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Pipes and tanks snake around the inside of a carbon capture and storage facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station in Estevan, Sask., on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. The signature carbon capture and storage project continues to miss emissions reduction goals, raising questions about the cost-effectiveness of the technology, says a report. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Boundary Dam carbon capture project missing goals, report says

Goal of Boundary Dam carbon capture to reduce emissions by 90% has never been reached, claims analyst, as technology's economics are disputed.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/File Photo
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Column: Texas enters peak season for power output and emissions

The most intensive power demand period of the year has just begun in Texas, but renewables may not be enough to cover surges...

Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. says it posted a net loss of $5 million in its first quarter as its financial results took a hit due to an unplanned shutdown at its Burnaby refinery. A woman gasses up at a gas station in Mississauga, Ont., Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Parkland Corp. posts first-quarter loss due to refinery outage

Parkland financial results hit by unplanned shutdown of Burnaby, B.C. facility in January, with a net loss of $5m in first quarter.

Edmonton-based Capital Power Corp. says it is no longer pursuing a proposed $2.4-billion carbon capture and storage project at its Genesee natural gas-fired power plant. Capital Power’s Genesee Power Plant is seen near Edmonton in an Oct. 19, 2022, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Capital Power, Jimmy Jeong, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Capital Power pulls plug on $2.4bn carbon capture project

Capital Power's carbon capture plan is technically viable but not economically feasible, company says.

FILE PHOTO: ExxonMobil and Pioneer Natural Resources logos are seen in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Exxon to bar Pioneer CEO from its board in deal with FTC: WSJ report

Exxon Mobil is set to close its $60 billion deal for Pioneer Natural Resources following an agreement with antitrust enforcers to not add...

A pump jack operates at a well site leased by Devon Energy Production Company near Guthrie, Oklahoma September 15, 2015.    REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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Devon Energy beats Q1 profit estimate

Oil and gas producer Devon Energy sees higher production offset decline in natural gas prices.

A renovated cruise ship designed to house more than 600 workers as they build a liquefied natural gas facility near Squamish, B.C., has been voted down by the local council. A handout photo provided by Bridgemans Services Group shows the MV Isabelle afloat in Burrard Inlet, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jeff Vinnick, Bridgemans *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Woodfibre LNG plan for ‘floatel’ work camp in British Columbia rejected by council

Plans by Woodfibre LNG to use a renovated cruise ship as a "floatel" to house more than 600 workers as they build a...

A Breakthrough Institute report suggests concerns about the impacts of mining for materials needed for clean technologies are overblown. Photo by omid roshan on Unsplash
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Breakthrough Institute report: What is the true mining footprint of clean energy?

Breakthrough Institute: A rational comparison of the metal and mining footprints of clean electricity technologies — contrasted with the material requirements of fossil...

An exhibition booth of Tellurian is seen at the World Gas Conference 2022 in Daegu, South Korea May 23, 2022. Picture taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Tan/File Photo
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US LNG developer Tellurian sends production workers home amid sale talks

Houston-based LNG developer Tellurian has been holding talks with potential buyers to sell its Haynesville shale gas business to raise capital for its...

FILE PHOTO: Shell logo and stock graph are seen through a magnifier displayed in this illustration taken September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Advisors suggest Shell investors oppose climate resolution at AGM

Climate resolution to be put before Shell shareholders pushes for Paris Agreement targets, but Glass Lewis doubts benefit.

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