Articles by Gordon Jaremko

Union Gas Joins Calls for TransCanada to Build Separate Oil Pipeline

A second central Canadian natural gas distribution company stepped forward Friday with a demand for TransCanada Corp. to pay all costs of partially converting its Mainline to oil service. Read More

TransCanada’s Formal Gas-to-Oil Filing Sets Off Battle Royale

TransCanada Corp. gave natural gas shippers a promise Thursday that the proposed partial conversion of its Mainline to oil service will only proceed when all their firm transportation requirements are fulfilled. Read More

U.S. Investors Seek LNG Export License for Quebec Terminal

The lineup to launch Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports spread Monday to Quebec, where a new Montreal firm created by U.S. investors is setting out to build a terminal and pipeline by 2021. Read More

In Canada, Local Jurisdictions No Match for Federal Pipeline Plans

Eco-warriors among civic politicians across Canada were sent a reminder Thursday that their weapons are limited: They have no power to block pipeline construction. Read More

British Columbia Cuts LNG Export Taxes, Adds Corporate Incentives

The British Columbia (BC) government chopped its liquefied natural gas export tax in half Tuesday and added corporate tax cuts as lure to build tanker terminals on Canada's Pacific coast. Read More

BC’s OK of Huge Dam Could Impact LNG Projects

The Canadian government has confirmed that large-scale industrial development still tops the national agenda by authorizing construction of a hotly contested 1,100 MW dam project on the Peace River in northern British Columbia (BC). Read More

Industry Expecting Clarity From Contentious NEB Pipeline Case

A simmering dispute boiled over Thursday into a formal duel over a Canadian constitutional law question before the National Energy Board (NEB): Can municipal governments block national and international pipeline projects? Read More

Duvernay Production, Costs Varying Widely

Four years after inspiring a Canadian mineral rights leasing rush, a Louisiana-sized Alberta drilling target -- known as the Duvernay among geologists... Read More

U.S. LNG Projects Winning the Day, Says Canada Analyst

Liquefied natural gas from the United States will reach overseas markets before any tankers are even loaded up at proposed Canadian export terminals, a prominent Calgary energy investment firm conceded Tuesday. Read More

Alberta Seeing Benefits of North American NatGas Competition

Canadian and U.S. pipeliners have won an unexpected ally for their plans to expand the northbound freeway for natural gas from the eastern United States... Read More