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14/02/2025

Westinghouse in SK, Part 2: First Nations involvement from the beginning

It’s not typical to start an energy conference with traditional First Nation drumming and dance, but then again, Westinghouse might be doing things a bit differently.

13/02/2025

Westinghouse in SK, Part 1: Saskatchewan’s Cameco brings Westinghouse into this province’s play.

SASKATOON – In 2023, a seismic shift happened in nuclear power generation, and Saskatchewan is now finding out its role. Long has Saskatchewan been one of the most significant uranium producers on the planet, with Cameco being a key player in that regard. But now things are shaping up to go well b...

12/02/2025

Lithium in SK, Part 33: Arizona Lithium’s path to commercialization this year

Arizona Lithium had a very active late spring, summer and fall in 2024, and its efforts throughout the winter are focused on switching from exploring for lithium, to producing it.The company intends on achieving initial commercial scale production of Saskatchewan lithium before the end of this year,...

11/02/2025

Singh promises 100% tariffs on Tesla, revival of electric vehicle incentive program

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada should charge 100 per cent tariffs on Tesla vehicles for as long as the trade war with the United States continues.

11/02/2025

Quick Dick McDick: The Trump & Trudeau Tariff Trials & Tribulations Toonie

Trump and his tariffs needed the proper Saskatchewan treatment. Quick Dick McDick, you're up!

11/02/2025

In a big blow to the burgeoning industry, Royal Helium files for bankruptcy.

Four years ago, Royal Helium was the second most-active company in Saskatchewan’s burgeoning helium play. And there have been very few players in that field. North American Helium has been far and away the leader. It had been followed by Royal. Helium Evolution has partnered on several wells with ...

10/02/2025

Chad Eggerman is a Saskatoon lawyer who focuses on energy. Procido LLP is the firm he founded.

10/02/2025

Brian Crossman: Who is to Blame? (And How Do We Fix This Mess?)

What a time to be Canadian! (Note sarcasm please) There is an ancient Chinese curse, which loosely translated goes, “May you live in interesting times.” And man, they sure are interesting.

09/02/2025

AltaGas and Keyera sign deals to work together at Ridley Island and Fort Saskatchewan

AltaGas Ltd. and Keyera Corp. have signed a deal to work together in a plan they say will see more Canadian energy products reach Asian markets.

09/02/2025

Again, are you sitting down? Now Wilkinson is talking about west-east .

Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Ottawa and the provinces should discuss the possibility of an oil pipeline to Eastern Canada to improve energy security and diversify trade.

08/02/2025

Suddenly Liberal leadership candidates are in favour of oil and gas projects. Imagine that. 'Should I just laugh?': Energy experts question Freeland's pledge to push

Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland’s pitch to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to allies is drawing skeptical reactions from those who say her government neglected the sector over the past decade.

08/02/2025

On Friday, Trudeau said 's talk of absorbing Canada 'is a real thing.' Here's the column Pipeline online published the day after his inauguration on it. This could mean . Actual war.

Originally published Jan. 21. On Feb. 7, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Trump's talk of absorbing Canada 'is a real thing.'

07/02/2025

07/02/2025

Brian Zinchuk: 's Oil and Gas 20 high school class is everything I hoped for. Sign your kids up for next year's intake.

For parents in the oil patch whose kids might have an inkling to follow in their footsteps, I strongly urge you to sign them up for next year’s class. This year the numbers were limited. Hopefully that will be expanded. Don’t miss out.Our industry needed this affirmation. We matter. And our kids...

06/02/2025

Suncor Energy earns $818 million in fourth quarter, upstream production rises

Suncor Energy Inc. says it earned $818 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, down from $2.82 billion a year earlier, as it saw upstream production rise.

06/02/2025

Are you sitting down? open to rekindled GNL Québec gas facility project amid U.S. tariff threats. Didn't the premier just say no, again, to Energy East?

The Quebec government says it would be open to reviving a liquefied natural gas project in the Saguenay region to transport Alberta energy overseas, as a way to reduce the country's reliance on the United States as an export market.

06/02/2025

Jim Warren: Environmental policy makers around the world require greater adult supervision: Canada and Sri Lanka provide examples.

Many of the environmental and climate change policies implemented around the world over the past few decades have proven ineffective, wasteful and expensive. Some of those policies and projects are stand outs because they were patently ridiculous as well as wasteful. We have had a lot of experience....

05/02/2025

Brad Wall: Just how disfunctional Canada has become. Think .

'Yesterday the current Premier of Quebec said basically the same thing. He was asked after the suspension of the Trump tariffs if now was the time to support an Energy East project and diversify Canada’s energy export market. He said no.'