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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Pembina Putting Money on U.S. Approving Jordan Cove LNG in 2019
Pembina Pipeline Corp. placed a C$100 million ($75 million) bet Monday that U.S. approval will be granted in 2019 for the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal that would be sited on the Oregon coast.
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BC’s Green Party Ends LNG Canada Opposition, Hails New Climate Plan
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) export development scored a political breakthrough Wednesday in British Columbia (BC), when the provincial Green Party stopped opposing the LNG Canada project on the northern Pacific coast at Kitimat.
Montney Fracking Suspended at Least 30 Days Pending Earthquake Investigation
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on Friday was suspended for at least 30 days in a sensitive corner of the Montney natural gas formation in northeastern British Columbia (BC) while an investigation is completed into two earthquakes that struck on Nov. 29.
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TransCanada Toll Discount Talks Yield More Eastbound Mainline Flows, Operator Says
TransCanada Corp. on Wednesday announced the second increase in traffic achieved on its cross-country natural gas Mainline by toll discount negotiations since 2016.
New Brunswick Legislature Narrowly OKs Lifting Ban on Unconventional Natural Gas Drilling
A crack opened Friday in provincial policy walls that have kept unconventional natural gas production out of Eastern Canada, when the New Brunswick legislature voted in favor of at least considering making an exception for a rich drilling target.
Alberta to Cut Oil Production in January to Boost Depressed Prices
The Alberta government Sunday announced a cut of 325,000 b/d off the province’s oil production as of Jan. 1, 2019, to try boosting severely depressed prices blamed on a glut backing up behind stalled pipeline projects.
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Vitol Inks Deal with Petronas for LNG Canada Supply
International Swiss trading firm Vitol Group, one of the largest energy traders in the world, has stepped forward as a customer for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the 25% share in the LNG Canada project owned by Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas.
Some Keystone XL Work May Resume, Court Rules
Preliminary work that stops short of physical construction can continue on the hotly contested Keystone XL pipeline project while a court-ordered additional environmental assessment proceeds, Montana District Judge Brian Morris ruled on Thursday.
Facing Pipeline Squeeze, Alberta to Form Provincial Rail Fleet to Move More Oil
Canadian supply gluts and price slumps, attributed by many to obstructed oil pipeline projects, prompted appeals for help Wednesday to the country’s railways and the federal government.
Canadian Drillers Expect Poor Prices, Flat Well Count in 2019
Pipeline capacity shortages, supply backlogs and competition in the United States will add up to poor prices and hard times in 2019 for Canadian natural gas and oil, industry service firms predicted.