Focus on Govt of Alberta
Alberta Energy Regulator orders Sunshine Oilsands to suspend wells, pipelines
Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. has been ordered to suspend its wells, facilities and pipelines for failing to meet regulatory obligations.
Alberta asks municipalities to name oil companies not paying taxes
Rural Municipalities of Alberta estimates oil and gas companies owe more than $250 million in overdue property taxes to rural communities across the...
Alberta applies for judicial review of federal carbon price, calls it unfair
Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta has applied for a judicial review of Ottawa's exemption of the carbon levy on home heating oil.
Tourmaline, Clean Energy open two new natural gas fuelling stations in Alberta
The stations in Calgary and Grande Prairie join an Edmonton station that opened last year and together form the start of what is...
Alberta govt launches $7M ad campaign against incoming federal emissions cap
The province's $7-million campaign claims federal regulations would make "groceries, gas and all of life’s necessities even more expensive."
Alberta company fined after worker severely burned in 2021 oil and gas site fire
O'Reilly Oilfield has been fined $90,000 after pleading guilty to one count of failing to protect workers under its supervision.
Cement maker Lafarge opens low-carbon fuel facility at Alberta plant
Lafarge Canada installs $38M facility at Exshaw, Alta., using construction waste as fuel, cutting CO2 emissions by 30,000 tonnes.
Alberta gas well fire that sent five to hospital extinguished, Hawthorne Energy says
The gas well fire near Cochrane, Alberta, has been extinguished after injuring five workers, with three in critical condition.
Five workers seriously injured by blast at energy site in Alberta, RCMP say
An explosion at a Hawthorne Energy site in Cochrane, Alberta injured five workers; the fire may burn for days.
Alberta Energy Regulator to hold Rocky Mountain coal hearings despite legal challenge
Alberta's energy regulator will proceed with coal exploration hearings despite legal concerns raised by the province's top court.
