EnergyNow News and Press Releases

November 22, 2017

CALGARY — The Alberta Energy Regulator says a pipeline owned by Calgary-based Mount Bastion Oil & Gas Corp. has leaked about 560 barrels of an oil and water mixture at a northern Alberta wellsite. AER spokesman Jordan Fitzgerald says the regulator has… Read More ➝

November 22, 2017

SURREY, B.C. — FortisBC says it has shipped 950 gigajoules of liquefied natural gas from Vancouver to China, marking the industry’s first shipment to the Asian country. The move is part of a pilot project aimed to determine long-term feasibility of B…. Read More ➝

November 22, 2017

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is warning all political parties to take off their partisan blinders or both the environment and Canada’s energy industry will fail. Notley was in Ottawa this week as part of a campaign to build support for pipel… Read More ➝

November 21, 2017

CALGARY — Activist investor FrontFour Capital says it will attempt to influence decisions at Calgary-based Obsidian Energy Ltd. (TSX:OBE) after accumulating more than 27 million shares. The Greenwich, Conn.-based hedge fund says in a declaration filed… Read More ➝

November 21, 2017

CALGARY — The association that represents Canadian oil and gas drilling companies says it expects “muted stability” for the industry in 2018 despite recent strengthening in oil prices. The Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors is callin… Read More ➝

November 20, 2017

TORONTO — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says Nebraska’s decision to allow TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline to run through that state brings North America closer to greater energy security. Nebraska’s Public Service Commission on Monday approved the … Read More ➝

November 19, 2017

An international summary of five year’s worth of research on Arctic climate change concludes the top of the world is getting warmer faster than anyone thought. And if it all sounds interesting but a little far removed from southern concerns, David Bar… Read More ➝

November 17, 2017

MONTREAL — Loblaw Companies Ltd. says it is among the first purchasers of Tesla’s new electric truck. Canada’s largest supermarket chain (TSX:L) says it has pre-ordered 25 of the vehicles called the Tesla Semi. “It’s part of our commitment to electrif̷… Read More ➝

November 17, 2017

CALGARY — Oil and gas investments may have soured for managers of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund but two Canadian funds say they have plenty of room for such securities in their portfolios. In a letter this week, Norway’s central bank urged the N… Read More ➝

November 17, 2017

CALGARY — TransCanada Corp. said Friday that work is well underway to clean up a sizable oil leak at its Keystone pipeline in South Dakota that occurred days before a vote on the fate of the company’s flagship pipeline proposal. The company said about… Read More ➝