Why 2018 was the year of the pipeline
By Peter Kennedy Strange as it might sound, 2018 could be remembered as the year…
Oil & Gas
Alberta mandates oil production cuts
By Peter Kennedy Facing a historically large discount, the Alberta government is moving ahead with…
Will Canadians pay attention if we turn the pumps off?
National No-Hydrocarbon Days would hit both anti-energy and complacent Canadians where it hurts: their energy-entitled…
Alberta mulls calls for oil production cuts
By Peter Kennedy An alarming discount on Canadian crude has sparked calls for production cuts…
MGX set to produce lithium from oil sands waste
MGX Minerals Inc. [XMG-CSE; MGXMF-OTCQB; 1MG-FSE] is poised to generate revenue from technology that the…
Is Canada selling its resources too cheaply?
By Peter Kennedy Discounts on Canadian crude oil widened to alarming levels this week, underlining…
Why Ottawa should go slow on Bill C-69
By Peter Kennedy Despite recent setbacks, Alberta Senator Doug Black believes the Trans Mountain Pipeline…
Ottawa resuming Trans Mountain talks with Indigenous groups
By Peter Kennedy The Canadian government has elected not to challenge a court decision that…
LNG project could deliver $23 billion to B.C.
The three remaining partners in a $40 billion megaproject that aims to export liquefied natural…
Stark contrast between U.S. energy boom, Canada’s lethargy
Canada’s energy sector is struggling primarily because of poor government policies. The U.S. shows a…
What now for the Trans Mountain Pipeline?
The Canadian government is two options after the Federal Court of Appeal on Thursday quashed…
Franco-Nevada announces strategic oil and gas deal
Franco Nevada Mining Corp. [FNV-TSX, NYSE] and Continental Resources Inc. [CLR-NYSE] said Tuesday they have…
Horgan’s hypocrisy, Weaver’s green energy fantasy hurt all Canadians
The B.C. premier and his Green Party puppet master have created a debilitating, ill-conceived mess…
Why build a pipeline if we prohibit oil tanker traffic?
The federal government’s Bill C-48 would indefinitely ban most oil tankers loading or unloading anywhere…
Ottawa in $4.5 billion deal to buy Kinder Morgan pipeline
Kinder Morgan Canada [KML-TSX] said Tuesday May 29 the Government of Canada has agreed to…
Investors steering clear of Canada’s energy sector
Uncompetitive policies and regulatory uncertainty are largely to blame By Elmira Aliakbari & Ashley Stedman…
Kinder Morgan shares up 5% on Ottawa financing pledge
By Peter Kennedy The Canadian government is prepared to back Kinder Morgan Canada‘s [KML-TSX] stalled…
MGX Minerals adds oil and gas leases to Utah petrolithium project
MGX Minerals Inc. [XMG-CSE] said Tuesday May 8 that it has acquired an additional 10,000…
Sherritt completes tests on Alberta bitumen upgrading process
Sherritt International Inc. [S-TSX] said Monday May 7 that its Alberta-based Technologies division has successfully…
Canadian Senate steps up to support Kinder Morgan pipeline
By Peter Kennedy The Canadian Senate says it is moving to protect jobs and the…
Fracking moratoriums hold back struggling provinces
Across Canada, misguided populism is creating bad public policy, preventing the spreading of economic benefits…
Dropping the gloves over pipelines
Kinder Morgan’s acknowledgement that doing business in Canada may not be worth the trouble represents…
SDX Energy reports Egyptian natural gas discovery
Shares of SDX Energy Inc. [SDX-TSXV, AIM] advanced Thursday April 12 after the North Africa-focused…
Kinder Morgan stalls Trans Mountain spending, delivers ultimatum
By Peter Kennedy Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. [KML-TSX] is suspending all non-essential activities and related…
Trudeau says Trans Mountain pipeline “will be built”
By Peter Kennedy Despite opposition from environmental activists and governments in British Columbia, Prime Minister…
PentaNova Energy up 40% on Colombia drilling update
PentaNova Energy Corp. [PNO-TSXV], a company backed by Canadian resource financier Frank Giustra and Goldcorp…
Alberta senator pushes for federal action on Trans Mountain expansion
By Peter Kennedy Alberta Senator Doug Black on Wednesday March 28 moved a second reading…
Opinion: Things just aren’t what they seem
By Ellsworth Dickson A recent book by best-selling detective author Michael Connelly is entitled Two…
DXI Energy poised to begin drilling at British Columbia project
DXI Energy Inc. [DXI-TSX, DXIEF-OTCQB] on Monday March 12 released an operational update for its…
Alberta Senator seeks Supreme Court ruling on Kinder Morgan pipeline dispute
Alberta-based Senator Doug Black is urging the Canadian federal government to refer the dispute over…