billion-dollar plans to inject and store millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases underneath or adjacent to their traditional lands. "We don't know how pumping carbon underground will affect our lakes, our rivers — even our underground reservoirs," said councillor Michael Lameman of Beaver Lake Cree Nation, one of the members of the Treaty 6 working group. "(Industry's) been vague, not very [Read more]
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