EnergyNow News and Press Releases
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December 18, 2017
CALGARY — Inter Pipeline Ltd. (TSX:IPL) says it has decided to go ahead with a $3.5-billion petrochemical project in an industrial area north of Edmonton. The complex will convert propane into polypropylene, a plastic used in the manufacturing of prod… Read More ➝
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December 15, 2017
EDMONTON — Alberta has begun monitoring oilsands emissions from the sky. The province’s environmental monitoring agency is using airborne sensing equipment to measure the release of greenhouse gases and other chemicals from oilsands mines north of For… Read More ➝
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December 15, 2017
CALGARY — Canadian oilsands producers face rising price discounts as growing production “materially exceeds” export pipeline capacity to the United States in the first quarter of 2018, RBC Dominion Securities says in a new research report. The report … Read More ➝
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December 15, 2017
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is adopting federal targets for large industrial emitters that could make them pay to offset their pollution. The province introduced legislation Thursday that it says would also redirect taxes on gasoline and diesel to pro… Read More ➝
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December 14, 2017
FREDERICTON — An environmental group in New Brunswick says the province’s plan to combat climate change offers no incentive for motorists to reduce the amount of fuel they burn. “I understand what the government is trying to do by saying we’re going t… Read More ➝
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December 14, 2017
CALGARY — The new chief executive of Cenovus Energy Inc. unveiled plans for a leaner oilsands company Thursday, announcing hundreds of job cuts, lower-than-expected 2018 capital spending and the departure of three key executives. Alex Pourbaix, who re… Read More ➝
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December 13, 2017
CALGARY — Bids in an auction to pick renewable energy projects were so attractive that the Alberta government decided to back proposals to build 600 megawatts of new generation, 50 per cent higher than its goal of 400 MW. The government said Wednesday… Read More ➝
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December 13, 2017
MONTREAL — Canadians will purchase a record number of electric vehicles this year as the growing sales of cars with longer ranges is prompting a push to increase the number of fast chargers, the head of the country’s largest charging network says. Add… Read More ➝
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December 12, 2017
CALGARY — Enbridge defended its plan to sell its onshore renewable assets Tuesday on a day that saw major climate change commitments emerge from a conference in Paris. Speaking at an investor conference in New York, company CEO Al Monaco said the sell… Read More ➝
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December 12, 2017
CALGARY — Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. is promoting a 27-year veteran of the company to president as part of a management succession plan. Canada’s largest producer of natural gas and one of its biggest oilsands companies says president Steve Laut … Read More ➝