The Government of Saskatchewan announced the first completed, in-service pipeline project under the provincial Oil Infrastructure Investment Program (OIIP). The Husky Midstream’s Saskatchewan Gathering System Expansion near Spruce Lake consists of 62 kilometres of new pipeline and 12 kilometres of replacement pipe. It will accommodate a new shipping capacity of up to 48,000 barrels per… Continue reading Major Pipeline Investment Comes to Saskatchewan
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TC Energy Terminates Keystone XL Pipeline
Source: Staff Reuters, globalnews.ca, June 10, 2021 The expansion was green-lit by former U.S. president Donald Trump in January of last year. TC Energy said on Wednesday it had terminated the Keystone XL pipeline project. The move comes five months after U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order to revoke the permit that would… Continue reading TC Energy Terminates Keystone XL Pipeline
Saskatchewan Filing Amicus Brief In US Keystone Pipeline Lawsuit
Saskatchewan will be filing an amicus brief in support of 21 US states fighting President Biden’s decision to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline. “The cancellation of this pipeline will have a significant negative impact on resource sector jobs in Saskatchewan and across North America,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Gordon Wyant said. “It will ultimately… Continue reading Saskatchewan Filing Amicus Brief In US Keystone Pipeline Lawsuit
Shell to Reduce Alberta Presence With $900M Sale of Assets to Crescent Point
Source: Dan Healing, The Canadian Press Staff, calgary.ctvnews.ca, February 18, 2021 Crescent Point said it has already identified more than 200 other potential drilling sites on the 130,000 net hectares of drilling rights it is buying. Royal Dutch Shell is further reducing its exposure to the Alberta oilpatch with a deal to sell producing light… Continue reading Shell to Reduce Alberta Presence With $900M Sale of Assets to Crescent Point
Biden Vows to Work With Canada
Source: Nicole Bogart, ctvnews.ca, January 24, 2020 Biden and Trudeau have agreed to meet next month, although it’s not clear given the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic what form that meeting would take. EDMONTON — U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to work with Canada in relation to his “Buy American” policy, which would tighten existing… Continue reading Biden Vows to Work With Canada
Trudeau Disappointed Over Keystone XL Cancellation in Phone Call With Biden
Source: David Lao, globalnews.ca, January 23, 2021 The call was the first opportunity for Trudeau to express the country’s consternation over Biden’s move to cancel the pipeline. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in his first chat with U.S. President Joe Biden since Wednesday’s inauguration, expressed disappointment over the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline. The two… Continue reading Trudeau Disappointed Over Keystone XL Cancellation in Phone Call With Biden
Experts Say Keystone XL Cancelation Will Stifle Canada’s Oil Industry for Years
Source: Dan Healing The Canadian Press, globalnews.ca, January 22, 2021 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has said the province has about $1 billion at risk if the project is killed. Western Canada’s oil producers will likely cope better with Joe Biden’s cancelling of the Keystone XL presidential permit than they did with the same move by… Continue reading Experts Say Keystone XL Cancelation Will Stifle Canada’s Oil Industry for Years
Biden Sworn in as 46th US President
Source: Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller And Alexandra Jaffe The Associated Press, globalnews.ca, January 21, 2020 “Through a crucible for the ages, America has been tested anew, and America has risen to the challenge,” Biden said. Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States on Wednesday, assuming the helm of a country… Continue reading Biden Sworn in as 46th US President
Canada Urges Biden’s Team to Reconsider Keystone XL
Source: Rachel Gilmore, globalnews.ca, January 19, 2021 Premier Jason Kenney said Alberta has a strong legal basis for seeking damages if the Keystone XL pipeline expansion is killed. Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan says the government is continuing to “make the case” for the Keystone XL pipeline expansion despite reported plans from Joe Biden… Continue reading Canada Urges Biden’s Team to Reconsider Keystone XL
Biden Plans to Block Keystone XL Pipeline
Source: James McCarten The Canadian Press, globalnews.ca, January 18, 2020 Government officials quietly refused to rule out the possibility that there might still be time to change the Biden administration’s mind. One of Joe Biden‘s first actions once he becomes U.S. president Wednesday will be to slam the door yet again on Canada’s politically fraught… Continue reading Biden Plans to Block Keystone XL Pipeline