Canada

Port Edward LNG Ltd. President Chris Hilliard, who is leading development of a small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on the west coast of Canada, believes the project has unique advantages to become one of the country’s first LNG export terminals. Hilliard said the 300,000 metric tons/year project could be in service by 2024. Considering…

The U.S. natural gas rig count rose three units to 149 for the week ended Friday (May 13), while rising numbers in the oil patch rounded out another week of healthy gains for domestic drilling activity, the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show. Six oil-directed rigs were added along with the three natural…

LNG Canada will have the lowest greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of any operating liquefaction plant in the world, CEO Jason Klein said, telling an industry audience they must better promote the environmental benefits of Canadian natural gas exports to get more projects off the ground. Klein, a Shell plc executive who was tapped to replace…

Canada’s energy industry and the regulators that oversee it need to get serious quickly if the country expects to be a player in the global natural gas market, a panel of exploration and production (E&P) executives said this week at a conference in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC).  Countries across the world are scrambling for additional…

Rising prices and producer demand for delivery service in the gassy Montney Shale of northern Alberta and British Columbia (BC) ignited a “tremendous start” to the year for Pembina Pipeline Corp., management said.  The Calgary operator, which reports in Canadian dollars (C$1.00/US 80 cents) said highlights of the first quarter included relaunching construction of the…

Gibson Energy Inc. is maintaining talks about expansions and its energy transition goals as it stacks gains from the first three months of the year thanks to increased commodity prices. The Calgary oilfield service firm’s gains were led by the oil marketing business, according to the company. Volumes grew by 20% to 58,088 b/d in…

Record natural gas production and stronger commodity prices propelled Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) in the first three months of this year, enabling returns to shareholders and corporate debt reduction. Natural gas production jumped by 25% in 1Q2022 from a year earlier to 2 Bcf/d, management noted. Liquids production hovered at 945,809 b/d, off from…

Houston-based Buckeye Partners LP on Thursday unveiled definitive plans to acquire – and revive – an inactive liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on Canada’s Atlantic coast, Bear Head LNG. “This acquisition demonstrates Buckeye’s focus on being an integral part of the next phase of the global energy evolution,” said Buckeye CEO Todd Russo. Buckeye’s Bear…

As the top supplier of Canadian natural gas, Calgary-based independent Tourmaline Oil Corp. plans to increase Montney Shale output when tanker sailings begin from the Shell plc-led export project, LNG Canada. Plans to boost supply for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility under construction in British Columbia (BC) were discussed by Tourmaline’s management team as…