Indigenous

After being rescued from a Wisconsin tribal lawsuit by the Canadian government regarding its Line 5 oil pipeline, Enbridge Inc. has made a corporate vow to improve relations with native communities across North America. “We recognize the deep and meaningful connections that Indigenous nations have to water, land and the environment,” Enbridge management said in…

Compensation payments of C$65 million ($52 million) will save 195 shale gas and forestry projects affected by a June 29 Indigenous rights court verdict in northern British Columbia (BC), in an agreement between the tribal case winner and the provincial government. To salvage projects approved before the verdict, the deal announced Thursday (Oct. 7) commits…

The Alberta government and Canadian oil exporters celebrated Wednesday after Enbridge Inc. confirmed that its Line 3 pipe replacement project had been completed and would start deliveries Friday (Oct. 1). “It’s fantastic news for our province’s economic recovery,” said Premier Jason Kenney. “Our government will continue to fight for all projects that help bring our…

Mexico’s Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) will build alternate natural gas pipeline branches in an effort to get stalled projects in the country moving. Speaking at a press conference earlier this month, CFE Internacional and CFEnergía head Miguel Reyes said new routes would be developed for the Guaymas-El Oro pipeline and the Tuxpan-Tula line. The…

By combining natural gas growth with native economic ambitions, Canada’s natural gas industry is trying out a formula for an environmental, social and governance investment standard that caters to stakeholder demands. A trio of British Columbia (BC) liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, seeking total exports of as much as 2.76 Bcf/d, is employing cooperation with…

A British Columbia (BC) trial court has directed the provincial government to build Indigenous rights into strengthened regulation of the Montney Shale region, but stopped short of handing out injunctions that would have halted natural gas supply development. After a six-year review of cumulative effects on the Blueberry River First Nations that included a 160-day…

Canadian natives gained a say in national supervision of pipelines and power transmission Wednesday, when the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) appointed its first formal Indigenous Advisory Committee (IAC). The IAC includes nine First Nations, Inuit and Metis representatives from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Yukon Territory. Tribal associations chose three of the…

An aboriginal green energy tint has been painted on British Columbia (BC) liquefied natural gas (LNG) by an agreement of three tribes to promote northern Pacific coast export projects as global environmental blessings.

Canadian federal and provincial authorities have set out to earn native acceptance for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and pipeline projects by enlisting aboriginal participation in environmental regulation.