Energy

CALGARY — Alberta’s efforts to clean up tens of thousands of inactive oil and gas wells in the province could be delayed by a shortage of rig workers. Mark Scholz, chief executive of the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC), said cleanup …

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Newly published research shows that most methane found in the groundwater in northeast BC oc…

OTTAWA — Canada is nearly doubling its target to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as it prepares to sign a new global pledge at next month’s climate talks in Scotland. The colourless and odourless gas amounts to just about 13 per cent …

CALGARY — As Canada’s energy sector seeks to capitalize on high oil and gas prices and recover from a six-year downturn, a shortage of rig workers threatens to curtail the industry’s growth. After years of depressed prices, layoffs, and consolidation, …

EDMONTON — The current spike in oil prices is no reason to force industry to spend more on cleaning up Alberta’s tens of thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells, says the province’s energy minister. Sonya Savage said the province’s recently adopted pl…

CALGARY — The delivery team at Flower Chix typically puts in 300 to 400 km a day on the road, delivering fresh floral arrangements around Calgary and the surrounding area. That means that even in normal times, gasoline is no small part of this small in…

TORONTO — Phasing out natural gas generation by 2030 would result in rotating blackouts and higher electricity bills, Ontario’s electricity system operator said in a report released Thursday concluding that the move isn’t possible on that timeline. The…

The Government of B.C. is conducting a comprehensive review of its oil and gas royalty system and will release…

CALGARY — Gasoline prices shattered all-time records in many parts of the country this week, just in time for Canadians to hit the highway for the Thanksgiving long weekend. Data from Natural Resources Canada, which tracks fuel prices across the countr…