US seeks tougher pipeline oversight 09/26/2010
The Obama administration called for tighter federal oversight of oil and gas pipelines Sept. 15 in the wake of a deadly California gas explosion that raised alarms about the safety of the nation's agi...

Red faces all round 09/19/2010
Just ask the bosses of Suncor Energy and Enbridge about timing being everything. There they were, putting the best spin on their environmental records for the benefit of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelos...

Pelosi digs into Canada's oil sands 09/19/2010
House Speaker hears from both sides in oil sands debate; leaves Alberta premier in 'buoyant' mood and ready to work with US
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whose San Francisco congressional district is the heart of California's support for low-carbon fuel standards and opposition to imports of crude from the Alberta oil sands,...

Northern Gateway under siege 03/28/2010
Enbridge, on verge of filing to open Asian markets for oil sands crude, faces resistance from environmentalists, First Nations
No matter which way pipeline company Enbridge turns it is encountering resistance to the first large-scale plan to export crude oil from the North American continent. First Nations, environmentalists...

Proposed AGIA gas regulations out 02/28/2010
Regulations related to capacity acquired in first binding season under AGIA; establish how state would value gas, switching terms
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has published proposed regulations which would apply to gas shipped in firm transportation capacity acquired in the first binding open season for a project l...

A black eye that will stick 02/14/2010
EnCana gets scolded for handling of sour gas leak in British Columbia; ponders new technologies to set off earlier alarms
For EnCana, it's bound to be one of those low-water marks that is associated with the big Canadian independent for years to come. You can safely bet a lot of corporate time and money will be devoted...

FERC OKs Oregon LNG port; state to appeal 12/27/2009
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal at Coos Bay on the Oregon Coast. Appeals are planned by both the state administration and environ...

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...

Letting the good times roll 10/18/2009
Gains in drilling, completion technology improve economics of B.C.'s Horn River, Montney plays; province hopes for strong winter
The revving up of activity in British Columbia Horn River and Montney-Doig gas formations, which the provincial government is hoping will result in a benchmark winter drilling season, has seized the a...

Natural gas for consumers 09/27/2009
ANGDA works for our burner tips, not Chicago's, Heinze tells chamber
A lot of people are working on getting North Slope natural gas to Chicago and focused on the revenues the state will receive from commercializing Alaska's natural gas, Harold Heinze told the Anchorage...

AK-WA Connection 2009: Green works for Alaska-Washington trade 08/23/2009
Puget Sound ports, customers and others pursue environment initiatives, tout advantages of reducing emission of greenhouse gases
Businesses in the Alaska-Washington trade are focusing on an increasing number of green initiatives, working to benefit the environment and the bottom line. The ports of Seattle and Tacoma, for examp...

AK-WA Connection 2009: Firms find ways to weather the storm 08/23/2009
Drawing on experience, diversity and innovation, companies make the Alaska-Washington connection to offset effects of recession
Businesses engaged in the Alaska-Washington trade, along with the rest of the nation, have spent recent months coping with challenges presented by the worst economic downturn in modern history. They...

TransCanada, Enbridge going at it again 08/23/2009
Pipeline giants lock horns over rival attempts to establish a 'bullet' crude oil pipeline from Alberta to U.S. Gulf Coast
When the National Energy Board convenes on Sept. 15 it could be adjudicating another brawl between TransCanada and Enbridge, Canada's pipeline heavyweights. They just can't seem to get along. In the...

Abu Dhabi enters Horn River shale play 07/12/2009
Taqa North, an arm of Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., has extended its presence in Canada by acquiring two large exploration licenses in the Horn River shale gas play of northeastern British Columbia. ...

Refiners move into alternative fuels 06/28/2009
Oil companies shop for discounted ethanol plants forced into bankruptcy by economy, frozen credit, wildly swinging corn prices; of some 200 U.S. plants, about two dozen in bankruptcy
When Sunoco closed in mid-June on the acquisition of a bankrupt ethanol plant in Fulton, N.Y., for pennies on the dollar, it became just the latest oil refiner to step into the alternative fuels marke...

Chevron gets approval for expanded Gorgon 05/10/2009
$25 billion LNG project off Australia gets environmental approval for third train, but investment decision is still months away
Chevron Corp. has received approval from Western Australia's Environmental Protection Authority to expand its Gorgon LNG project on Barrow Island. The approval came April 29. The huge project - now ex...

Mining News: Toronto ranks high in metropolitan delights 03/29/2009
A visit to Toronto is like a trip to springtime, even when the temperature is minus 10 degrees Celsius and the wind is howling worse than wintertime in Chicago. The reason: Toronto offers the best of...

Oklahoma investigates Cushing oil glut 03/15/2009
Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson is investigating concerns that Canadian oil is pouring into Oklahoma markets, driving down the price Oklahoma oil producers receive for their product. Edmonds...