Category Archives: Oil and Gas

Alberta asking Feds for more funds to deal with orphaned well cleanup

Posted on April 1, 2020 by

Old, unproductive oil and gas wells could cost up to $70B to clean up, says new report ‘The mess continues to grow,’ says landowner stuck with abandoned well Kyle Bakx – CBC News — Hustle in the oil patch: Inside … Continue reading →

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TC Energy to proceed with Keystone XL pipeline after US$1.1 billion investment from Alberta government | Financial Post

Posted on March 31, 2020 by

https://business.financialpost.com/commodities/energy/tc-energy-to-proceed-with-keystone-xl-pipeline-after-1-5b-investment-from-alberta-government — the Government of Alberta has agreed to invest US$1.1 billion as equity in the 830,000-barrels-per-day pipeline project. This going towards construction costs through the end of 2020. The remaining investment of US$6.9 billion is expected to be made … Continue reading →

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TV’s ‘Diesel Brothers’ to pay US$850,000 fine for rolling coal | Driving

Posted on March 17, 2020 by

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Does the B.C. gas pipeline need approval from hereditary chiefs? – Macleans.ca

Posted on February 22, 2020 by

Protesters at a rally in Vancouver in support of pipeline protesters in northwestern B.C. (Darryl Dyck/CP) — This explains the two types of indigenous leadership, what role they each play and why they are often not in agreement. There is … Continue reading →

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Venezuela economic failure and fake or misleading news

Posted on January 4, 2020 by

Social misleadia, Trump and many of his supporters and others from the far right have been sharing fake or misleading news about Venezuela’s economic failure. Venezuela’s economic crisis is an example of failed leadership, corruption and other issues. It has … Continue reading →

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Alberta and Canada ignores the ticking time-bomb of orphaned oil and gas wells at its own peril

Posted on December 9, 2019 by

Eamon Mac Mahon, ASSOCIATED PRESS Syncrude upgrader facilities on the Athabasca river near Fort McMurray Alberta Dec 9 2019 – Globe and Mail, The Narwhal and Concerned Citizen — These are some of the major issues that make it hard … Continue reading →

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Tarsands reclamation

Posted on October 31, 2019 by

Post on social misledia “If you don’t like reading articles, read this short clip and just look at the 20+ pictures of reclaimed oil-sands land. “Oil sands development is subject to some of the strictest environmental regulatory standards in the … Continue reading →

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