January 2017

First study assessing potential hydraulic fracturing impact on aquatic animals

Innovation

Results provide basis for regulators and industry to develop policies and procedures By Katie Willis Researchers at the University of Alberta have conducted the first-ever study to use hydraulic fracturing fluids to examine effects on aquatic animals, such as rainbow trout, according to a press release. Horizontal drilling with high-volume hydraulic fracturing is a practice […]

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Outrigger Energy sells Permian Basin midstream assets for up to $1.5 billion

USA

Outrigger Permian includes natural gas gathering and processing and crude oil gathering systems Outrigger Energy says Targa Resources Corp. has agreed to acquire its three midstream subsidiaries in the Permian Basin for up to $1.5 billion cash, according to a press release. “We are very pleased with the midstream systems we’ve developed in the Midland and Delaware

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Trump administration likely to review EPA scientists’ work – NPR

News

EPA findings face case-by-case review WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Scientific findings by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staff will likely face a case-by-case review by the Trump administration before being released, a spokesman for President Donald Trump’s transition team told NPR in an interview published on Wednesday. Doug Ericksen, who oversees communications for the administration’s

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Trump administration seeks to muzzle U.S. agency employees

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Trump may seek to sideline climate change research By Valerie Volcovici and P.J. Huffstutter WASHINGTON/CHICAGO, Jan 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has moved in the past week to curb the flow of information from several government agencies involved in environmental issues in actions that may have been designed to discourage dissenting views.

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Trump’s KXL executive order mutually beneficial for Canada and United States

Canada

KXL another step towards accessing global customers for Canadian oil Today’s executive order advancing the Keystone XL (KXL) Pipeline Project is a major economic step forward for Canada, the United States and for North American energy security, according to a press release from CAPP. Now more than ever, Canada needs access to new customers to

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In Trump freeze, Renewable Fuels Standard rules delayed

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Renewable Fuels Standard rules should be implemented in March By Chris Prentice and Tom Polansek NEW YORK/CHICAGO, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The Environmental Protection Agency will delay implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard and the Agriculture Department will pause rules affecting livestock as part of a freeze on regulations imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration,

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Crews seek source of Saskatchewan oil spill on aboriginal land

Canada

Saskatchewan oil spill leaked 200,000 litres of oil By Alastair Sharp TORONTO, Jan 24 (Reuters) – An investigation into an oil spill on an aboriginal reserve in western Canada will include checks of leak-detection measures, Saskatchewan’s energy minister said on Tuesday, as crews prepare to excavate the site to confirm the spill’s source. “We need to

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