
Amanda Stephenson
Amanda Stephenson, Canadian Press reporter
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Alberta industry blew past gas flaring ceiling in 2024 as province eliminates limit
Energy producers in Alberta, Canada's top oil-producing province, blew past the province's self-imposed limit on annual natural gas flaring in 2024 for a second year in a row, Reuters calculations show.
Canada -Edmonton |

Political uncertainty could derail major carbon capture project, experts warn
The fate of Canada's largest proposed carbon capture and storage project is even more uncertain after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation announcement this week amplified existing unknowns around the future of energy and climate policy in Canada, experts say.
Canada -Calgary |

How agrivoltaics is marrying food production with green energy in Alberta
Calgary-based Sun Cycle Farms conducted a pilot project that grazed cattle inside a grid-connected solar farm in southern Alberta in an attempt to prove that livestock production and renewable energy can successfully co-exist.
Canada -Calgary |

Canadian carbon removal company scores grant from fund backed by Bill Gates
Startup company Deep Sky intends to use to the funding on the world's first direct air capture carbon removal test hub and commercialization centre, which it's working on in Innisfail.
Canada -Calgary |

Banff, Lake Louise brace for even more visitors in 2025 as Jasper rebuilds
The ripple effect of the wildfire that devastated the town of Jasper last summer could continue to reverberate through Alberta's tourism sector in 2025, industry insiders say.
Canada -Calgary |

Canadian oil majors to boost production in 2025
Suncor Energy Inc. is aiming to increase its oil output next year by up to five per cent as it continues to work to improve its performance and lower costs from its oilsands assets.
Canada -Calgary |

First Nations call for federal review of carbon capture project for Alberta's oilsands
Eight First Nations in Alberta are asking that the massive carbon capture and storage project proposed by a consortium of oilsands companies be reviewed under the federal Impact Assessment Act.
Canada -Edmonton |

Oil and gas drilling projected to reach 10-year high but Trump tariffs pose threat
The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC) says Trump's recent threat of 25-per-cent tariffs across the board on goods coming into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico should be taken "very seriously."
Canada -Calgary |
Industry not consulted on Alberta's plan to challenge federal emissions cap
The Alberta government did not consult with the oil and gas sector before announcing a sweeping set of plans it says it could use to challenge the proposed federal greenhouse gas emissions cap, industry sources say.
Canada -Calgary |

Alberta looks to change 'risk profile' to boost oil and gas pipeline exports to U.S., premier says
Alberta's government is looking for ways to encourage pipeline companies to boost capacity and increase the province's oil and gas export volumes to the United States.
Canada -Edmonton |