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1. Latest Trans Mountain greenlight unlikely to end pipeline paralysis

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, February 27, 2019 Canada should celebrate the recent decision of the National Energy Board to recommend approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with its promise of jobs and economic benefits. According to Natural ...

2. B.C. pipeline protests a harbinger of things to come

   The pipeline has been described as an liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline, but according to the project website, it will transport regular slightly-pressurized natural gas to a LNG facility in Dawson Creek. The pipeline had successfully ...

3. Trudeau government should listen to the chiefs and support natural resource development

   The chiefs want the government to shelve two bills currently under Senate review—Bill C-69 and Bill C-48. ...

4. Trudeau sticking with Bill C-69

   In the Calgary Herald, Chris Varcoe recently reported that Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips expressed concerns about federal Bill C-69, which would radically revise the process of environmental assessment for major ...

5. With latest Keystone court ruling, the oil blockade continues

   With his recent ruling, which again delays TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline project pending further environmental review, Montana District Court Judge Brian Morris has thrown yet another wrench in the gears of Canada’s oil and gas ...

6. Alberta needs diversification—of oil transport capacity

   If it wasn’t already clear why Alberta needs a broader customer base and more highly diversified oil transportation capacity, recent events should make it painfully obvious. First, despite today’s dip, oil prices for West Texas ...

7. Alberta’s one-stop shop for energy project approvals is a good step forward

   In the midst of the Trans Mountain saga, Alberta has launched a new regulatory reform effort that will streamline the permitting process for energy projects in the province. Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd says the new process will ...

8. Court ruling puts Trans Mountain pipeline expansion at risk

   There has long been opposition to oil production and oil tankers in British Columbia, an opposition that has, if anything, intensified after the federal government’s C$4.5 billion purchase of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion ...

9. Capital flows to jurisdictions with sound, attractive polices

   Three articles, published on sequential days this month, paint a stark contrast between oil and gas regulation in the United States and Canada. Writing in Forbes, David Blackmon paints a vivid picture of a flourishing American oil and ...

10. Environmental group identifies minuscule spillage rates for pipelines

    A new report by Equiterre, a Quebec-based environmental group, has looked into the safety of pipelines in Canada, by focusing on four pipelines in Quebec. From their report, one would conclude that pipelines are growing less safe, ...