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Saskatchewan Joins Other Provinces Fighting Against Federal ‘No More Pipelines’ Legislation

Saskatchewan will join as an intervenor in a case before the Supreme Court of Canada, alongside other provinces in arguing that a federal environmental law is unconstitutional. Every other province and territory in Canada has joined the lawsuit, except for Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan said in a March 20 news release. Alberta…


Federal and Alberta Governments to Study Oilsands Tailings Leak Communication

The Alberta and federal governments say they will work together to understand what happened around public notifications of toxic seepage at an oilsands tailings pond. Alberta environment minister Sonya Savage and her federal counterpart Steven Guilbeault discussed on Tuesday night the seepage and leak from the Kearl oilsands mine. The seepage was discovered in May,…


‘Very Early’: Scientists Date When Humans First Came to Alberta’s Oilsands Region

New research may have answered a long-standing mystery by pinning a rough date on the earliest known humans in Canada’s oilsands region. In a recently published paper, professor Robin Woywitka of Edmonton’s MacEwan University says a combination of archeology and geology has revealed that people were living around Fort McMurray, Alta., at least 11,000 years…


In Canada’s Oilpatch, Minimal Drilling Despite High Prices

Although companies and provincial royalties are poised to break records, high oil prices have inspired only moderate enthusiasm in Canada’s oilpatch, and new drilling will be minimal. ARC Energy Research Institute estimates that for the Edmonton Par oil benchmark, the average price of a barrel will be $122.64 this year—nearly twice the average price of…


Alienating Parents Is Always a Bad Idea

Commentary There’s an old proverb that says you should never bite the hand that feeds you. It’s a pithy way of saying that it’s never wise to attack your benefactors. This proverb originates with 18th-century political thinker Edmund Burke. Burke was cautious about change, and he often warned his readers about the dangers of unintended…


Ottawa Approves Bay du Nord Oil Project Off Coast of Newfoundland and Labrador

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has approved a new oil project off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, which Ottawa says will be subjected to some of the strongest-ever environmental requirements. Guilbeault’s decision released on April 6 by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, says that the Equinor’s Bay du Nord project can proceed as…


Energy Policy in North America Focuses on Climate Change to the Neglect of Energy Security: AB Energy Minister

Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage says it is high time that the Liberal government treats Alberta’s oil and gas reserves as a strategic asset, and not a liability to be phased out to the detriment of energy security. Speaking at a press conference on March 11, Savage said the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put…


Energy Policy in North America Focuses on Climate Change to the Neglect of Energy Security: Alberta Energy Minister

Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage says it is high time that the Liberal government treats Alberta’s oil and gas reserves as a strategic asset, and not a liability to be phased out to the detriment of energy security. Speaking at a press conference on March 11, Savage said the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put…


What ESG Investing Could Mean for Oil Prices and Inflation

investments in oil and gas companies and their development of new projects are coming under increasing scrutiny due to ESG


Questions in Federal Briefing Note Reflect Anti-Oil Mentality, Says Energy Advocate

Despite the cancellation of Keystone XL, Canada’s natural resources minister is unsure if the country needs more pipelines. “I don’t know. … I think the market will decide that and I think investors will decide that,” Seamus O’Regan said at an event in Alberta on June 3. He was responding to the query, “Do you believe…