Gordon Jaremko

After spending years advancing a Canadian east coast LNG project, Bear Head Energy Inc. is officially moving forward with a hydrogen facility as a zero-carbon fuel of the future. Houston-based Buckeye Partners LP last May completed its takeover of the Bear Head liquefied natural gas project in Nova Scotia. At the time, Buckeye had outlined…

The Ksi Lisims LNG export project backed by natives and proposed for Canada’s northern Pacific coast has cleared its second regulatory hurdle by qualifying for a British Columbia (BC) government approval process. The BC Environmental Assessment Office (BCEAO) said last week it would review the plan by the Nisga’a Nation, Rockies LNG LP and Western…

Repsol SA has scrapped plans to export LNG from the Saint John import terminal in New Brunswick because of a lack of natural gas supplies and the costs to move it to the facility. The company stated that it would shelve the plan to tap into European demand after a feasibility study confirmed that tolls…

Calfrac Well Services Ltd. is projecting steady utilization of 15 completion fleets across the United States and Canada for the rest of this year, management said.  “Even with the constructive long-term outlook for the United States pressure pumping industry, the company expects to navigate any potential activity reduction in its natural gas concentrated regions by…

Cedar LNG, a joint liquefied natural gas export project by Haisla Nation and Pembina Pipeline Corp. that would ship 400 MMcf/d, has gained an environmental assessment certificate to proceed by the British Columbia (BC) government. BC Premier David Eby described the C$3.2 billion ($2.4 billion) project as an “unprecedented opportunity” for Haisla and its northern…

The forecast cost of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion (TMX) has climbed to C$30.9 billion ($23.2 billion) and could jump again by construction completion, according to a project update by the Canadian government-owned company. “As with all projects of this size, risks to the final costs and schedule will remain as work is completed through…

Paramount Resources Ltd. has set its sights on finishing its fifth walking rig after higher natural gas and oil prices more than doubled 2022 earnings. The independent reports earnings in Canadian dollars (C$1.00/US 75 cents). The Calgary firm’s 2023 budget enables subsidiary Fox Drilling to finish building the high-tech rig for $16.8 million. The program…

British Columbia (BC) delivered the growth while Alberta faded when Canadian natural gas production jumped to a record monthly high late last year, according to industry accounts compiled by the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). BC wells, dominated by Montney Shale flows, sustained 6.63 Bcf/d or 37% of the new 17.9 Bcf/d peak last November. The…

Revived drilling contracts in 2022 plumped up the coffers of Ensign Energy Services Inc., a fixture of oilfield operations in Canada and the United States. Operating days were higher “as a result of supportive industry conditions driving activity improvements year/year,” executives said in the quarterly report. “The outlook for oilfield services continues to be positive…