The province made the right decision in not appealing a landmark court ruling halting new industrial development that does not first receive the approval of the Blueberry River First Nations, says Murray Rankin, B.C.’s minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.
When asked about the perception that it’s difficult to build major developments in British Columbia, LNG Canada’s CEO replied that his company’s major LNG project, now more than 50 per cent complete, ticked many boxes.
If Canada is to reach its $170 per tonne carbon pricing trajectory by 2030, then British Columbia’s current carbon tax program, designed to work at a $40-$50-per-tonne price, will no longer work in the future and therefore it must be “revisited,” says George Heyman, the province’s minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy.
Operators across Canada improved the rig release count and metres drilled, excluding experimental holes, by over 50 per cent in 2021 compared to the previous year.
An alliance of four First Nations created to pursue ownership in major infrastructure projects has its eye on the energy sector.
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Calculating the emissions performance of oil and gas operators — in absolute terms, and on an intensity scale — is much more than a baseline regulatory requirement in today’s market. And it will be central to their overall ‘ESG identity’ as 2022 progresses.
The Daily Oil Bulletin has published the December edition of the On The Move newsletter.
Drilling rig activity in Western Canada and the Top 10 active operators as of Jan. 21, 2022 as reported this morning by Rig Locator.
The U.S. rig count is up three from last week to 604 with oil rigs down one to 491, gas up four to 113, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at zero.
Shell plc today confirmed its name has changed from Royal Dutch Shell plc to Shell plc.
E3 Metals Corp. says its objective is to deliver an environmentally and socially responsible direct lithium extraction (DLE) project that produces a high-grade lithium product for direct sale to the global battery market.