Alberta loaned $235-million to Orphan Well Association to clean up old wells Oil and gas producers that walk away from wells or other infrastructure without doing the required cleaning up will face tougher scrutiny the next time they try to start a new company. The announcement from the Alberta government and the provincial regulator as […]
Suncor co-generation project will generate enough electricity to meet about 7% of current Alberta power consumption Suncor took the first steps in the regulatory process to replace coke-fired boilers with two co-generation units at its Oil Sands Base Plant as a part of its plan to “remain globally cost and carbon competitive,” according to a
3,633 wells drilled in Alberta up Jan. to Sept., 122% increase from 2016 Albertans now have easy access to more information on the new royalty system, and can see for themselves how it’s benefiting them, according to a Government of Alberta press release. The new information can be accessed through the Alberta government’s website and
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As of June, gas migration associated with 144 wells in northeast BC The BC Oil and Gas Commission has completed a study to assess technology to detect decommissioned well leaks in northeast British Columbia, according to a press release. Many decommissioned wells are difficult to access and inspect by conventional means. The use of aerial detection methods
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Project achieved over 40 million hours without a lost-time injury during construction Exxon Mobil Corporation announced that the Hebron project started production safely and ahead of schedule and at its peak will produce 150,000 barrels of oil per day, according to a press release. Discovered in 1980, the Hebron field is estimated to contain more than
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Trans Mountain appealed to NEB over local permits for project Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Jim Carr released a statement Wednesday supporting Kinder Morgan’s appeal to the National Energy Board over obtaining local permits required for construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion. “The Government has taken an important step to ensure that when a
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Likely impossible for City of Vancouver to meet targeted renewable gas consumption levels by 2050, study says FortisBC and the City of Vancouver announced that they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to team up on climate action projects to reduce GHG emissions and increase investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy, while maintaining access
Prospects for upgrading to full synthetic crude remain most challenged, according to IHS Despite market changes, including some to the benefit of heavy oil processing in recent years, challenges still remain for investing in new heavy oil processing capacity in North America, according to a new study by IHS Markit. A New Look: Extracting Value
Building Trades of Alberta seeking collaborate solution, Unifor hopes to challenge Suncor in Supreme Court of Canada Suncor Energy is planning to re-instate random drug testing of oil sands employees on Dec. 1, according to an internal memo obtained by Energi News, which has a national union seeking leave to challenge the decision in the
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Total Canada-Washington trade valued at $25.6CDN billion B.C. Premier John Horgan and Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee resolved to strengthen the partnership between British Columbia and Washington state, and act jointly to fight climate change, grow the tech sector and create good jobs across the region, according to a B.C. government press release. “Gov. Inslee
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