natural gas

Natural Disaster: Why The Natural Gas Industry Is Still Kicking

Arctic gas, Duvernay shale, tight reservoirs - There are reasons for optimism >

An Executive Speak Extended Cut: David’s Goliath

David Cornhill has taken small regional player Altagas and turned it into a diversified energy giant. How it happened, and what he learned along the way >

Encana plays the waiting game

Encana Corp. changed gears in its latest quarterly earnings conference call, but the destination remains the same. >

Alberta Venture Podcast: The Future of Natural Gas

How will this cheap fuel change North America’s energy landscape? >

Japan’s silver lining

Could natural gas be ready to take nuclear energy’s place as the fuel of the future? And what does that mean for Alberta? >

Irony

by Max Fawcett, Managing Editor

For almost 40 years, a motley crew of politicians, business executives and aboriginal leaders have campaigned to have a pipeline constructed that would link the natural gas assets of Canada’s north with the industry and consumer driven demand for the resource in the south. Today, the National Energy Board finally gave the long-awaited project, which has an estimated price tag of $16.2 billion, its official seal of approval. According to an NEB statement released today, “Having received approval from the federal cabinet the National Energy Board has issued a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the…Mackenzie Valley Pipeline.”

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All That Gas | How Alberta Companies are Establishing New Markets for Natural Gas

The newfound abundance of natural gas is forcing the industry to do something it’s never done before – nurture new markets >

Best and Worst of 2009: A Preview

We’re in the process now of putting together our annual “Best and Worst” feature for the December issue and, oh, what a year it’s been. Choosing our top 10 business stories of the year has never been so competitive. Do you go for the arrest of Calgary’s $400-million Ponzi schemers or Capital Power Corporation’s $500-million initial public offering? >

Profits in Abundance

One way to play the oversupply of natural gas: invest in storage >