Canada oil pipeline spills 200,000 liters on aboriginal land

A pipeline close to Stoughton, about 62 kilometers east of Weyburn in the western Canadian province of Saskatchewan, has leaked 200,000 liters (52,834 gallons) of oil onto agricultural land owned by Ocean Man First Nation

US Energy Sec gives fracking a thumbs up

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been good for the planet by sharply reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said Monday.

US$28M merger of Enbridge and Spectra Energy

The US$28 billion merger of Enbridge and Spectra creates the largest ever energy infrastructure company ever in North America.

Urgent need for more Canadian oil pipelines

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ (CAPP) report offered a 15-year outlook for total Canadian crude oil production and Western Canadian crude oil supply.

Canada approves expansion of Trans Mountain oil pipeline

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday approved a pipeline expansion to triple the capacity of the Trans Mountain pipeline to move crude from inland Alberta to the Pacific coast. A similar development - through a rainforest further north - was rejected.