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Gordon Jaremko

Gordon Jaremko worked as a reporter and editor for Canadian daily newspapers, wire services and monthly magazines for 38 years in Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa, primarily covering politics, economics and business with emphasis on the Alberta petroleum industry. He has contributed to four books and has become an independent contractor engaged on two history projects. He has been contributing to Intelligence Press since 1986.

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Canada Correspondent | Calgary, AB

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Canada Readying Draft Methane Rules to Mitigate Natural Gas, Oil Emissions

Canada Readying Draft Methane Rules to Mitigate Natural Gas, Oil Emissions

Canada’s plans to sharply reduce the natural gas and oil industry’s methane emissions, considered the most potent greenhouse gas (GHG), were front and center at recent energy conferences in Calgary and New York City. Canada’s Catherine Stewart, the country’s ambassador for Climate Change, predicted at the Climate Week conference in New York that draft regulations…

September 28, 2023
Future of Canada’s Natural Gas, Oil Industry Debated by National, Alberta Leaders

Future of Canada’s Natural Gas, Oil Industry Debated by National, Alberta Leaders

Canadian leaders traded barbs on Monday about the future of the nation’s natural gas and oil at international conferences in Calgary and in New York City At the World Petroleum Conference in Calgary, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith repeated a vow to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but said the province’s gas and oil production was…

September 19, 2023
Canada’s NGTL Secures LNG Export Toll Approval as Liquefaction Projects Advance

Canada’s NGTL Secures LNG Export Toll Approval as Liquefaction Projects Advance

Entry into the global LNG trade has been granted to TC Energy Corp.’s supply collection grid, Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL), by a favorable decision on pipeline access to export terminals on the Pacific coast of British Columbia (BC). The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) approved an NGTL bargain toll for overseas sales of BC and…

September 18, 2023
Kingston Expanding Midstream in Clearwater with Rangeland Canada Takeover

Kingston Expanding Midstream in Clearwater with Rangeland Canada Takeover

Kingston Midstream Alberta Ltd. has stepped forward to buy the three-year-old Marten Hills Pipeline System in the Clearwater field in Canada, with the takeover of Rangeland Midstream Canada Ltd. from its Texas owners. The transaction, for an undisclosed amount, is set to be completed by the end of this month. Marten Hills, which was placed…

September 15, 2023
Crescent Point Bets on 10% Production Boost with Montney, Duvernay Shale Gas Strategy

Crescent Point Bets on 10% Production Boost with Montney, Duvernay Shale Gas Strategy

Crescent Point Energy Corp. is shifting its budget to center on long-term drilling in Alberta’s liquids-rich shale after landing a $500 million oil asset sale in North Dakota last month. Of a C$1.05-1.15 billion (US$788-862 million) development program in 2024, 70% is now being allocated for northern Alberta Montney and Duvernay geological formations, according to…

September 13, 2023
Canada Producers Tout Lower Emissions from Conventional Natural Gas, Liquids Production

Canada Producers Tout Lower Emissions from Conventional Natural Gas, Liquids Production

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions shrank while Canadian natural gas and liquids byproduct output grew during the 2012-2021 period, according to government records compiled by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP). Annual GHG discharges from gas, condensate and lighter fluids production dropped by 22% to 50 million tons in 2021 from 64 million tons in…

September 6, 2023
Enbridge CEO Calls Dominion Natural Gas Utility Deal ‘Once in a Generation Opportunity’

Enbridge CEO Calls Dominion Natural Gas Utility Deal ‘Once in a Generation Opportunity’

Enbridge Inc. agreed late Tuesday to spend $9.4 billion to become the top North American natural gas utility operator in North America with the purchase of three Dominion Inc. systems, which, once completed, would deliver 9.3 Bcf/d to seven million U.S. and Canadian customers. The Dominion systems to be sold, East Ohio Gas Co., Public…

September 6, 2023
Drilling Efficiencies Drive Double-Digit Growth for BC Natural Gas Production, Says Regulator

Drilling Efficiencies Drive Double-Digit Growth for BC Natural Gas Production, Says Regulator

Natural gas reserves and production grew in British Columbia last year as drilling improved in the northern Montney Shale, according to the BC Energy Regulator (BCER). Booked reserves gained 18% to 83.17 Tcf in 2022, even as the BC well count dropped by 20% to 374, from 467 in 2021. Production rose by 12% to…

August 31, 2023
AltaGas Muscles Up in Natural Gas-Rich Montney with Tidewater Midstream Tie-Up

AltaGas Muscles Up in Natural Gas-Rich Montney with Tidewater Midstream Tie-Up

AltaGas Ltd. agreed Thursday to buy some natural gas storage assets and midstream properties in Alberta’s Montney Shale from Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $447 million. The package includes the northern Pipestone natural gas processing, storage and pipeline network, as well as the Dimsdale gas storage facility. “We are…

August 31, 2023
Canada Utility Aiming to Blend “Teal” Hydrogen into New Brunswick Natural Gas Network by 2025

Canada Utility Aiming to Blend “Teal” Hydrogen into New Brunswick Natural Gas Network by 2025

A Canadian startup is targeting 2025 to begin a low-carbon hydrogen blending pilot with local natural gas utility Gas New Brunswick. Fredericton, New Brunswick-based Nu:ionic Technologies Inc. said it plans to deploy its proprietary teal hydrogen technology, which combines elements of the more widely known “blue” and “green” production methods. The teal method utilizes microwave…

August 31, 2023
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