Articles by Gordon Jaremko

Petronas Hits Pause Button on BC LNG Export Project

The leading contender to build Canada’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal on the Pacific Coast of British Columbia (BC) stepped aside Wednesday, saying “challenging” markets prevent making a big commitment. Read More

NEB Greenlights TransCanada’s Energy East Settlement Plan

Planned expansion of northbound routes for U.S. natural gas exports into Ontario and Quebec can proceed on schedule under a decision that the National Energy Board (NEB) handed down Friday (Nov. 28). Read More

TransCanada Seeks Speedy Verdict on Pipeline Plan

TransCanada Corp. has set out to obtain a speedy verdict on plans to overhaul and enlarge its pipeline network by brushing aside objections from natural gas distribution companies in Ontario, Quebec and the northeastern United States. Read More

U.S. NatGas Distributors Join Canadian Opposition to TransCanada Pipeline Plan

Natural gas distribution companies in New England, New York and New Jersey have joined their Ontario and Quebec peers in demanding a reprieve from TransCanada Corp.’s C$13.5 billion (US$12 billion) plan for a swift eastern pipeline overhaul. Read More

British Columbia Advances $24B of LNG Projects

The British Columbia government let C$24 billion (US$22 billion) worth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects advance a regulatory step, but whether they are still moving forward commercially remained an open question. Read More

Ontario, Quebec to Collaborate on Response to TransCanada's Pipeline Plan

The Ontario and Quebec governments agreed Friday to collaborate on responding to TransCanada Corp.’s... Read More

Canada's Drillers Predict 10% Drop in Activity Next Year

Soft prices and slow progress on export projects will undermine Canadian drilling next year, according to oil and natural gas field service providers. Read More

Canadian Utilities Seek Pause in TransCanada Rate Overhaul

Canada's three biggest natural gas distribution companies are calling for a timeout to be imposed on TransCanada Corp.'s C$13.5 billion (US$12 billion) grand design for an overhaul of the national pipeline network. Read More

Canadian Shale Development Too New to Predict Eventual Production, Say Analysts

Infant Canadian shale development is still too new to predict eventual production by spreading horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, say elder Alberta earth science and engineering professionals. Read More

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