Category: oil pipelines

Manitoba Cautious, Saskatchewan More Open to Smith’s Proposal for Port of Churchill

SASKATOON—Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposal to ship more Western Canadian products out of the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba is being met with caution by the government of Manitoba, while the Saskatchewan government appears more open to the idea. “I will tell you there are more pressing things for us to be dealing with…


Poor Tax and Energy Policies Behind Canada’s High Gas Prices, Advocates Say

Advocates for taxpayers and affordable energy blame the various levels of government in Canada for high gas prices and resultant high inflation, saying that tax relief and promotion of pipelines and the energy sector would alleviate the problem. In recent days, gas prices reached record highs in most regions of Canada, surpassing $2 per litre….


Texas Pipeline Operators Prepare for Higher Volume as Permian Basin Oil Production Picks Up

Texas oil pipeline operators are preparing to increase the volume of crude oil flowing through pipelines from domestic shale fields to its hubs on the Gulf Coast to pre-pandemic levels by October 2022, according to analysts. U.S. crude oil had been trading at about $100 a barrel, a boon for some Texas oil pipeline operators struggling…


Officials Say Pipeline the Source of Oil Sheen Off Huntington Beach

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A pipeline operated by a California-based firm has been identified as the source of an oil sheen spotted off Bolsa Chica State Beach that appeared to be heading north toward the Long Beach area. “A responsible party has been identified as DCOR LLC,” the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Spill Prevention & Response tweeted Dec. 25….