Skip to content

Oil & Gas and Mining News

A patchwork of progress on climate at life insurance giants: report

A patchwork of progress on climate at life insurance giants: report

TORONTO — A new report shows the patchwork of progress at Canada's big life insurers in their efforts to address climate change, and reduce their more than $90 billion in fossil fuel investments.
Read more >
Investing in oil and gas still important, IEA deputy head tells Calgary crowd

Investing in oil and gas still important, IEA deputy head tells Calgary crowd

CALGARY — Investments in oil and gas production are important and must continue in tandem with increased investment in renewable and clean technologies, the deputy head of the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
Read more >
Tourmaline, Clean Energy open two new natural gas fuelling stations in Alberta

Tourmaline, Clean Energy open two new natural gas fuelling stations in Alberta

CALGARY — Two new compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling stations have opened in Alberta to help heavy-haul trucks get off diesel and reduce their environmental footprint.
Read more >
Ontario aiming to become energy superpower, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says

Ontario aiming to become energy superpower, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says

TORONTO — Ontario's energy minister wants the province's electricity system to not just be able to meet an expected 75 per cent increase in demand, but to exceed it and be able to sell excess power to other jurisdictions, promising details in a forth
Read more >
Imperial to cut prices in NWT community after low river prevented resupply by barges

Imperial to cut prices in NWT community after low river prevented resupply by barges

NORMAN WELLS, N.W.T.
Read more >
Six months on, what has the Trans Mountain pipeline project achieved and what's next?

Six months on, what has the Trans Mountain pipeline project achieved and what's next?

CALGARY — Nearly six months after its opening, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is boosting Canada's energy sector as promised — but questions still linger about who will pay for the project's massive cost overruns.
Read more >
Feds, provinces must work together to tackle productivity crisis: Alberta premier

Feds, provinces must work together to tackle productivity crisis: Alberta premier

CALGARY — Canada's economic productivity crisis can only be solved if the federal and provincial governments come together to address issues like major project approvals and inter-provincial trade barriers, Alberta's premier said Wednesday.
Read more >
Amazon, Google make dueling nuclear investments to power data centers with clean energy

Amazon, Google make dueling nuclear investments to power data centers with clean energy

Amazon on Wednesday said that it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet surging demand from data centers and artifi
Read more >
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 1.3% to $69.4B in August

Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 1.3% to $69.4B in August

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales in August fell to their lowest level since January 2022 as sales in the primary metal and petroleum and coal product subsectors fell. The agency says manufacturing sales fell 1.3 per cent to $69.
Read more >
Alberta government launches $7M ad campaign against incoming federal emissions cap

Alberta government launches $7M ad campaign against incoming federal emissions cap

EDMONTON — Alberta's government has launched a national ad campaign targeting the federal government's incoming emissions cap for the oil and gas sector. Premier Danielle Smith said Tuesday it's a de facto production cap that will stifle the economy.
Read more >