Oil - Pipelines

Oil vessel off the Newfoundland coast spills 250,000 litres of crude

17/11/18

Author:

Malone Mullin

Link:

CBC News

Spill being monitored, can't be contained or cleaned up until waves subside

Nov 16, 2018

A leak coming from a flowline to the SeaRose, seen in this file photo, can't be contained until ocean conditions settle, the petroleum board says. (Photo courtesy Husky Energy)

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Quebec oil stats undermine Canada's denial brigade

15/11/18

Author:

Chris Hatch

Link:

National Observer

We’ve heard it time and again.

The argument that Quebec has no business touting itself as a climate leader when it’s dependent on Saudi oil.

Inconvenient facts for Canada's “Saudi oil” brigade: the largest source of Quebec oil is... Canada, the second largest is the United States.

It’s a regular drumbeat from pundits and politicians opposed to climate action who promote more pipelines and more oil production.

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Canada

Industry Spin

Oil - Pipelines

Crude’s Collapse Is Sending Shockwaves Across Global Markets

15/11/18

Author:

Samuel Potter

Link:

bloomberg.com

November 14, 2018

Investors have gone from contemplating the prospect of oil at $100 to sub-$50 in less than two months. No wonder global markets are playing catch-up.

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Capitalism

Oil - Pipelines

Judge blocks Keystone XL pipeline

09/11/18

Author:

Timonthy Cama

Link:

The Hill

A federal judge blocked the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline Thursday, saying the Trump administration’s justification for approving it last year was incomplete.

In a major victory for environmentalists and indigenous rights groups, Judge Brian Morris of the District Court for the District of Montana overturned President Trump’s permit for the Canada-to-Texas pipeline, which the president signed shortly after taking office last year.

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Court rejects secrecy bid in court case over alleged spying on anti-pipeline activists

09/11/18

Author:

Jim Bronskill

Link:

Global News

The federal government has lost in a bid to go behind closed doors in a prominent court case about allegations of spying on anti-pipeline activists.

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U.S. judge blocks construction of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline

09/11/18

Author:

Associated Press

Link:

National Observer

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked in the White House on March 24, 2017 by pipeline supporters, including TransCanada chief executive Russ Girling, announces he has approved the Keystone XL pipeline. Twitter photo posted by Trump

November 9th 2018

TransCanada's $10-billion Keystone XL pipeline project has suffered another setback after a U.S. federal judge blocked its construction to allow more time to study the potential environmental impact.

The Great Falls Tribune reports U.S. District Judge Brian Morris' order on Thursday came as the Calgary-based energy giant was preparing to build the first stages of the oil pipeline in northern Montana.

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Boom, Bust, and Consolidation Corporate Restructuring in the Alberta Oil Sands

08/11/18

Author:

SUSAN CAKE , EMMA JACKSON , ERIC PINEAULT , IAN HUSSEY

Link:

The Parkland Institute

Nov 8, 2018 - This report analyzes the economics of the five largest bitumen-extractive corporations in Canada. The “Big Five” are Suncor Energy, Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL), Cenovus Energy, Imperial Oil, and Husky Energy. We examine the key features of the five firms and analyze their accumulation dynamics in the context of the latest commodity cycle: boom (2004–2014), bust (2014–2016), and restructuring and consolidation (2015 onward).

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Statements by Pipeline Resistors

03/11/18

Link:

PipelineResistors

Meet the self-described ‘sinister seniors’ taking a stand against Trans Mountain — and going to jail for it..

[For more, go to this Facebook site.]

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Alberta regulator apologizes for spooking public with $260-billion cleanup cost estimate

02/11/18

Author:

Emma McIntosh, Steph Wechsler, Carolyn Jarvis & Mike De Souza

Link:

National Observer

November 1st 2018

The Price of Oil

The Alberta Energy Regulator is apologizing for a “staggering” presentation, made last February by one of its highest-ranking officials, warning the province’s oilpatch that it could be sitting on an estimated $260 billion in financial liabilities.

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Alberta regulator privately estimates oilpatch's financial liabilities are hundreds of billions more than what it told the public

02/11/18

Author:

Mike De Souza, Carolyn Jarvis, Emma McIntosh & David Bruser

Link:

National Observer

new estimate delivered in a private February 2018 presentation by a senior Alberta Energy Regulator official estimates that the province's fossil fuel industry has a $260 billion liability. File photo of Alberta oilsands facility by Kris Krug

November 1st 2018

Cleaning up Alberta's fossil fuel industry could cost an estimated $260 billion, internal regulatory documents warn.

The staggering financial liabilities for the energy industry’s graveyard of spent facilities were spelled out by a high-ranking official of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) in a February presentation to a private audience in Calgary.

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Oil - Pipelines

Spill being monitored, can't be contained or cleaned up until waves subside

The Price of Oil

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