Canada

The Ksi Lisims LNG export project, proposed to move 12 million metric tons/year of natural gas to overseas markets from the west coast of British Columbia (BC), can achieve a net-zero carbon goal by 2030, sponsors promised in a letter to provincial authorities. Led by the Nisga’a Nation, the proposed liquefied natural gas project said…

Supply preparations are accelerating for LNG deliveries overseas from British Columbia (BC) after TC Energy Corp. secured approval for a pipeline connection. With exploration and production support, the Calgary-based midstream giant also has proposed a special export toll for liquefied natural gas. The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) finalized TC’s Willow Valley Interconnect, which would link…

Strong demand for industrial chemistry, from drilling fluids to additives that smooth pipeline flows for natural gas and oilfields, lit up first quarter earnings for CES Energy Solutions Corp. Improved results versus the same period last year resulted from “high levels of revenue underpinned by industry stabilization, and continued strong market share,” the oilfield services…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast. NGI’s Patrick Rau, director of Strategy and Research, offers his insight into what was learned in the first quarter earnings calls regarding LNG projects across North America. Rau takes a deep dive into the progress of liquefied natural gas projects in…

Ovintiv Inc. balanced its focus between its Permian Basin program and maximizing earnings from its Montney Shale assets during 1Q2023, exceeding production expectations and increasing revenue despite falling U.S. natural gas prices during the quarter. The Denver-based company made good on its word from the previous quarter about its goal to make Permian growth in…

Work has stopped on a stretch of the Coastal GasLink pipeline that would ultimately feed the LNG Canada facility under construction in British Columbia (BC) after provincial regulators discovered erosion and sediment control issues.  The BC Environmental Assessment Office’s (EAO) Compliance and Enforcement Branch issued orders last week to halt work along a 12-mile stretch…

After more than a decade-long surge in activity, Canada has fallen behind in the North American LNG export race despite a bevy of proposed projects, but with the winds of a global energy crisis at their backs, some facilities are now moving forward or even nearing completion. Since 2011, 24 liquefied natural gas export and…

An estimated 150,000 boe/d of natural gas and oil production was offline and thousands of residents had been evacuated early Monday as Western and Central Alberta dealt with more than 100 wildfires, with as many as 30 considered out of control. “We note that there has yet to be reports of significant damage to infrastructure,…

Premium European natural gas prices, Montney Shale drilling and a Saskatchewan asset sale supported a 34% jump in profits during the first quarter for Canada producer Vermilion Energy Inc. The Calgary-based explorer, which reports in Canadian dollars (C$1.00/73 cents), reported elevated prices for Dutch, German, French and Irish production, high enough to offset deeper cuts…