Oil - Pipelines

06/11/15
Author: 
The Associated Press
U.S. President Barack Obama has announced the rejection of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. (Evan Vucci, Nati Harnik/AP)

The Obama administration has rejected TransCanada's application to build the Keystone XL pipeline, capping a seven-year saga that became an environmental flashpoint in both Canada and the U.S.

Speaking from the White House on Friday, Obama said Keystone "will not serve the national interests of the United States." 

Obama said the State Department rejected the proposed pipeline, saying it would not make a meaningful long-term contribution to the U.S. economy.

The U.S. president said he has informed Justin Trudeau of the decision.

06/11/15
Author: 
Bertrand Marotte

The Quebec government says it will be even tougher for TransCanada Corp. to get the province’s approval for its Energy East oil pipeline now that the company has scrapped plans for a marine export terminal on the St. Lawrence River.

06/11/15
Author: 
Jenny Uechi

A TransCanada whistleblower is alarmed by the National Energy Board's (NEB) recent investigation of the energy infrastructure company, saying it downplays concerns about pipeline safety and regulation compliance.

The 55-page NEB report concludes that 10 of the 16 allegations filed against TransCanada could not be verified, and that public safety and environment was never at risk.

02/11/15
Author: 
CBC Staff
The White House said earlier Monday that U.S. President Barack Obama would make a decision on whether to grant a permit to TransCanada for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline before he leaves office in January 2017, but in a surprise move Monday night, TransCanada said it has asked the U.S. to delay its review of the project. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press)

TransCanada Corporation has asked the U.S. State Department to pause its review of the presidential permit application for the Keystone XL pipeline.

The company sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday, saying it believes there is sound precedent for making the request to pause the review.

That adds a new wrinkle to one of the biggest Canada-U.S. political irritants of recent years, involving a proposed pipeline from Alberta to Texas.

02/11/15
Author: 
Kyle Bakx & Paul Haavardsrud
Former dean Leonard Waverman warned an academic to stop questioning the relationship with Enbridge because 'if this goes belly up my ass is on the line'. (YouTube)

Joe Arvai's tenure at the University of Calgary ended brusquely in July 2012 after the rising academic star balked at leading a new research institute that he felt would be perceived as little more than a corporate mouthpiece for Canada's largest pipeline company. 

But Arvai is not the only professor to leave the university over concerns its relationships with the oil industry were too cozy, a CBC investigation has found. 

02/11/15
Author: 
Kyle Bakx & Paul Haavardsrud
Former dean Leonard Waverman warned an academic to stop questioning the relationship with Enbridge because 'if this goes belly up my ass is on the line'. (YouTube)

Joe Arvai's tenure at the University of Calgary ended brusquely in July 2012 after the rising academic star balked at leading a new research institute that he felt would be perceived as little more than a corporate mouthpiece for Canada's largest pipeline company. 

But Arvai is not the only professor to leave the university over concerns its relationships with the oil industry were too cozy, a CBC investigation has found. 

29/10/15
Author: 
The Canadian Press

CALGARY -- Royal Dutch Shell is scrapping its Carmon Creek oilsands project in northwestern Alberta, citing a lack of pipelines to coastal waters as one reason for the decision.

The move comes after a review of the project's design and costs and where it stacks up against other projects Shell has in its portfolio.

The European energy giant first announced it would build the 80,000-barrel-a-day, steam-driven operation near Peace River, Alta., in October 2013.

28/10/15
Author: 
Martin MacMahon
Rueben George with Tsleil-Waututh nation (Martin MacMahon, NEWS 1130 Photo)

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A local First Nation is bringing Kinder Morgan and the National Energy Board to the federal court of appeal, as it argues it was not appropriately consulted about the proposed twinning of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

The Tsleil-Waututh Nation hopes to force a restart of the environmental assessment process for that project.

21/10/15
Author: 
Christopher Curtis
Phil Fontaine, bottom left, watches Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire arrive to Liberal election headquarters in Montreal on Monday, October 20, 2015. SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS

A paid consultant for the Energy East pipeline stood just a few feet away from Prime Minister-elect Justin Trudeau Monday night as he made his victory speech in Montreal.

For at least three years, Phil Fontaine has acted as the principal liaison between TransCanada — the company behind the proposed $12-billion pipeline project — and about 150 First Nations communities across Canada.

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