Pipelines, energy and natural resources

[Kirkhill]

"Willing to entertain" is the other catch phrase being shared out there.

Manitoba's Kinew 'willing to entertain' Alberta to Ontario pipeline

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday he's willing to entertain a west-east pipeline between Alberta and Ontario.

www.aptnnews.ca

Manitoba Premier Kinew 'willing to entertain' Alberta to Ontario pipeline

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he’s open to a west-east pipeline being pitched by his counterparts in Alberta and Ontario.

www.ctvnews.ca

Translation - how thick is your wallet?

 

[The Bread Guy]

Latest Angus Reid snapshot post-AB-BC pipeline proposal:

The pipeline, the politics, the fallout: who's up, who's down after Alberta to B.C. project announcement - Angus Reid Institute

angusreid.org

 

[daftandbarmy]

Latest Angus Reid snapshot post-AB-BC pipeline proposal:

The pipeline, the politics, the fallout: who's up, who's down after Alberta to B.C. project announcement - Angus Reid Institute

angusreid.org

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The only thing saving Eby from a bigger slide in the polls is that it's summer and people's attention is generally elsewhere ...

 

[Kirkhill]

Changes - lithium galore
Lithium for nuclear power


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U.S. Army pays $80 million to build drone motors on U.S. soil

An electric motor smaller than a coffee mug might decide whether America's drone army flies during the next crisis, and the U.S. Army has placed a nearly $80 million bet on building that motor at home instead of buying it

defence-blog.com

China’s Rare Earth Strategy Is Forcing a U.S. Manufacturing Revolution | OilPrice.com

Escalating Chinese export controls are driving a major push to establish a secure North American rare earth supply chain from mining to magnet production.

oilprice.com

California’s geothermal plants bring 21,500 tonnes of lithium to the surface every year, then pump the metal-rich brine back underground - The Times of India

The Times of India brings the Latest & Top Breaking News on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Cricket, Sports, Business, Bollywood News and Entertainment, Science, Technology, Health & Fitness news & opinions from leading columnists.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

A shrinking California lake sits on enough dissolved lithium for 375 million EV batteries, more than every car on American roads, and the plant named Hell's Kitchen plans to pull it from the same scalding brine that already spins its turbines

Lithium has an image problem, and it earned most of it. The metal inside your EV battery usually reaches the surface one of two rough ways: a strip mine cut

www.autonocion.com

Smith touts Alberta's lithium extraction potential, as North American trade agreement goes under review

Bureaucrats in Ottawa, Washington and Mexico City prepare to rehash the Canada-US-Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA) next month.

calgaryherald.com

Britain just enlisted America's biggest fusion startup to prove a reactor can breed its own fuel, turning lithium into tritium with the machine's own neutrons, because the world's entire supply weighs one packed carry-on and shrinks 5.5% a year

On July 2, the UK Atomic Energy Authority and the Italian energy major Eni announced a joint venture built entirely around that problem. It is called RH3OVA,

www.autonocion.com

Nuclear fusion fuel could be made greener with new way to supply lithium | New Scientist

Lithium-6 is a crucial material for nuclear fusion reactors, but isolating it is challenging – now researchers have found a way to do this without using toxic mercury

www.newscientist.com

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[Kirkhill]

And copper

https://www.fastcompany.com/91577473/copper-is-the-new-oil

 

[Kirkhill]

And in BC the Roberts Bank Pipeline is starting to look a little firmer:

https://www.biv.com/news/resources-agriculture/bc-set-to-enter-another-energy-mega-project-boom-12569661

Positive press
Eby sidelined
Tsawassen First Nation asking what is on offer. The TFN is not anti-development.

https://tsawwassenfirstnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/TFN-2024-25-AR_FINAL-PROOF.pdf

 

[Kirkhill]

More Canadian opportunities - Japan looking to invest in foreign pipelines to feed Japan

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-28/tokyo-eyes-lifting-support-for-overseas-oil-pipeline-investments

We don't lack customers. Nor do we lack investors. We certainly don't lack oil and gas or any other hydrocarbons.

Get out of the way.

 

[YZT580]

And with both the

More Canadian opportunities - Japan looking to invest in foreign pipelines to feed Japan

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-28/tokyo-eyes-lifting-support-for-overseas-oil-pipeline-investments

We don't lack customers. Nor do we lack investors. We certainly don't lack oil and gas or any other hydrocarbons.

