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May startup of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion surprises analysts
Trans Mountain's announcement that its expanded oil pipeline would start commercial operations on May 1 has surprised analysts with an earlier-than-expected commencement on the long-delayed $34 billion project.
Saudi energy minister says markets need light-handed regulation
At the World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, Saudi Arabia's energy minister defended OPEC+ cuts to oil market supply and took aim at the International Energy Agency.
Renewables firms hit brakes on Alberta projects after UCP pauses approvals
Alberta's seven-month pause on approving new renewable power projects has caused four major international companies at various development stages to stop work on their plans, an industry official said.
Canadian dairy cows among first in world bred to belch less methane
The arrival of commercially available genetics to produce dairy cattle that emit less methane could help reduce one of the biggest sources of the potent greenhouse gas, scientists and cattle industry experts say.
The cost of a controversial B.C. pipeline keeps rising, leading to plunging share prices
TC Energy says Coastal GasLink price now projected at $14.5 billion, up from $11.2 billion as construction is delayed.
Natural gas, not electricity, to power Canada's first LNG plant, increasing carbon footprint
LNG Canada says electricity constraints have forced it to delay the shift to renewable energy.
Alberta to toughen oilsands emissions standards that reward big Canadian polluters
The province of Alberta will toughen its greenhouse gas emissions standards for oilsands mines, closing a loophole that rewarded some of Canada's highest-emitting facilities with millions of dollars worth of tradeable credits, its environment ministry told Reuters.
Top-emitting Alberta oilsands site got government relief from pollution payments, Reuters reports
For three straight years, Alberta's government granted Canada's most emissions-intense oilsands facility reductions in payments that polluters are required to make for generating higher emissions than most of the industry, a government document obtained by Reuters shows.
Flood risk forces Mosaic to close Esterhazy, Sask., potash shafts, restart another mine
Fertilizer producer Mosaic Co. said on Friday it would immediately cut production at its biggest potash mine due to flood risks, and restart an idled mine to offset some of the reduction.
China suspends pork imports from 2 Canadian companies, agriculture minister says
The federal agriculture minister says that department officials have told her the Chinese government has suspended the export permits of two Canadian pork exporters, both based in Quebec.