Cenovus Energy predicts increased production by 2025 for new projects
Cenovus Energy, a Canadian energy company, forecasted higher oil and natural gas production in 2025. It expects to benefit from the new projects that will be coming online. According to LSEG, the company expects upstream production of between 805,000 and 845,000 boepd by 2025. The midpoint is higher than analyst estimates of 820140 boepd. The company anticipates between 770,000 and 810,000 boepd this year. The U.S.
RPT: How Trump's proposed tariffs could affect commodities and energy
Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, pledged on Monday to impose tariffs on three of its largest trading partners: Canada Mexico and China. He explained how he would implement his campaign promises which could lead to trade wars. The following commodities and energy sectors may be affected. According to government statistics, Canada will export energy products worth $177.19 billion to the United States by 2023.
What impact Trump's tariffs on commodities and energy might have
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday pledged tariffs on the United States' three largest trading partners - Canada, Mexico and China - detailing how he will implement campaign promises that could trigger trade wars. Canada exported some $177.19 billion in energy products to the United States in 2023, according to government data. Canada's crude imports make up more than a fifth of all the oil that U.S. refineries process. About 70% of imported Canadian barrels go to Midwest U.S.
Futures on the TSX fall before domestic GDP data
The futures linked to Canada's main index of stocks fell on Thursday, as disappointing earnings from U.S. technology giants dampened the market sentiment ahead of important domestic GDP and U.S. Economic data that will be released later in the day. At 6:00 a.m., December futures for the S&P/TSX Index were down by 0.3%. ET (10:00 GMT). Wall Street futures dropped on Thursday as Meta Platforms' and Microsoft's warnings about artificial intelligence-related costs dampened optimism.
Alberta regulator fines Imperial Oil over tailings leak
Alberta Energy Regulator announced on Thursday that it had imposed a C$50,000 administrative penalty ($36,764.71) against Imperial Oil for a toxic tailings spill at Kearl Oil Sands Mine. The leak lasted months. The AER also requested that the Canadian energy company submit two reports in order to increase awareness of the leaks. One report will focus on monitoring and mitigating seepage, and the second on the possible impacts of the release industrial wastewater.
Enbridge Sells Stakes in French Offshore Wind Projects
Canadian energy infrastructure firm Enbridge has reached a deal to sell 49% of its 50% interest in three offshore wind projects under development in France to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments).The deal includes initial proceeds of over C$100 million (USD 71,1 million), and pro-rata contributions for development and construction, going forward.The company said Thursday it had on on May 1…
Canadian Energy Sector to Boost Spending
Capital spending by Canada's oil and gas industry will rise by 6%, or C$1.9 billion, in 2020 from the previous year, halting a six-year decline due to improving economics, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) forecast on Thursday.CAPP said a corporate tax cut by Alberta's provincial government last year and its easing of oil production limits will lead to higher spending.Congested…
KY Gasline Erupts in Flames, One Dead
A natural gas line erupted in a ball of flames that could be seen for miles over a residential community in rural Kentucky on Thursday, killing one person and setting several houses on fire, a local sheriff said.The blast, in Moreland, a community about 40 miles (65 km) south of Lexington, was the second so far this year on Canadian energy company Enbridge Inc's Texas Eastern natural gas pipeline…
Pieridae Mulls Extensions with Uniper
Canadian energy company has negotiated extensions of the key deadlines under its 20-year agreement with German energy trader Uniper.These include expected commercial deliveries of LNG gas to Uniper to start between November 30, 2024 and May 31, 2025, and the extension of the deadline to make a positive financial investment decision (FID) for the company’s proposed Goldboro LNG facility to September 30…
E.on Officially Opens Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
The 400-MW Rampion offshore wind farm off the Sussex coast in the UK has been officially opened, said German energy company E.on SE. The offshore wind farm now generating enough green electricity for around 350,000 UK homes setting a new power record in the country.Three years of construction officially came to an end on Saturday (November 29) at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Rampion offshore wind farm…
Norway Eyes Offshore Wind to Power Gas Plant
Norwegian gas system operator Gassco and Canadian energy firm Enbridge are working on reviving a 350 megawatt (MW) offshore wind project to boost power supply security at Norway's Nyhamna gas processing plant, they told Reuters.The project, which would be the country's first offshore wind farm, is called Havsul 1 and was fully licensed by Norwegian energy regulators in 2009 before being abandoned…
Enbridge to Put More of Ohio TEAL Natgas Pipe Into Service
Canadian energy company Enbridge Inc on Wednesday sought permission from U.S. energy regulators to put the remaining part of its Texas Eastern Appalachian Lease (TEAL) Phase 1 natural gas pipeline in Ohio into service.In a filing with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Enbridge said it expects to complete work on the last part of the $200 million TEAL project by Oct. 26 and would like FERC to approve of its request by Oct.
