Oil & Gas and Mining News

CALGARY — Vermilion Energy Inc. has signed an agreement to sell its assets in the U.S. for $120 million in cash.

SASKATOON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday's gathering of the country's premiers to talk over nation-building projects with Prime Minister Mark Carney was the "best" they have had in the last decade.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook’s parent company.

CALGARY — Some oilsands producers are removing workers and shutting production from their sites as wildfires rage in northeastern Alberta. Cenovus Energy Inc.

CALGARY — Prime Minister Mark Carney sat down with oil and gas executives in Calgary Sunday to discuss partnerships and to get their input for his plans to make Canada an energy superpower.

SASKATOON — Ontario and Saskatchewan signed an agreement Sunday to remove trade barriers ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to hash out a plan they hope will supercharge the economy.

CALGARY — The CEO of Crown-owned pipeline operator Trans Mountain Corp. says it could take on other market-expanding pipeline projects if necessary, but that it would be preferable for the private sector to take the lead.

CALGARY — Strathcona Resources Ltd. has formally launched its takeover bid for fellow oilsands producer MEG Energy. Its offer, open until Sept. 15, comprises 0.62 of a common share of Strathcona and $4.

TORONTO — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it and Encino Energy are selling their holdings in an Ohio oil and gas producer for US$5.6 billion including debt.

A Canadian tenant advocacy group says nearly half the renters they surveyed don't have air conditioning, as they press for protections from climate-fuelled extreme heat.