China’s largest-ever overseas deal shook oilpatch, Ottawa in 2012

CALGARY – Nexen Inc. began 2012 as a troubled oil and gas company struggling to meet its production targets and appease its shareholders. It ends the year on the brink […]

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Argus Media: Pursuing Premium Prices: Canadian Crude and Evolving World Markets (Nov 2012)

Argus Media “Pursuing Premium Prices: Canadian Crude and Evolving World Markets“ November 29, 2012

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Highlights from the Joint Review Panel Technical Hearings on Economics

The technical hearings on economic issues raised by the Northern Gateway pipeline recently concluded in Edmonton. In these quasi-judicial hearings, Enbridge and intervenors (labour organizations, First Nations, environmental NGOs and […]

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Canada Is Being Outplayed’ at Oil Wealth Game

But we can win says economist Robyn Allan. Last in a series on Norway’s petro-policies and lesson [Editor’s note: The Tyee sent veteran energy issues journalist Mitchell Anderson to Norway […]

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Hearing focuses on upgrading

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The battle over upgrading oilsands bitumen in Alberta dominated Northern Gateway pipeline hearings Wednesday, with a government consultant arguing local upgrading is not economically viable given the high cost of […]

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Enbridge questions estimates of pipeline’s environmental costs

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EDMONTON – Enbridge insists estimates of environment damage from construction of the Northern Gateway pipeline have been overestimated, because sections of the line will be built in areas already disturbed […]

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Government of Alberta does not consider jobs, taxes, royalties, or the public interest in their evidence at Northern Gateway hearings

Government of Alberta does not consider jobs, taxes, royalties, or the public interest in their evidence at Northern Gateway hearings Edmonton – AFL President Gil McGowan will be available to […]

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Reality Check: Profits, Prices, and Access to Markets

Reality Check: Profits, Prices, and Access to Markets Alberta is producing too much of the wrong product; no mystery why oil companies are getting a low price. The Government of […]

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Lougheed legacy brought into play at pipeline hearings

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The late Peter Lougheed’s enduring legacy in Alberta’s oil industry was evident Monday as the former Alberta premier was cited by both proponents and opponents of the contentious Northern Gateway […]

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Enbridge, Gateway pipeline foe spar over impact

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CALGARY, Alberta, Sept 24 (Reuters) – A lawyer for Enbridge Inc said on Monday that a prominent economist opposed to its Northern Gateway oil pipeline to Canada’s West Coast is […]

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Enbridge, union square off over where Alberta bitumen should be upgraded

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EDMONTON – Comments made by the late Peter Lougheed hung over public hearings Monday about a pipeline that would ship bitumen from Alberta’s oilsands to Asian markets. Both sides in […]

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Enbridge, union clash over bitumen pipeline project

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Bitumen pipeline placement Comments made by the late Peter Lougheed hung over public hearings Monday about a pipeline that would ship bitumen from Alberta’s oilsands to Asian markets. Both sides […]

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Northern Gateway pipeline will not be Canadian infrastructure – it will be Chinese infrastructure

AFL on witness stand at Northern Gateway hearings; President available to speak to media after testimony ends Edmonton – AFL President Gil McGowan resumes his time on the witness stand […]

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Lougheed legacy cited by both sides in Northern Gateway pipeline debate

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EDMONTON – Both sides in the Northern Gateway pipeline debate claimed support from former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed during some testy moments at hearings into the proposed 525,000-barrel-a-day pipeline that […]

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Northern Gateway Pipeline hearings continue in Edmonton

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Hearings dealing with the Northern Gateway Pipeline continued in Edmonton, Saturday, and for the first time backers of the project were given the chance to cross examine those opposing it. […]

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Enbridge’s Northern Gateway benefits questioned at hearing

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The benefits to the oil industry of Enbridge Inc.’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline may be exaggerated and its costs to the economy and environment underestimated, hearings into the project heard […]

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Enbridge’s Northern Gateway benefits questioned at hearing

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The benefits to the oil industry of Enbridge Inc.’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline may be exaggerated and its costs to the economy and environment underestimated, hearings into the project heard […]

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Northen Gateway Pipeline will raise the price of crude oil for Canadian refineries

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Mihaela Mardare — 1 Comment ↓ “Northern Gateway Hearings. The Alberta Federation of Labour says the Enbridge pipeline project will actually eliminate Canadian jobs” […]

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Canadian price of crude oil would rise with the creation of Northern Gateway pipeline

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Listen to the first segment of Part 3 of CBC’s “As It Happens” for Tuesday, September 4th titled “Northern Gateway Hearings. The Alberta Federation of Labour says the Enbridge pipeline […]

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The Get Out of Fail Free Card Mission

Explanation of why the creation of the Gateway pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat BC will raise the price of crude oil for Canadian refineries. Segment III titled, “Northern Gateway Hearings. […]

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Enbridge challenged on pipeline benefits

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Forecasts are too rosy; critics claim Enbridge faced tough questions Wednesday on its predictions that more than $300 billion in economic benefits will flow from its proposed $6-billion pipeline to […]

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Enbridge pipeline hearing focuses on economic benefits

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Under fire from Alberta unions, Enbridge said Tuesday its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline will not cause job losses in the refining sector though it will be affected by higher prices […]

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Projected Northern Gateway figures err on the side of caution

Exactly how much will Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway pipeline benefit Canada? In a report submitted to the National Energy Board, Enbridge says $38-billion. But in a federal review panel hearing […]

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Federal hearings resume on Enbridge oilsands pipeline

(Edmonton Journal; Sept. 4) – Enbridge will be grilled this week on its $6 billion Northern Gateway project as hearings enter the final phase where interveners can challenge the company’s […]

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