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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NEBC’s Montney Pipeline Connector Gains Approval, with Limits on Indigenous Control
A two-year regulatory ordeal has ended in success for a US$262 million natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline system that would carry Montney Shale production in northeastern British Columbia (BC) to an Alberta hub. The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) recommended final approval of the 125-mile NEBC Connector, sponsored by NorthRiver Midstream. The dual-pipe connection with 91,000…
October 27, 2023
Canadian Oil, Natural Gas Firms Predicted to Boost Spending 10%-Plus in 2024
Canadian oil and gas producers, service firms and financers predict a “moderate growth” year in 2024 as new overseas export outlets surface on the Pacific coast of British Columbia (BC), according to ATB Capital Markets Inc. The optimism emerged in a survey held from Sept. 18 to Oct. 2 of 26 producers, 30 oilfield service…
October 23, 2023
Ksi Lisims LNG Signs Up as Customer for TC’s Prince Rupert Pipe System
TC Energy Corp. has landed Ksi Lisims LNG as a potential customer for a dormant but still approved pipeline across northern British Columbia (BC), the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) system. Led by the Nisga’a Nation and a group of Canada’s largest natural gas producers, Ksi Lisims also has filed for environmental approval to develop…
October 20, 2023
Canada’s Supreme Court Tosses ‘No More Pipelines Bill,’ Says Parliament Overstepped
The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday ruled that the Liberal government in Ottawa violated the national constitution with the 2019 Impact Assessment Act (IAA), aka “no more pipelines bill,” which claimed exclusive authority over environmental approval of natural gas, oil and forestry projects. “Parliament has plainly overstepped its constitutional competence,” five of the seven…
October 17, 2023
KAPS Ramp-Up Now Moving NGLs from Montney, Duvernay to Western Canada – and Beyond
Calgary-based Keyera Corp. and Stonepeak Partners LP said their Key Access Pipeline System (KAPS) has ramped up and is moving up to 350,000 b/d of natural gas liquids (NGL) from the Montney and Duvernay formations in Western Canada to a market hub in Fort Saskatchewan. The C$2 billion ($1.5 billion) KAPS project is a “significant…
October 6, 2023
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
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
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 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 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