Canada clears Chinese oil sands purchase 01/10/2010
Applies stiff conditions to large stake by state-run PetroChina; makes clear Canada eager to allow 2-way trade, resource investment
The Canadian government is opening the door to investment in its energy and mining sector by Asia's resource-hungry, state-run companies, but has left no doubt that the welcome mat does not constitute...

Ho-ho-hold the holidays 01/10/2010
Proponents of Mackenzie gas have tight deadline to respond to 679-page report
It landed Dec. 30 with a thud on desks in the high-rise petroleum towers of downtown Calgary, spoiling whatever hopes employees working on the Mackenzie Gas Project might have had to put their feet up...

Enbridge warns of possible pipeline over-capacity 12/27/2009
Between TransCanada and Enbridge - Canada's two biggest energy pipeline companies - there's seldom a meeting of the minds. From the time they got caught up squabbling over rights to ship Alaska North...

Noah: standalone line work on schedule 12/20/2009
Parks Highway route selected because it is shorter, could cost less; gas conditioning in Cook Inlet, at PBU facilities, considered
Harry Noah, special manager of the in-state gas pipeline project, told Alaska legislators Dec. 16 that the standalone or bullet line - a project which would deliver gas just within Alaska, not to outs...

Canada: Cleaning off a 'dirty' image 12/20/2009
Canadian, Alberta political, industry leaders defend record in oil sands, say they are ready to participate in any Copenhagen deal
Government and industry leaders are fighting back against a tidal wave of criticism and abuse flowing from the Copenhagen climate change summit that has Canada cast as a "corrupt petro-state" because...

Mackenzie Gas Project report on its way 12/20/2009
Backers of the Mackenzie Gas Project have a date - Dec. 31. That's when the Joint Review Panel is expected to meet its promised deadline and deliver its findings on environmental and socioeconomic iss...

Exxon seeks new life 12/20/2009
Bets heavily on unconventional gas as fuel of choice by 2030 in takeover of XTO
The tipoff was there for anyone caring to pay attention when ExxonMobil declared on Dec. 8 that natural gas would be the fuel of choice in the United States by 2030, shunting aside coal and oil. Less...

Canada makes 'absolute' shift 12/13/2009
The Canadian government has entered the Copenhagen climate change summit hinting that it may be ready to make a fundamental course correction in its environmental policy by imposing absolute emission...

'Possible ... probably not likely' 12/06/2009
EnCana chairman, execs play down takeover risks as Canadian independent goes its separate ways; argue share value best protection
A few voices of dissent were effectively stifled and an overwhelming 99 percent-plus of shareholders set the oil and natural gas parts of EnCana on separate directions, with executives playing down an...

Melt could cost trillions 12/06/2009
Pipelines, roads, buildings threatened by extreme temperature swings in Arctic
A meltdown in northern Canada is endangering pipelines, roads and buildings - including C$5 trillion worth of aging infrastructure - if climate change continues unabated in the decades ahead, says a r...

Asia-bound, 'sooner rather than later' 11/29/2009
Enbridge, Kinder on verge of revealing strategies to open new markets for Alberta oil sands production, urged on by interest groups
Between now and mid-2010, the prospects of shipping bitumen from the Alberta oil sands to Asian refineries are heading toward make-or-break decisions. Enbridge anticipates submitting an application to...

One more thing for oil sands 11/29/2009
Study says geopolitical events will determine sands development rate, markets served, upgrading, what environmental costs imposed
As if the Alberta oil sands don't have enough on their plate, figuring out economic and environmental challenges, a new study has tossed geopolitical ingredients into the mix. A joint report by the Lo...

TransCanada takes Midtown office space 11/15/2009
TransCanada Corp. said it has signed a lease for office space in the Calais 1 building in Midtown. The Calgary-based company is the state's licensee for developing a multibillion-dollar gas pipeline...

State says line on schedule, on budget 11/15/2009
Alaska commissioners of Natural Resources, Revenue, report to legislators on the state-backed TransCanada gas pipeline project
The AGIA-licensed Alaska Pipeline Project is on schedule and on budget, Alaska's commissioners of Revenue and Natural Resources said in a report to legislators released Oct. 31. The report, the secon...

A new Arctic paradigm 11/08/2009
Moving farther north in Arctic offshore stimulates drilling safety innovation
The potentially huge but largely untapped oil and gas resources of the Arctic offshore have become a major focus of attention, as access to new resources in traditional petroleum provinces has become...

Mac partners battle on 11/08/2009
Positive remarks counter October gloom based on fiscal rejection speculation
The smallest interest partner in the Mackenzie Gas Project has suddenly become its biggest booster at a time when hopes are waning. ExxonMobil, whose wholly owned Canadian unit has a 5.2 percent stake...

Mining Explorers 2009: Prize Mining Corporation 11/01/2009
PRZ: TSX-V President and CEO: James "Jim" Glass Interim chairman and CFO: Feisal Somji Prize Mining Corp., founded in 1996 in Alberta, is dedicated to the exploration, discovery and development of p...

Mining Explorers 2009: Comaplex Minerals Corp. 11/01/2009
CMF: TSX President and CEO: George F. Fink Chief Operating Officer: Mark J. Balog Vice President, Project Development: Tom Morrison Comaplex Minerals Corp. explores for precious and base metals in Ca...

Mining Explorers 2009: Explorers seek Arctic riches 11/01/2009
Far North minerals, diamonds still beckon to investors in down year
Mineral-rich Nunavut Territory celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2009 and mining explorers seeking diamonds and precious and base metals brought their drills to the party. The territory, home to only...

Wins and losses for sands sector 11/01/2009
Industry gets boost from study estimating employment, economic spinoffs; runs afoul of chemical producers, who demand single standard
The Alberta oil sands, as is so often the case, are being pulled in opposite directions, quietly ramping up production, while unease builds as the sector awaits greenhouse gas regulations from the Oba...

New pipelines to move heavy oil markets 11/01/2009
Canada could soon remove 9 million barrels of crude from the heavy oil market, followed next year by another 5 million barrels. The 9 million barrels is what it will take later this quarter when Tran...

B.C. hits land sale homerun in October 11/01/2009
British Columbia has put a decisive end to Western Canada's dismal land sales year, raking in C$370 million from its October auction, with bidders showing strong interest in the well-established Montn...

No quick carbon fixes 10/25/2009
Oil sands leader argues 'absolute' limits on oil sands' GHG would burden sector; Imperial boss says answers could take 100 years
Two leading players in the Alberta oil sands - the flashpoint of Canada's climate-change wrangling - have answered criticism that the sector is not doing enough to explain itself. In the process, the...

B.C. lifts lid on new gas play 10/25/2009
Government discloses 'sleeping dog' in Liard basin, west of Horn River, Montney plays; operators tight-lipped about plans, results
It's in a hush-hush mode right now, but EandP companies in British Columbia could be quietly extending the province's gas hot spot beyond the Montney and Horn River formations. One of the first public h...

Canadian trusts face 'brave new world' 10/25/2009
NAL sets standard with 4 deals in recent months as it bulks up prior to joining corporate world once trusts lose tax-free shelters
NAL Oil and Gas Trust is rapidly becoming a leader among Canada's trusts as it settles on a future strategy with barely one year left before losing its tax-free status. It struck an agreement Oct. 13 to...