CALGARY, March 28, 2019 /CNW/ - After reviewing the statement issued by Michigan Attorney General Nessel and Governor Whitmer's executive directive, Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) (Enbridge or the Company) is surprised and disappointed they have taken this position with respect to the legislation when the Straits tunnel project will further enhance the safety and reliability of a critical piece of infrastructure that supports the State, its communities and the environment. We intend [Read more]
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Michigan governor halts Great Lakes oil tunnel
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered state departments and agencies to take no further action on legislation enacted in late 2018 authorizing construction of an oil pipeline tunnel beneath lakes Huron and Michigan. It would house a more than 4-mile (6.4-kilometre) section of Enbridge's Line 5, which carries oil and natural gas liquids between Superior, Wisconsin, and Sarnia, Ontario. Whitmer made the move Thursday after Attorney General Dana Nessel issued an [Read more]
Marksmen Announces Final Closing of Private Placement
CALGARY, Alberta, March 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marksmen Energy Inc. (“Marksmen” or the “Company”) announces that it has completed the second and final closing (“Second Tranche”) of its previously announced non-brokered private placement of units (the “Units”) of Marksmen at a price of $0.10 per Unit (the “Offering”). The Company issued 865,000 Units under the Second Tranche for gross proceeds of $86,500, bringing the aggregate total under the Offering to 3,880,000 Units, for gross proceeds [Read more]
Potential Trans Mountain pipeline buyer says it agrees with federal principles
CALGARY - One of the leaders of a First Nations consortium planning to offer $6.8 billion for majority ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline says federal government principles for Indigenous buyers are "exactly aligned" with its goals. Harrie Vredenburg, a Project Reconciliation executive board member and professor at the University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business, says the principles unveiled by Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Monday don't affect his group's plan to invite all [Read more]
Suncor says fire extinguished at Alberta oil sands upgrader
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A fire which broke out at Suncor Energy’s U2 upgrader at its oil sands plant in northern Alberta early on Thursday has been contained and extinguished, a company spokeswoman said. Spokeswoman Erin Rees said there were no injuries but declined to say whether production had been affected. “We do not provide real-time status updates on any of our operations. Our focus is on responding and making sure everyone is safe and accounted for,” she said. Upgraders [Read more]
Prairie Provident Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2018 Financial and Operating Results
CALGARY, Alberta, March 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prairie Provident Resources Inc. ("Prairie Provident", "PPR" or the "Company") is pleased to announce our operating and financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2018. PPR’s audited consolidated financial statements ("Annual Financial Statements") and related Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the three months and year ended December 31, 2018 and annual information form dated March 27, 2019 (“AIF”) [Read more]
Perpetual Energy Inc. reports fourth quarter and year-end 2018 financial and operating results and credit facility extension
CALGARY, March 27, 2019 /CNW/ - (TSX:PMT) – Perpetual Energy Inc. ("Perpetual", the "Corporation" or the "Company") is pleased to release its fourth quarter and year-end 2018 financial and operating results and announce the confirmation of the borrowing limit on its bank credit facility at $55 million and the extension of the maturity date to November 30, 2020. A complete copy of Perpetual's audited consolidated financial statements, Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") and Annual [Read more]
Gary Mar: Why Ministerial Discretion Does Not Belong in Bill C-69
On March 22, 2019, my Board Chairman and I represented the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) before the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources. We were testifying on behalf of PSAC Member companies, offering their views and perspectives on Bill C-69, which would enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, as well as amend the Navigation Protection Act and a number of other acts. In short, Bill C-69 is the federal [Read more]
Alberta Liberal leader would give municipalities veto over oil and gas drilling
EDMONTON - Alberta Liberal Leader David Khan says he would give municipalities a veto over oil and gas drilling within their boundaries if his party were to win the April 16 election. He says that would allow local governments to plan for safe and sustainable growth and development. Khan also says he would provide municipalities greater autonomy by amending the Municipal Government Act to formally recognize them as "a new order of government." New revenue-generating [Read more]
Alberta NDP’s Notley promises $1.4B to expand network of roads for heavy loads
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - NDP Leader Rachel Notley is promising to spend $1.4 billion to expand Alberta's network of roads that handle large and oversized loads. Notley says the current 6,500-kilometre network is recognized as one of the best in North America, but more needs to be done. She says a re-elected NDP government would work to increase the network to cover 10,000 kilometres over the next six years. Notley says loads such as oil and gas equipment and prefabricated [Read more]