Canada

Reported greenhouse-gas emissions from Canada’s oil patch have more than doubled in the year’s first half as changes to how they are measured revealed a more extensive picture of environmental damage, previously unreported industry data show.

The Alberta government has announced a new liability management framework aimed at expediting the cleanup of orphan and inactive well sites, signaling a more active approach to reclamation and management of those sites.

The country’s once-thriving railway system has skidded to a stall, falling victim to low crude-oil prices, reduced demand, and government-imposed oil production cuts.

The all-cash deal bucks a recent trend of international oil companies divesting of Canadian assets and adds 15,000 B/D of production to the buyer’s total.

Larger-capacity LNG truck trailers and new regulations for transport by rail are providing more options for industrial consumers in remote locations.

US Court decisions put two major pipelines on hold and led to the cancellation of another pipeline project within days of each other.

The US approved construction and operations for the Jordan Cove project in March; first gas is anticipated in 2024

When oil demand vaporized, oil sands producers cut 300,000 B/D of production from wells using steam injection to produce bitumen. It is a huge test of something they have long been reluctant to do—turn down in-situ production when prices plunge.

CB&I Storage Solutions joins a list of contractors working on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

For years Canadian heavy-oil production exceeded the volumes pipelines could handle.