Oil sands development may be dampened by customer concerns about environmental performance in the oilsands By Jennifer Grant While last week was the one-year anniversary of the Redford Government, it’s also an anniversary of sorts for the Pembina Institute. Two years ago, we released a road map toward responsible oil sands development that identified 19 [...]
Environmental concerns linger over Northern Gateway Pipeline B.C. has wrapped up its cross-examination at the Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel hearings. Hearings have been taking place since last fall and covered everything related to the potential pipeline but the key issue surrounded environmental concerns and how Northern Gateway would handle a spill from the [...]
B.C. hoping for world-class land-based oil spill response strategy Representatives from local governments across B.C. as well as non-governmental environmental organizations, industry and First Nations are set to take part in a symposium to address the province’s ability to respond to and contain any potential land-based oil spills. The oil spill response symposium will take [...]
Canada and AB gov’t will fund Aboriginal employment opportunities in energy sector The governments of Canada and Alberta will contribute over $3 million in funding to support Aboriginal employment in Alberta. The Alberta government will be training 350 Aboriginal people for high-demand jobs in the energy sector, according to Edmonton Centre MP Laurie Hawn. Governments, industry, trade [...]
Over 500 delegates, companies from eight countries attend BC LNG conference in Vancouver A 25-year export licence to Shell, $32 million in non-equity investments to First Nations and $120 million in provincial royalty credits to fund pipeline infrastructure in the province are the highlights of a recently concluded two-day international conference about the B.C. liquefied [...]
Pembina Pipeline and Pengrowth Energy slammed by ERCB for 2011 pipeline spills Alberta’s energy regulator has cited two companies for three separate pipeline spills in 2011 in an area 200 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. The Energy Resources Conservation Board has issued ahigh-risk enforcement action against Pembina Pipeline Corporation for a leak of 1,300 barrels of oil near the [...]
Plains Midstream faces 4 high-risk enforcement actions after 2011 oil spill Plains Midstream Canada faces four high-risk enforcement actions for inadequate procedures, leak detection, and response after an oil spill in Northeast Alberta, says Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board. On April 28, 2011, Plains Midstream Canada experienced a pipeline failure on its NPS20 Rainbow Pipeline, [...]
Next BC oil and gas rights sale set for March 27, three biggest bidders pay $2.5 million BC oil and gas rights to 17 parcels of land were sold by the province this month in the northeast part of the province and the sale has fetched more than $4.8 million in one-time revenue. After the [...]
Enbridge hopes to send more oil to Gulf Coast refineries Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) and a partner are planning to convert some of their natural gas capacity to ship crude oil from a pipeline hub in Illinois to refineries in the eastern Gulf Coast refinery market. The Calgary-based pipeline company and Energy Transfer Partners would each [...]
Alberta oil and gas sector expected to create most jobs Canadian Press -by LuAnn LaSalle Pipe fitters and plumbers in the oil and gas industry in Western Canada can expect higher salary increases this year than retail and hospitality workers, says a new study. The oil and gas sectors in Saskatchewan and Alberta are [...]
