Epic

An epic Canadian environmental contest has ended in victory for a prized patch of wild Alberta plains and a loss for a natural gas producer. A 1,275 well, shallow gas drilling program, proposed by Cenovus Energy, will not be allowed, Canada Environment Minister Peter Kent announced Friday.

The 66-month regulatory ordeal of Canada’s Arctic natural gas project includes epic efforts to drum up aboriginal participation in the process, according to a summary provided to the National Energy Board (NEB) by the federal justice department.

The 66-month regulatory ordeal of Canada’s Arctic natural gas project includes epic efforts to drum up aboriginal participation in the process, according to a summary provided to the National Energy Board (NEB) by the federal justice department.

The 66-month regulatory ordeal of Canada’s Arctic natural gas project includes epic efforts to drum up aboriginal participation in the process, according to a summary provided to the National Energy Board (NEB) by the federal justice department.

As the last leg of Canada’s northern pipeline regulatory epic begins, partners in the Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) are signaling that they are still contenders to go all the way into construction.

As the last leg of Canada’s northern pipeline regulatory epic begins, partners in the Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) are signaling that they are still contenders to go all the way into construction.

As the last leg of Canada’s northern pipeline regulatory epic begins, partners in the Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) are signaling that they are still contenders to go all the way into construction.

On the heels of winning an epic two-year battle for Canadian environmental approval this summer, the international Georgia Strait Crossing (GSX) sea-floor pipeline project offshore Washington State and British Columbia appears to have foundered on the rocks of higher natural gas prices.

On the heels of winning an epic two-year battle for Canadian environmental approval this summer, the international Georgia Strait Crossing (GSX) sea-floor pipeline project offshore of Washington State and British Columbia appears to have foundered on the rocks of higher natural gas prices.