The president revoked the permit for Keystone XL, which would have brought 830,000 barrels per day of Albertan oil to the United States.
energy policy
October 1, 2020
10:55AM
According to Ottawa's new rules, energy and transportation projects must show “net-zero” emissions by 2050.
August 14, 2020
11:26AM
Bill C-69 overhauled the entire environmental assessment of major projects and made the regulatory system more complex.
July 15, 2020
8:51AM
Investment in the energy sector could shrink by an additional 40 per cent this year.
November 22, 2019
9:08AM
Eighty per cent of respondents indicated that uncertainty around environmental regulations in Alberta was a deterrent to investment compared to only 9 per cent for Texas.
November 14, 2019
8:00AM
The subsequent higher electricity prices resulted in an estimated additional 1,280 deaths.
December 14, 2018
2:14PM
Washington eased federal vehicle emissions standards and repealed a regulation on hydraulic fracturing.
October 16, 2018
4:15PM
World oil consumption may expand to 100 million barrels per day in the next three months.
August 31, 2018
10:26AM
Capital spending in Canada’s oil and gas sector declined by more than 50 per cent between 2014 and 2017.
February 22, 2016
3:00AM
Annual cap on oilsands emissions means that once emissions hit prescribed threshold, no further development will be allowed.