LITTLE BUFFALO, Alta. - Crews were digging up muskeg and pumping out contaminated waste water Tuesday in an effort to clean up a pipeline spill in northern Alberta near several aboriginal communities."Our focus right now is on aggressive action to contain, collect and mitigate the effects of the release," said Greg Moffatt of Calgary-based PennWest Exploration (TSX:PWT), which owns the pipeline near Little Buffalo.Initial reports last week that the spill involved 5,000 litres of oil [Read more]
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Official: Obama to say Keystone XL should be OK’d only if no emissions increase
WASHINGTON - A White House official says President Barack Obama is telling the State Department it should not approve the Keystone XL pipeline unless it is sure the project will not increase greenhouse gas emissions.Obama will make the announcement Tuesday in a speech on his climate change plan at Georgetown University.That's according to a senior White House official, who was not authorized to discuss the announcement by name ahead of Obama's speech and spoke on condition of [Read more]
Canadian Natural Updates Status of Its Operations Following Southern Alberta Floods and Related Financial Support to Flood Relief Efforts
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - June 25, 2013) - Canadian Natural Resources Limited (TSX:CNQ)(NYSE:CNQ) - "The flooding events in Calgary and surrounding communities are certainly unprecedented in Alberta and have caused significant disruption to families and our city. First, our deepest sympathies go out to all those whose homes have been impacted by the flooding," commented Steve Laut, President. He continued "Our field operations remain stable and operational with very minor impact. [Read more]
Strata Oil Pursues Primary Heavy Oil Production Potential at Cadotte West
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - June 25, 2013) - Strata Oil & Gas Inc. ("Strata" or the "Company") (OTCQB:SOIGF)(OTCBB:SOIGF), as a result of the recent findings in its Resource Evaluation of the Cadotte West property released in May 2013, is investigating the potential for primary heavy oil production from its 100% owned Peace River lease block. Cold heavy oil production with sand or CHOPS, is a technique for extracting heavy crude oil (similar to that found in Strata's Cadotte oil [Read more]
TriOil Resources provides activity update
CALGARY, June 25, 2013 /CNW/ - TriOil Resources Ltd. ("TriOil" or the "Company") - TSXV:TOL) is pleased to provide the following update. Operational Update TriOil owns strong operational positions in three top-tier light oil and liquids rich natural gas projects - a Cardium light oil resource play at Lochend, a Dunvegan light oil play at Kaybob and a Montney liquids rich natural gas resource play at Pouce Coupe. All three projects have proven successful and the Company has an identified [Read more]
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. Announces Strong Production Results From Its 2013 Spring Drilling Program
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - June 25, 2013) - Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. ("Tamarack" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TVE) is pleased to provide the following operational and drilling update from its 2013 spring drilling program. Cardium Drilling Results On March 9, 2013 Tamarack commenced a three well Cardium drilling program. The first two 100% owned wells in Lochend, Alberta were located at 14-32-26-3 W5M and at 3-29-26-3 W5M. The 3-29 well was stimulated using an 18 stage slick [Read more]
Northern Gateway lawyer says First Nations don’t have right to direct tankers
TERRACE, B.C. - The proposed Northern Gateway project reached a major milestone on Monday with the end of public hearings on the pipeline, and now the company will focus on resolving lingering questions, says president John Carruthers.Carruthers said the focus that has been on the joint review process for several years will now move to building public support and working with the British Columbia government, aboriginal groups and others who brought their concerns to the panel."It's a [Read more]
Suncor Energy reduces production as a result of flooding-related pipeline shutdowns
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - June 24, 2013) - Suncor Energy today reports that it has temporarily reduced production from its Fort McMurray operations as a result of the precautionary shutdown of the Enbridge pipeline system within the Fort McMurray region. "As a result of the precautionary pipeline shutdowns, our ability to move product out of the region has been restricted and we've temporarily slowed production at our oil sands operations," said Steve Williams, Suncor president and [Read more]
Enbridge Returns Line 19 South of Cheecham to Service; Provides Update on Line 37 Response
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - June 24, 2013) - Enbridge Pipelines (Athabasca) Inc., a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., (TSX:ENB) (NYSE:ENB) has confirmed the return to service of the Athabasca Pipeline (Line 19) between Cheecham and Hardisty. Enbridge is making every effort to ensure the effective and efficient clean up of the release on Line 37, and in parallel to assess the existing pipelines that remain shut down and mitigate any risk to determine when they may be restarted. Enbridge shut [Read more]
DOWNTOWN SHUTDOWN
CALGARY - Several energy companies headquartered in downtown Calgary are trying to work around the flooding that's forced them out of their office towers and restricted access to the city core. Encana Corp. (TSX:ECA) said employees who are able to work have been asked to log in from home. "We are encouraging people, if they are capable, to work from home, but in our instructions to employees number one is, ensure the safety and security of your family and your property and [Read more]