(BOE Report) – At least three liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes loaded in Australia and Canada are heading toward Europe and the Americas instead of their usual destination, Asia, after an Arctic storm curbed exports from the U.S., shiptracking data showed. The diversion of supply away from Asia could tighten supply and support spot LNG prices in the region. While
(Investing) – BEIJING – Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed Canada’s improving ties with China as well as the leadership of President Xi Jinping on Thursday, declaring their nations were charting a new course in cooperation at a time of global division and disorder. The four-day visit to China was the first by a Canadian prime minister since 2017, following up on
(BOE Report) – Canadian crude oil is low risk and will stay competitive even if output in Venezuela rises after the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump says American oil companies are prepared to tackle the difficult task of entering Venezuela and investing billions to restore production. Venezuelan crude
(BOE Report)– U.S. oil and gas producers in search of fresh drilling territory are looking to expand in Western Canada’s Montney basin, a remote yet massive shale play that is already a hotbed of M&A activity and could see more deals soon, according to executives, analysts and advisors. Extensive drilling in U.S. shale fields over the past 15 years or
(BOE Report) – Canadian banker-turned-oil-tycoon Adam Waterous, an industry outsider who lives in a Rocky Mountain tourist town, not energy hub Calgary, has a plan to cement his company’s status as one of North America’s fastest-growing oil companies. Waterous intends to more than double crude production by Strathcona Resources and expand more aggressively than any of its rivals after the company’s hostile
(Oil Price) – The provincial government of Alberta, Canada’s key oil and gas-producing province, has advised the Alberta Energy Regulator to go soft on imposing penalties for excess flaring, Reuters reported on Monday, citing documents it had obtained through access to information laws. The provincial government has urged the regulator to take a “softer” tone in communication with companies that are found to
(BOE Report) – CALGARY – A new oilsands pipeline to the northern B.C. coast is a non-starter as long as oil tankers are forbidden there, but experts say a removal of the federal ban would only lift one of many obstacles deterring the private sector from such a project. Media reports say the federal and Alberta governments are poised to announce
(Oil Price)– The United Arab Emirates is ready to invest as much as $50 billion in Canada’s industries, notably energy and artificial intelligence, following a visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney in Abu Dhabi. Reuters reported the news, citing a statement by the Emirati authorities that did not feature any details on the investment agreement. Earlier reports, however, mentioned an investment
(BOE Report) – CALGARY – Oilsands giant Cenovus Energy Inc. has completed its takeover of MEG Energy Corp. The two companies had neighbouring properties in the oilsands at Christina Lake, south of Fort McMurray, Alta. With the purchase, Cenovus gets another 110,000 barrels a day of production from what had been MEG’s flagship operation. The deal was worth more than $8.6 billion in cash,
(World Oil)– Aker Solutions has secured a five-year brownfield services contract extension from ExxonMobil Canada Properties, as operator of the Hebron platform offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. The agreement covers continued maintenance and modification (M&M) services and will be booked as an order intake in the fourth quarter of 2025 under the company’s Life Cycle segment. Hebron offshore platform The brownfield
(World Oil) – Ovintiv Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Calgary-based NuVista Energy Ltd. in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $2.7 billion (C$3.8 billion), marking a major expansion of its oil-weighted position in Canada’s Montney formation. The deal, unanimously approved by both companies’ boards, is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2026. Under the
(Oil Price) – The new government’s Climate Competitiveness Strategy, outlined in Budget 2025, will prioritize effective carbon markets, enhanced methane regulations, and technologies such as carbon capture and storage as the primary means to reduce oil and gas emissions. Canada’s federal government is signaling it plans to scrap the previous cabinet’s controversial emissions cap plan, which had put former PM Justin