Get out of the way.

Iranians and the Houthi playing silly bugger has there ever been a better time to sign up the investors?

 

[daftandbarmy]

Well, that makes sense for this government...

Eby defends minister's dissent on LNG expansion citing 'big tent'

British Columbia Premier David Eby says he helped a cabinet minister write her statement denouncing plans for the expansion of a liquefied natural gas plant neighbouring her riding, despite his government advocating for the project.

cheknews.ca

 

[YZT580]

And with both the

Iranians and the Houthi playing silly bugger has there ever been a better time to sign up the investors?

and Germany just signed for 1 million tons annually

 

[daftandbarmy]

Danke Schoen, Germany....

Ksi Lisims LNG inks formal 20-year supply deal with German utility Uniper​

German utility Uniper has locked down a formal long-term agreement to purchase liquefied natural gas from the $30-billion Ksi Lisims project planned for the northern British Columbia coast.

https://www.timescolonist.com/bc-news/ksi-lisims-lng-inks-formal-20-year-supply-deal-with-german-utility-uniper-12605977

 

[Brad Sallows]

Danke Schoen, Germany....

Ksi Lisims LNG inks formal 20-year supply deal with German utility Uniper​

German utility Uniper has locked down a formal long-term agreement to purchase liquefied natural gas from the $30-billion Ksi Lisims project planned for the northern British Columbia coast.

LNG in, Interfor out.

 

[daftandbarmy]

LNG in, Interfor out.

Elbows down …

MSN

 

[Kirkhill]

If you build it they will come .... The answer to where will you get the oil to fill the pipelines.

Cenovus chief says pipeline plans make Canada's oilpatch ripe for major investment

Energy giant's profits triple on higher prices, record production

ca.finance.yahoo.com

 

[Czech_pivo]

If you build it they will come .... The answer to where will you get the oil to fill the pipelines.

Cenovus chief says pipeline plans make Canada's oilpatch ripe for major investment

Energy giant's profits triple on higher prices, record production

ca.finance.yahoo.com

This, coupled with the mantra from Carney et al, that Canada is a 'reliable, trustworthy partner', will be a major reason why we won't put an 'export tariff' on oil/gas/potash/electricity/uranium to the US. We can't say we are a 'trustworthy partner' when we tariff the very products that we are trying to expand to the rest of the world so that they won't have to be held hostage to events in the Middle East.

 

[HavokFour]

More reason for a Line 5 replacement that runs entirely through Canada ASAP.

Michigan Supreme Court orders review of permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes

Part of the pipeline in question, called Line 5, runs for six kilometres along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac, and Enbridge wants to bury the pipeline in a tunnel under the straits

www.theglobeandmail.com

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[daftandbarmy]

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[Altair]

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This video from TLDR News explores the United Kingdom's energy crisis, examining why the nation faces some of the highest electricity prices in the world and the resulting economic consequences.

Key takeaways regarding the crisis:

• Expensive Electricity: The UK has some of the highest industrial and domestic electricity prices in the developed world (1:35-1:48). This has contributed to de-industrialization, higher inflation, and lower overall energy consumption (2:01-2:15).
• Marginal Pricing System: A major culprit is the UK's "marginal pricing" system, where the wholesale price of electricity is set by the most expensive generator required to meet demand (2:24-2:58). Because gas generators are frequently needed to fill supply gaps, they often dictate the wholesale price (3:31-3:58).
• Grid Dysfunction: The issue is exacerbated by an outdated grid that struggles to move energy from where it is generated (e.g., wind farms in Scotland) to where it is needed (populated southern areas) (5:10-5:47). When the grid cannot handle the transmission, wind farms are still paid, but the operator must source more expensive electricity elsewhere, driving up "balancing costs" (5:48-6:27).
• Limited Alternatives: Transitioning away from gas is difficult due to overregulation in the nuclear sector and the lack of high solar yields, while the cost of new wind infrastructure has recently increased (6:45-7:12).

The Silver Lining:Despite these challenges, the UK has uniquely decoupled energy consumption from GDP per capita (7:20-7:34). The country has achieved a high level of efficiency, with a better GDP per unit of energy than any other large economy (7:40-7:45). This suggests that if the UK were to secure more plentiful, affordable energy, it could potentially become one of the wealthiest nations in the world (7:47-7:53).

That guy is spewing complete and total bunk.