British Columbia Natgas Exports to Washington Rise Slowly After Pipe Blast
The amount of natural gas moving from British Columbia to Washington state through the Sumas hub edged up over the weekend after Enbridge Inc last week returned a pipeline to service following a pipe blast in British Columbia.The reduction in the amount of gas flowing through the point, however, caused prices at the hub to rocket to their highest since 2014.Enbridge returned a 30-inch (76-centimeter)…
Enbridge Starts Valley Crossing Natgas Pipe Work at Tex-Mex Border
Canadian energy company Enbridge Inc said it started construction of the offshore border crossing section of its $1.6 billion Valley Crossing natural gas pipeline between Texas and Mexico, according to a federal filing made available on Wednesday.The 168-mile (270-kilometer) Valley Crossing project is designed to carry up to 2.6 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of gas from Texas to help Mexico…
PDVSA Sued in US Court over Nonpayment
Venezuela's state-run oil firm PDVSA is being sued for more than $25 million in a U.S. court over non-payment of notes issued for work performed by Canadian energy contractor SNC-Lavalin, according a court filing.The suit, filed in a district court in Manhattan, is the latest in a recent series of court actions seeking to press the cash-strapped oil firm for payment, with actions in recent days by ConocoPhillips and Rusoro.
All Turbines Linked to Grid at Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
All 116 turbines at top German utility E.ON's Rampion offshore wind farm in Britain are now able to generate electricity and are delivering power to the grid, the company said on Tuesday.The 400-megawatt project is being built off the coast of Sussex in southeast England by E.ON, UK Green Investment Rampion Ltd and Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge."Over the coming months work will continue both on and offshore…
North American Energy IPOs Set to Rebound in 2018
Higher oil prices and a positive earnings outlook for energy companies are expected to fuel a rebound in North American oil and gas initial public offerings in 2018, with bankers betting investors will remain optimistic about the sector even if the broader stock market remains volatile. IPOs in the United States and Canada could reach their highest in four years, and oilfield services companies are seen leading the recovery, given their pressing capital needs.
Why Canada is the Next Frontier for Shale Oil
The revolution in U.S. shale oil has battered Canada's energy industry in recent years, ending two decades of rapid expansion and job creation in the nation's vast oil sands. Now Canada is looking to its own shale fields to repair the economic damage. Canadian producers and global oil majors are increasingly exploring the Duvernay and Montney formations, which they say could rival the most prolific U.S. shale fields.
Canadian City to Argue Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Route Harmful
The proposed route of Kinder Morgan Canada's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion through the west coast Canadian city of Burnaby will damage parks, harm sensitive ecosystems and impact critical infrastructure, the city will argue on Tuesday. The Vancouver suburb will present its case over three days to the Canadian energy regulator, National Energy Board (NEB), at hearings to help determine the exact route of the 1,147 kilometer (712 mile) oil pipeline.
Canada Oil Producers Fill Pipelines, Railroads
Canadian oil producers are running out of options to get crude to market as pipeline and rail capacity fills up, driving prices to four-year lows and increasing the risk of firms having to sell cheaply until at least late 2019. This will drive down the profit margins for the oil sands industry, already struggling to compete with cheaper and abundant supplies from U.S. shale. A number of foreign oil majors have left Canada's oil sands to invest in more profitable U.S.
