Energy Transition

Facing a provincial election by late May, the United Conservative Party (UCP) government of Alberta has formally adopted the Liberal Canadian administration’s goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. The 66-page Alberta Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan was endorsed by UCP Premier Danielle Smith. The UCP accepted the carbon reduction target…

Bear Head Energy Inc. has received environmental assessment approval to move forward with a green hydrogen and ammonia production, storage and loading facility in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, formerly an LNG export facility. The project was given the green light by provincial Minister Timothy Halman of the Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change. “Following a…

EQT Corp. is launching a nature-based carbon offset initiative, a first for the No. 1 natural gas producer in the United States, to reduce emissions from the atmosphere.  The Pennsylvania-based independent is partnering with the Wheeling Park Commission in West Virginia, along with Teralytic and Climate Smart Environmental Consulting LLC, to begin the carbon offset…

Canada’s top natural gas producer, Tourmaline Oil Corp., has inked an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to build out a network of compressed natural gas (CNG) stations in Western Canada.  As part of the joint development agreement, California-based Clean Energy and Tourmaline would each contribute $26.2 million to construct up to 20 CNG stations…

Using the Biden administration’s landmark climate legislation, Mitsubishi Power Americas Inc. is working with Warwick Carbon Solutions Development Co. LP (WCS) to leverage its zero-carbon ambitions in the United States. The companies’ joint development agreement (JDA) was assisted by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which was signed into law last year by President Biden.  “As…

Federal, local and state governments, once keen on taking natural gas vehicles (NGV) over the bridge toward a cleaner transportation sector, have shifted lanes with electric vehicles (EV) gaining speed by the day. In the last three decades, NGV adoption was bolstered by 37 key federal subsidies, laws, programs and regulations, some of which have…

Energy and environment ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) economically advanced nations, including the United States, agreed to ramp up electricity generated by renewable energy sources to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels. Yet the ministers, recognizing global demand shifts amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and the particular energy needs of meeting host…

EQT Corp., the largest natural gas producer in the United States, is partnering with Context Labs to commercialize verified low-carbon intensity natural gas products and carbon credits. Context Labs offers decarbonization as a service, or DaaS, using technologies to certify emissions profiles and help progress mitigation across the natural gas value chain. Technologies include distributed…

U.S. oil producers ramped up output last week even as near- and long-term demand grew increasingly uncertain amid recession fears and a new push to shift American drivers to electric-powered cars and trucks. Domestic exploration and production (E&P) firms generated 12.3 million b/d of oil for the week ended April 7, according to the U.S.…