Monday, August 4, 2025

Diluent-Free, Lower-Cost Oil Sands Upgraders Could Attract C$5 Billion Amid Pipeline Crisis: Alberta

From Bloomberg Alberta pledges C$1 billion of support for partial upgrading Partial upgraders seen freeing up space on clogged pipelines Turning Canada’s heavy oil sands into a more marketable kind of crude is making a comeback, or rather half a comeback. Alberta’s government’s C$1 billion dollar pledge ($780 million) will help support the construction of smaller and cheaper varieties of upgraders. The

NatGas Export Cartel Wants Oil-Linked Pricing to Maintain Supply

From Bloomberg Industry to invest $8 trillion by 2040 to meet demand: GECF There’s no current or future glut in LNG, new GECF head says The debate over how to price natural gas is settled, at least for one group of exporters, and oil-indexing should prevail. Prices have to be linked to crude oil to keep expected revenue predictable, with

Faint Breath of Life to Move Canadian Gas to Asia: Three LNG Export Projects Still on the Books

From CBC News Global demand is growing for LNG, providing lifeline for projects still in development The once sky-high aspirations to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry on Canada’s West Coast have crashed to the ground, but experts say the window of opportunity has yet to close as demand for the resource continues to rise around the globe. After several project