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As expected, the Alberta Government moved this week to phase out coal-fired power generation and replace it with lower-carbon natural gas and zero-carbon renewable generation.

As expected, the Alberta Government moved this week to phase out coal-fired power generation and replace it with lower-carbon natural gas and zero-carbon renewable generation.

An NDP private member's bill (Bill 82) to amend the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act to prohibit high-volume hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" in oil and gas exploration and production passed second reading...

The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) announced the approval of a $56 million administrative penalty/costs payment agreed to between Alberta's electricity watchdog and TransAlta Corp...

The Government of Alberta recently announced a number of policy changes that will impact the Alberta Electricity Market, composed of its generators, transmitters, distributors, retailers, electricity consumers and wholesale electricity market.

On October 21, 2014, the British Columbia Government tabled Bill 6, the Liquefied Natural Gas Income Tax Act.

In early December 2016, the United Kingdom's Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM) announced the launch of its "Innovation Link."

As of October 9, 2019, Pacific Gas & Electric (the largest utility in California) has cut electricity to more than 500,000 customers in an effort to avoid sparking wildfires.

In 2017, Canada's energy sector faces continued uncertainty and inertia. From taxes to transportation, Canada's natural resource industries – and their benefits to the national economy – are under threat...

Alberta and Canada have unveiled an ambitious plan to construct the West Coast Oil Pipeline, a massive infrastructure project estimated to cost up to $43.7 billion. The proposed pipeline would run from Bruderheim, Alberta, to British Columbia's southwest coast, with construction potentially beginning in 2027 and oil flowing by 2034. The project promises to boost oil sands production and open new export markets in Asia, while incorporating Indigenous equity participation and integrating with existing port in

Canada’s move towards mandatory reporting of resource payments by mining and oil & gas companies to host governments got a big push recently.

A panel of the Canada Energy Regulator (the "Commission") has denied Enbridge Pipeline Inc.'s ("Enbridge")...

The amendments mark the first product-specific restrictions under Canada’s Russia sanctions regime and are similar to prohibitions being imposed by the United States and the European Union.

The Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act came into force on June 1, 2015, fulfilling the commitment Canada made at the 2013 G8 Leaders' summit to apply international standards of transparency to the extractive sector.

North America is experiencing tremendous gas supply realignment. In 2000, Canada exported 3.5 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas to the United States.

The Government of Canada has passed long-awaited legislation to create a new refundable investment tax credit for clean technology property.

Ontario recently issued a proposal to amend the Global Adjustment (GA) regulations under the Electricity Act, 1998 which would allow Class A participants...