Dan Healing
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Oilsands CEOs take federal election message to voters in full-page newspaper ads
Three of Canada's biggest oilsands producers are going directly to voters today, August 1, 2019, to ask them to "influence the outcome" of big decisions concerning the oil and gas sector as a fall federal election looms.
Oilsands production growth cut despite lower building costs in CERI forecast
Growth in oilsands production over the next 20 years is expected to be slower than previously forecast, despite falling project construction costs, according to a study update by the Canadian Energy Research Institute.
Natural gas producers want Kenney to create cartel-like regime in Alberta
The CEOs of nine Alberta natural gas producers have released an open letter to Premier Jason Kenney asking him to show "bold leadership" in supporting a plan to restrict production to boost low gas prices.
FortisBC eyes expansions after inking deal to send LNG by container to China
FortisBC is considering further expansions to its liquefaction facility on the Fraser River near Vancouver after landing its first term contract to send Canadian LNG to China.
Producers still cautious despite higher Q2 expectations on stronger oil prices
Higher oil prices are expected to boost cash flow for the large Canadian crude producers as they roll out second-quarter results beginning next week, but analysts say the extra money is unlikely to be added to growth budgets.
High dividend yields due to cheaper shares spook investors, say oil and gas CEOs
Mid-sized Alberta oil and gas producers say their share prices have fallen so low that investors are starting to worry their rising dividend yields are becoming unsustainable.
Oil producers call for oil curtailment easing in return for rail commitments
Canada's largest oil producers are calling on the Alberta government to reward companies that commit to adding crude-by-rail capacity by easing their oil curtailment levels.
Corporate Calgary ready to trade pipeline, tax protests for Stampede partying
After months of taking to the streets to demand pipeline project approvals and rallying last month to call for lower property tax increases, Calgary's business community is looking forward to heading outside for pancakes and parties as the Calgary Stampede kicks off this week.
Productivity gains outpace steep rise in agricultural energy use since 1990
Third-generation farmer Ron Lamb remembers his father pulling six-metre-wide crop-seeding equipment around his southern Alberta grain fields in the 1990s, overlapping on each pass to make sure he covered all the ground.
Business leaders welcome pipeline approval but fear it may not be completed
Ottawa's approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion pleased business leaders on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, but they say they will hold off on popping champagne corks until construction begins on new pipe from Edmonton to the West Coast.