EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says based on first-quarter projections for the current fiscal year that the province is on track for a $13.2-billion budget surplus. He says in a video posted on Twitter that the surplus is due in large part to soaring commodity prices and royalty revenue. More to come. [Read more]
Ottawa invokes 1977 pipeline treaty in separate Line 5 dispute, this one in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON - For the second time in a year, the federal government is invoking a little-known 1977 energy treaty between Canada and the United States to defend the Line 5 pipeline. This time, it's in Wisconsin, where Line 5 skirts the southwestern shores of Lake Superior before crossing into Michigan. In both states, federal judges are hearing court cases aimed at getting the controversial cross-border pipeline shut down. An Indigenous band in Wisconsin is arguing that the pipeline's [Read more]
Ukraine calls on Canada to shelve turbine exemption as German chancellor to visit
OTTAWA - As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to arrive in Canada on Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing renewed calls from Ukraine to cancel a permit allowing turbines repaired in Montreal to be sent back to a Russian energy giant. Scholz, who took over from Angela Merkel in December last year, is expected to land in Montreal on Sunday evening for a three-day visit that also includes scheduled stops in Toronto and Stephenville, N.L. He will be accompanied by Vice-Chancellor [Read more]
Russia’s Gazprom to shut gas pipeline to Europe for 3 days
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's state-owned energy company Gazprom said on Friday a key pipeline conveying natural gas to Europe will shut down for three days at the end of this month to undergo “routine maintenance." In a statement posted online, Gazprom said that the only operational turbine at a key compressor station along the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which links Western Russia and Germany, will shut down for routine maintenance from August 31 to September 2. “A set of routine maintenance in [Read more]
Canada-German energy agreement to focus on long-term energy planning
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hinting that an energy pact planned between Canada and Germany will focus more on Canada's aim to be a long-term clean energy supplier to the world. Trudeau is set to sign an energy development agreement largely focused on hydrogen with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during Scholz's visit to Canada next week. Trudeau says the Russian invasion of Ukraine "changed everything" for global energy security. Europe, and Germany in particular, are [Read more]
Judge sides with Enbridge against Michigan’s bid to halt Line 5 pipeline
WASHINGTON - A Michigan judge has ruled in favour of Enbridge Inc. in its long-standing dispute with the state over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. More to come. [Read more]
Enbridge to assume operation of Gray Oak oil pipeline in Texas
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc. says it has completed a deal that will see the Calgary-based pipeline giant become operator of the Gray Oak oil pipeline in Texas. Enbridge says its joint venture merger deal with Houston-based energy company Phillips 66 will result in a single joint venture holding both companies' indirect ownership interests in Gray Oak, as well as DCP Midstream LP, a Denver-based natural gas company. Under the terms of the deal, Enbridge will increase its indirect economic [Read more]
Releasing oilsands tailings into river only one solution being considered: Guilbeault
Canada's environment minister says releasing treated oilsands tailings into the environment isn't the only solution being considered to clean up the massive ponds. Steven Guilbeault says that even though his government is developing regulations on how the tailings could be drained into the Athabasca River, other solutions are also under review. Guilbeault's comments come as investigators from UNESCO arrive in Alberta to consider threats to Wood Buffalo National Park, which could be placed [Read more]
Suncor’s Colorado refinery back to normal operations after Monday outage
CALGARY - Suncor Energy Inc. says its Commerce City refinery in Colorado is back up and running after an equipment malfunction earlier Monday. Suncor spokeswoman Mita Adesanya said the malfunction caused the safety system within one of the units at the refinery to activate. She said the system worked as designed, shutting down the equipment to prevent any further disruption to operations. Suncor sent out an alert Monday morning warning residents in the area that the temporary shutdown [Read more]
Imperial Oil still investigating cause of produced water spill in N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE - Imperial Oil Ltd. says it is still investigating the cause and impact of a pipeline spill in the Northwest Territories that has some residents downstream concerned about the potential impact. The Calgary-based oil and gas company reported on July 27 that it discovered about 55,000 litres of produced water had spilled before it shut down the pipeline in Norman Wells, N.W.T. Produced water is treated water that is pumped back to the surface during oil recovery and reused in [Read more]
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