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Unifor ratifies agreement establishing pattern for energy workers
Unifor says representatives from its energy locals have ratified an agreement that sets a pattern for more than 7,500 workers who are part of the union's National Energy Program. Suncor Energy Centre is pictured in downtown Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Oil and gas companies must cut emissions more than one-third by 2030 under new federal policy
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Saskatchewan's methane emissions underestimated, rate of releases high: research
New research suggests Saskatchewan's oilpatch emits a potent greenhouse gas at a higher rate than almost anywhere else in North America. Flares burn off methane and other hydrocarbons at an oil and gas facility in Lenorah, Texas, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-David Goldman
energy and resources
U.S. seeks to buy up to three million barrels of oil for Strategic Petroleum Reserve
FILE PHOTO: A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas, U.S. June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Richard Carson/File Photo
energy and resources
As fossil fuel executives descend on UN climate summit, some ask ‘what are COPs about?’
Water flows near a sign for Energy Transition Changemakers at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
energy and resources
Oil climbs two per cent but still headed for seventh weekly drop
A flare burns off methane and other hydrocarbons as oil pumpjacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. The federal Liberals will finally provide details on their long-promised oil and gas emissions cap today.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, David Goldman
analysis
With plans for oil and gas emissions cap, Ottawa calls industry’s bluff
A general view shows a Syncrude oil sands mining facility near Fort McKay, Alberta, on September 7, 2022. - At Fort McKay near Fort McMurray in western Canada, in the heart of the country's boreal forest, the pines and the people were long ago cleared out to make way for huge open-pit mines dedicated to excavation of oil sands. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
Federal oil and gas emissions cap shines harsh spotlight on Alberta’s lack of action
Janetta McKenzie
politics
Canada proposes minimum 20-23% emissions cut from oil and gas sector, industry to pay for additional offsets
FILE PHOTO: The Imperial Strathcona Refinery which produces petrochemicals is seen near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
energy and resources
China’s oil demand expected to peak by 2030, CNPC research shows
Pumpjacks are seen during sunset at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/File photo
energy and resources
Russia, Saudi Arabia urge all OPEC+ countries to join group’s agreement on output cuts
A view of the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
energy and resources
Woodside Energy in talks with Santos to form US$52-billion Australian gas giant
FILE PHOTO: Australia's Woodside Energy Group's exhibition booth is seen at the World Gas Conference 2022 in Daegu, South Korea May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Tan/File Photo
opinion
The start of a climate success story
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inside the market
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
File photo of the Athabasca Oil Sands near Fort McMurray, Alta.
energy and resources
Oil prices drop to six-month lows on weak economic outlook
AltaGas Ltd. is raising its dividend as it says it expects its earnings to grow next year, helped by its core operations.A pumpjack works at a wellhead on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
energy and resources
U.S. crude stockpiles fall, fuel builds as refining ramps up: EIA
FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base/File Photo
energy and resources
Exxon Mobil forecasts increases in annual project spending, oil output
(FILES) An Exxon sign is displayed at a station in Manassas, Virginia, on September 20, 2008. ExxonMobil reported lower profits on October 27, 2023, compared with the year-ago blowout quarter as the oil giant touted recent acquisitions it said balance economic and environmental priorities. The petroleum giant reported third-quarter profits of $9.1 billion, less than half the level in the 2022 period of booming commodity prices. Revenues fell 19 percent to $90.8 billion. (Photo by Karen BLEIER / AFP) (Photo by KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Russia’s Putin meets Saudi crown prince in whirlwind Gulf visit
This handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) walking with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a welcoming ceremony in the capital Riyadh on December 6, 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Saudi Arabia on December 6 after visiting the United Arab Emirates, making a rare trip abroad as Moscow seeks to reassert itself on the global stage. (Photo by SPA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SPA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/SPA/AFP via Getty Images)
inside the market
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Shopify Inc. headquarters signage in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
energy and resources
Canada Energy Regulator denies Trans Mountain expansion variance request
<div>The Canada Energy Regulator has denied a request by Trans Mountain Corp. for a variance on a section of pipeline in B.C. Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>