Minnesota issues another approval for Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline project
By Staff The Associated Press Posted November 25, 2020 12:02 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ A Minnesota regulatory panel on Tuesday signed off on Enbridge’s planned Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota,…
Gas line construction begins in Coquitlam despite FortisBC dispute with city
Fortis crews are set to begin work on Monday to replace a gas line along Como Lake Avenue, but the potential traffic headache in the Tri-Cities is already the focus of a dispute between Fortis and the City of Coquitlam. Grace Ke reports. Source link
South Dakota governor offers bills aimed at possible Keystone XL pipeline protests
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Monday that she’s proposing legislation before construction begins on the Keystone XL oil pipeline that would create a way to go after out-of-state money that funds pipeline protests. The legislation would let the state follow such money and “cut it off at the source,” the Republican governor said in…
Coastal GasLink receives warning from B.C. Oil and Gas Commission over pipeline construction
Coastal GasLink must submit a notice of construction at least 48 hours before it starts work under its permit to build a pipeline that is opposed by some members of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission said. The commission has warned the Calgary-based company after it received complaints from the Office…
B.C. gas pipeline work delayed after animal traps allegedly found on construction site
Work on a controversial gas pipeline in northern B.C. was delayed on Thursday after crews allegedly found animal traps set on their construction site. The work is being conducted near Houston B.C., as a part of the Coastal GasLink pipeline that would stretch from the Peace Region to Kitimat, and which has been the subject…
U.S. government says shutdown shouldn’t stop Keystone pipeline hearing
The U.S. government shutdown may prevent U.S. Justice Department attorneys from going before a Montana judge next week to ask him to lift his hold on Keystone XL oil pipeline construction. But the federal attorneys and the Canadian company that wants to build the pipeline say their absence shouldn’t delay Monday’s hearing on the matter…
Rally held in central Alberta town to call for immediate construction of new pipelines
A rally calling for the immediate construction of new pipelines was held Tuesday in a central Alberta town that’s been particularly hard-hit by the oil price differential that’s been inflicting economic pain across much of the province. Hundreds of people turned up at the demonstration outside the Clean Energy Technology Centre in Drayton Valley, Alta.,…
TransCanada plans to start construction of Keystone XL pipeline in 2019
The developer of the Keystone XL oil pipeline plans to start construction next year, after a U.S. State Department review ordered by a federal judge concluded that major environmental damage from a leak is unlikely and could quickly be mitigated, a company spokesman said Monday. TransCanada spokesman Matthew John said the company remains committed to…