oil and gas industry

8:31AM
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Saskatchewan tops in the eyes of oil and gas investors, but there’s considerable room for improvement

Investors pointed to regulatory duplication and inconsistencies, which deterred 48 per cent of survey respondents.


2:47PM
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Will the last energy company to leave Alberta please turn off the lights

Foreign direct investment in Canada dropped 56 per cent between 2013 and 2017.


9:59AM
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Federal regulators continue to ignore industry concerns

In 2018, 73 per cent of respondents said compliance costs were a deterrent to investment compared to only 32 per cent in 2013.


9:51AM
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Bill C-69 retains subjective criteria including ‘gender’ implications of energy projects

Bill C-69 will overhaul the entire assessment process of major energy projects.


5:57PM
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Canada’s upstream oil and gas sector—from the outpatient clinic to intensive care

The oil and gas sector contributes, directly and indirectly, around 8 per cent of Canada’s GDP.


12:18PM
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Alberta’s new government should target energy sector taxes and regulations

The oil and gas industry accounts for almost 30 per cent of the provincial economy.


4:31PM
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About those 9,000 jobs, Mr. Prime Minister

The biggest losses, unsurprisingly, are in Alberta.