Pipelines, energy and natural resources

[daftandbarmy]

Meanwhile, King Coal.... and good luck with that 'phasing out' thing...

Key facts​

• Coal is used mostly for generating electricity, however, notable amounts are also used for manufacturing steel.
• Canadian mines produced 47 million tonnes of coal in 2022, 59% of which was metallurgical coal.
• Canada’s coal production decreased by 32% over the past decade, with thermal coal accounting for almost three quarters of the decline.
• Most of the coal mined in Canada comes from British Columbia (59%), Alberta (28%) and Saskatchewan (13%).
• The Government of Canada is phasing out coal-fired electricity by 2030.

Coal facts - Natural Resources Canada

natural-resources.canada.ca

 

[Kirkhill]

Pro

Ottawa, Alberta close to deal that includes oil pipeline to B.C. coast, sources say

Privy Council Clerk Sabia playing key role in brokering accord that would involve tanker ban exemption

www.theglobeandmail.com

Con

Debate around lifting oil tanker ban to be 'contentious,' warns Liberal MP, as Ottawa negotiates with Alberta

A Liberal MP and former Trudeau-era cabinet minister says the oil tanker ban the party legislated off BC's northern coast was out of "huge public demand" and predicts the debate around the possibility of lifting it to be controversial.

calgaryherald.com

Odds

31 of 40 nations on the Northern route supported the oil pipeline and it sounds as if they still do.

First Nations Will Seek Ownership of New Oil Sands Pipeline

A Canadian First Nations development organization is recruiting 31 indigenous groups to propose a new oil pipeline from Alberta to the northern British Columbia co…

financialpost.com

And their group is part of a larger group of 130 nations with oil and gas interests.

https://www.canadianenergycentre.ca/indigenous-communities-shut-out-by-b-c-tanker-ban-want-another-chance/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/majority-of-canadians-including-b-c-residents-support-albertas-pipeline-push-poll-finds-9.6934295

59% of Canadians in favour vs 26% against
56% of British Columbians in favour vs 34% against.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Pro

Ottawa, Alberta close to deal that includes oil pipeline to B.C. coast, sources say

Privy Council Clerk Sabia playing key role in brokering accord that would involve tanker ban exemption

www.theglobeandmail.com

Con

Debate around lifting oil tanker ban to be 'contentious,' warns Liberal MP, as Ottawa negotiates with Alberta

A Liberal MP and former Trudeau-era cabinet minister says the oil tanker ban the party legislated off BC's northern coast was out of "huge public demand" and predicts the debate around the possibility of lifting it to be controversial.

calgaryherald.com

Odds

31 of 40 nations on the Northern route supported the oil pipeline and it sounds as if they still do.

First Nations Will Seek Ownership of New Oil Sands Pipeline

A Canadian First Nations development organization is recruiting 31 indigenous groups to propose a new oil pipeline from Alberta to the northern British Columbia co…

financialpost.com

And their group is part of a larger group of 130 nations with oil and gas interests.

https://www.canadianenergycentre.ca/indigenous-communities-shut-out-by-b-c-tanker-ban-want-another-chance/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/majority-of-canadians-including-b-c-residents-support-albertas-pipeline-push-poll-finds-9.6934295

59% of Canadians in favour vs 26% against
56% of British Columbians in favour vs 34% against.

Not many people know about the Northern Pipeline Agency and the - currently stalled - Alaska Highway Pipeline proposal Alaska gas pipeline - Wikipedia...

I wonder if Carney's planning an 'end run' around the BC recalcitrants leveraging this agreement

Northern Pipeline Agency​

The Agency oversaw the construction of the Prebuild from Caroline, Alberta to San Francisco and Chicago in the West and East respectively in the early 1980s but unfavourable economic conditions led to the suspension of Stage II (construction from the Alaska border near Beaver Creek, YT to the Alberta border near Boundary Lake, B.C.) as well as a corresponding reduction in resources and a prolonged period of inactivity. The Agency currently has a relatively small office, including the head Commissioner, the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada Serge P. Dupont, who reports to Parliament through the Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Christian Paradis.

Northern Pipeline Agency - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Kirkhill]

Not many people know about the Northern Pipeline Agency and the - currently stalled - Alaska Highway Pipeline proposal Alaska gas pipeline - Wikipedia...

I wonder if Carney's planning an 'end run' around the BC recalcitrants leveraging this agreement

Northern Pipeline Agency​

The Agency oversaw the construction of the Prebuild from Caroline, Alberta to San Francisco and Chicago in the West and East respectively in the early 1980s but unfavourable economic conditions led to the suspension of Stage II (construction from the Alaska border near Beaver Creek, YT to the Alberta border near Boundary Lake, B.C.) as well as a corresponding reduction in resources and a prolonged period of inactivity. The Agency currently has a relatively small office, including the head Commissioner, the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada Serge P. Dupont, who reports to Parliament through the Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Christian Paradis.

Northern Pipeline Agency - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I'm one of the many that did not know that. Thanks.

The opponents of the Ksi Lisim project include the Metlakatla who have lands across the Dixon in Alaska.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Not many people know about the Northern Pipeline Agency and the - currently stalled - Alaska Highway Pipeline proposal Alaska gas pipeline - Wikipedia...

I wonder if Carney's planning an 'end run' around the BC recalcitrants leveraging this agreement

Northern Pipeline Agency​

The Agency oversaw the construction of the Prebuild from Caroline, Alberta to San Francisco and Chicago in the West and East respectively in the early 1980s but unfavourable economic conditions led to the suspension of Stage II (construction from the Alaska border near Beaver Creek, YT to the Alberta border near Boundary Lake, B.C.) as well as a corresponding reduction in resources and a prolonged period of inactivity. The Agency currently has a relatively small office, including the head Commissioner, the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada Serge P. Dupont, who reports to Parliament through the Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Christian Paradis.

Northern Pipeline Agency - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

We came across this as a possibility when Enbridge was first being brought up. Also there was a brief surge of interest around 2010ish for a piepline from Alaska.

 

[HavokFour]

It really does sound like we're going to be getting a pipeline, even if Carney has to drag Eby along kicking and screaming.

B.C. will not get ‘veto’ power in deciding future of west coast pipeline, but province’s support needed: resource minister

The federal government is willing to support a new oil pipeline to the west coast but wants any such project to have British Columbia’s backing before it goes forward, says

www.thestar.com

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[Altair]

It really does sound like we're going to be getting a pipeline, even if Carney has to drag Eby along kicking and screaming.

B.C. will not get ‘veto’ power in deciding future of west coast pipeline, but province’s support needed: resource minister

The federal government is willing to support a new oil pipeline to the west coast but wants any such project to have British Columbia’s backing before it goes forward, says

www.thestar.com

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Good. Provinces should not get Vetos.

I feel like provinces should be consulted, but if there are 13 vetos plus every indigenous group nothing will ever get built.

BC should be consulted, but veto? No. Welcome to confederation.

TMX is allowing our oil to be sold much closer to international benchmark prices, which is doing us a world of good, as we are not reliant on being undercut by the americans and allowing us to diversify away from them as needed. Imagine if BC said no and that was it? We would be screwed.

 

[daftandbarmy]

It really does sound like we're going to be getting a pipeline, even if Carney has to drag Eby along kicking and screaming.

B.C. will not get ‘veto’ power in deciding future of west coast pipeline, but province’s support needed: resource minister

The federal government is willing to support a new oil pipeline to the west coast but wants any such project to have British Columbia’s backing before it goes forward, says

www.thestar.com

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