UK fracking update

Jim Ratcliffe, CEO of Ineos, has stated that he thinks fracking could transform Britain’s industrial heartland in the same way it has revived America’s Rust Belt.

UK Oil and Gas Authority to become independent regulator

From 1 October 2016 the UK Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGA) will be established as an independent regulatory body by the UK Government.

Canada approves expansion of Trans Mountain oil pipeline

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday approved a pipeline expansion to triple the capacity of the Trans Mountain pipeline to move crude from inland Alberta to the Pacific coast. A similar development - through a rainforest further north - was rejected.

Urgent need for more Canadian oil pipelines

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ (CAPP) report offered a 15-year outlook for total Canadian crude oil production and Western Canadian crude oil supply.

US$28M merger of Enbridge and Spectra Energy

The US$28 billion merger of Enbridge and Spectra creates the largest ever energy infrastructure company ever in North America.