HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is kicking off public consultations on its controversial plan to allow natural gas exploration more than a decade after fracking was first banned in the province. In December, the provincial government tapped Dalhousie University to administer a program that will see university researchers and the private sector study the province's estimated 198-billion cubic metres of onshore natural gas. The $30-million program, which will offer companies financial incentives as [Read more]
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Fate of Iran peace talks uncertain as deadline approaches for end of ceasefire
Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, following moves by Islamabad to end a U.S. blockade of Iran's ports, a major hurdle for Tehran to rejoin peace efforts. However, the official stressed that no decision had been made. Adding to the uncertainty, a source told Reuters that Vice President JD Vance was still in the U.S., denying reports that he was already on his way to Pakistan's capital Islamabad for [Read more]
Airfares climb for first time in nearly two years amid soaring fuel costs: StatCan
MONTREAL - Statistics Canada says airfares rose year-over-year for the first time in nearly two years in March amid sky-high jet fuel prices. Agency data shows that plane ticket prices rose 2.9 per cent last month compared with March 2025. National Bank analyst Cameron Doerksen notes that the last time the consumer price index notched a year-over-year increase for air travel was June 2024. Doerksen says ballooning jet fuel prices is driving the recent fare surge, with airlines passing [Read more]
Global strategic oil inventory totaled 2.5 billion barrels at end of 2025, EIA says
The strategic global oil inventory stood at around 2.5 billion barrels at the end of last year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Monday. The agency plans to add its assessment of strategic inventories in its Short-Term Energy Outlook, starting in May, as the United States is releasing 172 million barrels of oil from its strategic petroleum reserve in a bid to reduce oil prices that have soared due to supply shocks from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The U.S. effort is part of a [Read more]
Alberta caribou habitat gets a boost with surging revegetation of legacy seismic lines
New agreements with oil and gas industry build on record rate of restoration By Will Gibson on April 19, 2026, 8:27 pm MDT A caribou moves through the Algar region of northeast Alberta. CP Images/University of British Columbia-Cole Burton Large-scale habitat restoration in Alberta is accelerating to support iconic caribou populations. The focus is on legacy seismic lines — straight, flattened clearings cut through the boreal forest decades ago for oil and gas exploration, [Read more]
Global oil stocks could fall by 900 million bbl even if ceasefire is extended, Citi says
Researchers at Citi said on Monday that global crude and product inventories could decline by roughly 900 million barrels even if the United States and Iran agree to a ceasefire extension this week, and both Strait of Hormuz flows and oil production recover to normal levels by the end of June. The bank said the decline would include the drawdown of 500 million barrels that has already occurred, with a further 400 million barrels drawn down due to ramp-up delays, logistical bottlenecks, and [Read more]
Iran ‘positively’ reviewing US peace talks participation; no decision yet, official says
A senior Iranian official said on Monday that Tehran is positively reviewing its participation in potential peace talks with the United States but that no final decision has been made. The Iranian official said positive efforts are underway by mediator Pakistan to end the U.S. blockade and to ensure Iran's participation in the peace talks. A Pakistan source involved in the talks said the two-week ceasefire ends on April 22 at 8 pm EST. (Reporting by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Hugh [Read more]
Superior Plus shares up more than 10 per cent after signing data centre deal
TORONTO - Shares of Superior Plus Corp. were up more than 10 per cent in early trading after it announced it has recently been awarded multiple contracts, including an agreement to support a hyperscale data centre project. The company says its Certarus Ltd. subsidiary will provide natural gas to support about 135 megawatts of power generation once the facility is online. It says the project is under development and is expected to start operations in mid-2027. Certarus expects total [Read more]
Kuwait declares force majeure on oil shipments amid Hormuz blockade, Bloomberg News reports
Kuwait has declared force majeure on shipments of crude oil and refined products after a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz prevented some vessels from entering the Persian Gulf, hindering its ability to meet certain customer commitments, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing a document. State-run Kuwait Petroleum Corp. notified customers on Friday that it was invoking a contract clause allowing it to withhold scheduled deliveries, the report said. It added that the decision is not [Read more]
Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan move ahead with new US West Coast fuel pipeline
Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan have secured enough long-term shipper commitments to move forward with a proposed pipeline project to supply fuel to Arizona and California, they said on Monday. The Western Gateway Pipeline project comes as companies race to build a major new fuel pipeline to the U.S. West Coast ahead of planned refinery closures in California, a relatively isolated fuel market with limited pipeline links to major refining hubs, leaving it vulnerable to supply disruptions and [Read more]
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