Canada

Shell has reached FID on LNG Canada Phase 2, a major expansion that will double the Kitimat facility’s LNG export capacity to 28 mtpa and strengthen long-term supply to growing Asian markets.

The long-term outlook analysis says a potential shift toward new construction could push 2026 production 3% above 2025 levels.

Canada’s development of large-scale digital drilling core libraries and open geoscience data platforms follows approaches pioneered in Australia, particularly Western Australia, through decades of government investment in geoscience data collection and preservation.

The deal adds 40,000 B/D of production and expands Cenovus’ SAGD footprint with three Alberta assets.

Natural Resources Canada has awarded $4 million to Next Hydrogen and CERT Systems to advance clean hydrogen production and low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel technologies in the Greater Toronto Area.

Element One Hydrogen & Critical Minerals and Mantle8 have signed a letter of intent to evaluate and develop natural hydrogen exploration opportunities in British Columbia and Alberta using advanced prospect-generation and subsurface imaging technologies.

The Origins hub in Alberta, with plans to begin operations in January 2027, is expected to store up to 1.5 mtpa of carbon dioxide initially, with room to grow.

This case study outlines a full-scale testing program focused on the behavior of thermal casing connections subjected to severe bending and low-cycle fatigue loading.

Gran Tierra will refocus its investment strategy to strengthen its portfolio in Canada and Azerbaijan while Maurel & Prom, majority owned by Pertamina’s international upstream arm, grows its South American footprint in Colombia and Ecuador.

Winners of Alberta's Drilling Technology Challenge cover a range of technologies from robotics to enhance drilling rig safety to AI-enabled energy management, downhole sensing, well navigation, hybrid power systems, and geothermal energy.