Renewable energy developments in Alberta to face strict new rules
New rules will limit where developers can build wind turbines in Alberta and make it harder to install solar panels on farmland. FULL ARTICLE HERE
Trinidad and Tobago oil spill from mystery ship causes ‘national emergency’
Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister said a large oil spill near the twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean has caused a “national emergency” as crews struggled to contain the oil already coating numerous beaches on Tobago’s southwest coast. FULL ARTICLE HERE
Alberta Wildfire warns of extreme danger come spring 2024
It may be the dead of winter, but an unprecedented number of wildfires from 2023 carried over, burning and smouldering underground. As Sarah Ryan explains, with little snowfall and low moisture expected in the coming months, there’s a lot of fears going into spring that we’ll see an even worse fire season in 2024. FULL…
Canada ‘vastly underestimating’ oil sands carbon emissions: study
Carbon emissions from Canada’s oil sands are being “severely” underreported, a new study published in the journal Science suggests. FULL ARTICLE HERE
Alberta preparing for another early wildfire season after record 2023 and mild winter
2023 saw its fair share of wild weather – including soaring temperatures and explosive wildfires. As Heather Yourex-West reports, experts say it’s part of an unmistakable trend and lessons must be learned for the road ahead. FULL ARTICLE HERE
Gas tax paused in Manitoba, returns in Alberta at a lower rate
As one province pauses the gas tax to provide savings at the pumps, another is bringing it back. FULL ARTICLE HERE
Oil edges down as investors watch Red Sea developments
NEW YORK, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Wednesday, eating into the previous day’s gains as investors monitored developments in the Red Sea, where shippers are returning despite further attacks on Tuesday. FULL ARTICLE HERE
BP Leads Oil Majors in Rerouting Ships Away from Red Sea
Oil and fuel tankers passing through the Bab el-Mandeb strait in the Red Sea have declined in numbers significantly following the string of vessel attacks from the Yemeni Houthis. FULL ARTICLE HERE
Athabasca Oil, Cenovus to create joint venture in Alberta’s Kaybob Duvernay
CALGARY — Athabasca Oil Corp. and Cenovus Energy Inc. say they will create a new joint venture stand-alone company called Duvernay Energy Corp. FULL ARTICLE HERE
Alberta oil and gas companies may see water use restricted as extreme drought persists into 2024
Oil and gas producers in Alberta could be forced to stop diverting scarce water next year as the province remains in the grips of a record-setting drought, the province’s energy regulator said last week FULL ARTICLE HERE