Canadian oil pipelines mired in lengthy review processes By Glenn Booth Over the last five years or so, the Canadian petroleum industry has been seeking to build new pipeline capacity in order to reach tidewater and global markets. However, as many are aware, all the major projects have been stalled in lengthy review processes. The Trans […]
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Alberta oil sands bitumen finding other ways than Keystone XL to Gulf Coast refineries According to rumour, President Obama is expected to issue the death knell for the Keystone XL pipeline before or during the Labour Day weekend. The irony is somewhat rich, given that Labour Day is ostensibly when both Canadians and Americans celebrate
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Alaska has balanced environmental protection with development of oil, gas industry As Alaskans, we take great pride in welcoming visitors to our beautiful state. That is especially true when our guest is the President of the United States. When President Obama announced he would visit at the end of August, I thought of how exciting
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Pipelines like Keystone XL should be approved Tragic accidents, such as the recent rupture of a Nexen oilsands pipeline southeast of Fort McMurray, should not detract from the fact that pipelines are the safest way to transport oil and gas. Such accidents are unfortunate and regrettable. This recent accident has stoked concerns, particularly from pipeline
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Shale revolution about to embrace big data, which will lower costs even further A lot of hand-wringing—as well as celebrating—has gone on lately about the reported collapse of the shale revolution. Environmental activists are overjoyed. They see the oil and gas industry getting its comeuppance. U.S. manufacturers, on the other hand, who have been among
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Keystone XL review anything but ordinary WASHINGTON – For six and a half years, the White House has had a quick comeback to questions about its yet-to-be-announced decision on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline: Talk to the State Department. Under a George W. Bush-era executive order, oil pipelines crossing U.S. borders require a presidential permit, setting off a
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Hislop says Trump is the first “celebrity presidential campaign” and is rewriting the political playbook…Smith’s head explodes. American Bloviators is a couple of Canadians blathering mindlessly about American politics. Most of what Markham Hislop (publisher of American Energy News) and Kathleen Smith (Alberta-based social media queen) say is meant to be funny, but every once in awhile
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Claims that methane emissions have been inaccurately measured don’t hold up to scrutiny – Katie Brown, Energy In Depth Methane – the primary component of natural gas – has been in the news a good bit this week, primarily in the context of the role it is expected to play (or not play?) in helping states comply with
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Hilary Clinton says if elected, she would defend Clean Power Plan if elected WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan is thrusting the divisive debate over climate change into the race for the White House, with candidates in both parties seeing an opportunity to capitalize. To Democrats, rallying around global climate change is a way to energize
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Clean Power Plan relies heavily on renewable energy sources WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is mandating even steeper greenhouse gas cuts from U.S. power plants than previously expected, while granting states more time and broader options to comply. The tweaks to Obama’s unprecedented emissions limits on power plants, to be unveiled at the White House on Monday, aim to address
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