Alberta

Oil & gas and construction news for subcontractors working in Alberta — 212 stories and counting.

Emera to Acquire Canadian Utilities in $72B Merger of Equals

Emera and Canadian Utilities plan to merge into a $72 billion utility with six million customers. Alberta and Florida would drive about 80% of earnings, but no project or bid stage exists yet.

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Industry

Flowco Closes $113M Lifting Solutions Deal, Adding PCP and Continuous Rod

Flowco Holdings has completed its roughly $113 million cash purchase of Edmonton-based Lifting Solutions Energy Services. The deal adds continuous rod and progressing cavity pump technology for mature wells.

Oct 4, 2026

Editorial image: Continuous rod and PCP hardware - Flowco Closes $113M Lifting Solutions Deal, Adding PCP and Continuous Rod

Industry

Pacific Link Pipeline Clears National Interest Gate, No Bids Yet

Alberta's proposed 1 million bbl/d oilsands pipeline to the B.C. coast is the first project named "national interest" under the Building Canada Act. A project timeline shows regulatory progress, but no construction or subcontract packages have been announced.

Oct 2, 2026

Industry

Ontario Premier Open to Equity Stake in 3,300-Km Northern Shield Oil Pipeline

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province could make a minor equity investment in the proposed Northern Shield pipeline from Alberta to southern Ontario. No route, owner or bid timeline has been announced.

Oct 1, 2026

Industry

Cenovus Plans North-South Link at Christina Lake to Hit 150,000 bbl/d

Cenovus has filed regulatory plans to integrate Christina Lake North with its legacy Christina Lake facility, opening pipeline, mechanical, and process equipment work ahead of a Q4 2028 startup.

Sep 28, 2026

Editorial image: Aerial link between two oil sands plants - Cenovus Plans North-South Link at Christina Lake to Hit 150,000 bbl/d

Industry

WesCan's 13-Day, Seven-Leg Multilateral Signals Faster Alberta Drilling Cycles

WesCan Energy drilled a seven-leg multilateral well in east-central Alberta in 13 days, per Drilling Contractor, with completion crews mobilizing now for an October tie-in.

Sep 27, 2026

Editorial image: multilateral wellhead valve manifold dawn - WesCan's 13-Day, Seven-Leg Multilateral Signals Faster Alberta Drilling Cycles

Industry

Pembina Sanctions Greenlight Gas-Fired Power Plant for Meta Data Center in Alberta

Pembina Pipeline and partners have sanctioned the Greenlight Electricity Centre, a 932-Mw gas-fired plant in Alberta's Industrial Heartland that will power a $13 billion Meta data center starting in 2030.

Sep 26, 2026

Editorial image: Aerial power plant construction groundwork - Pembina Sanctions Greenlight Gas-Fired Power Plant for Meta Data Center in Alberta

Industry

Trio Petroleum, Croverro Set 14-Well Heavy Oil Program in Lloydminster Region

Trio Petroleum has signed a farm-in deal with Calgary-based Croverro Energy for up to 14 multilateral heavy oil wells across Alberta and Saskatchewan, World Oil reports, with development targeted over roughly 18 months.

Sep 22, 2026

Editorial image: night drilling rig, heavy oil crew - Trio Petroleum, Croverro Set 14-Well Heavy Oil Program in Lloydminster Region

Industry

Canadian Oilpatch M&A Surges Toward $30B+, Could Top 2017 Peak

Canadian oil and gas M&A has hit $30 billion in 2026, with analysts at BMO Capital Markets and Sayer Energy Advisors predicting it could surpass the 2017 record of $53 billion, according to the Financial Post.

Sep 21, 2026

Editorial image: Two adjoining leases symbolize merger - Canadian Oilpatch M&A Surges Toward $30B+, Could Top 2017 Peak

Industry

Bird Construction Lands $1B in Canadian Awards Across Civil, Marine, Mining Work

Bird Construction secured roughly $1 billion in Canadian project awards spanning civil, marine, mining and industrial infrastructure, On-Site Magazine reports, signaling growing demand for contractors with multidisciplinary self-perform capability.

Sep 18, 2026

Editorial image: Multidisciplinary jobsite, piling and marine convergence - Bird Construction Lands $1B in Canadian Awards Across Civil, Marine, Mining Work

Industry

Alberta to Unveil New Royalty Incentives in November to Boost Oil Output

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a new preferential royalty framework will be announced in November to spur oil and gas investment, tied to a proposed 1 million-bpd pipeline to the BC coast.

Sep 17, 2026

Industry

Suncor's Lewis SAGD Project Signals Shift From Mining to In-Situ at Base Plant

Suncor plans to phase out mined bitumen at its Base Plant by 2036, replacing it with SAGD emulsion from the new Lewis lease, with early construction work targeted for 2027 and startup in 2032, Oil Sands Magazine reports.

Sep 11, 2026

Editorial image: Early works grading new SAGD lease - Suncor's Lewis SAGD Project Signals Shift From Mining to In-Situ at Base Plant

Industry

Enhance Energy Breaks Ground on Canada's Largest Carbon Capture Hub in Alberta

Enhance Energy has broken ground on its Origins carbon capture and storage project in Clive, Alberta, a hub slated to store 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 annually starting January, per a Canadian Press report via BOE Report.

Sep 10, 2026

Editorial image: Night groundbreaking, pipe staging, rural site - Enhance Energy Breaks Ground on Canada's Largest Carbon Capture Hub in Alberta

Industry

Calgary Completes Stage A Microtunneling on Bearspaw Feeder Main

The City of Calgary has finished Stage A microtunneling on the Bearspaw South Feeder Main Replacement, with steel pipe installation and fall system connections next on the schedule.

Sep 1, 2026

Editorial image: Steel pipe inside microtunnel shaft - Calgary Completes Stage A Microtunneling on Bearspaw Feeder Main

Industry

Ovintiv Adds 240 Drilling Locations in $460M Land Buying Spree

Ovintiv closed more than 60 small acquisitions worth $460 million in 2026, adding 240 drilling locations across the Permian's Midland basin and Alberta's Montney play.

Aug 29, 2026

Editorial image: Staked new drilling location at dawn - Ovintiv Adds 240 Drilling Locations in $460M Land Buying Spree

Industry

Crossing Group Sets HDD Record on Athabasca River Pipeline Bore

The Crossing Group completed a 2,955-meter gyroscopic intersect HDD crossing under Alberta's Athabasca River for the Whiskey Jack Lateral, a company record, Trenchless Technology Canada reports.

Aug 22, 2026

Editorial image: HDD rig at river crossing - Crossing Group Sets HDD Record on Athabasca River Pipeline Bore

Compliance

CO2 Pipeline Buildout Could Open Major New Market for Pipeline Contractors

Pipeline Technology Journal analysis shows the US aims to grow its CO2 pipeline network up to 20x by 2050, a buildout that could create sustained work for pipeline construction and integrity contractors.

Aug 20, 2026

Editorial image: Aerial night CO2 pipeline construction corridor - CO2 Pipeline Buildout Could Open Major New Market for Pipeline Contractors

Industry

Atikamekw Nation, Marinvest Pitch 15-MMtpa Quebec LNG Plant for Europe

Kino Aski Inc and Marinvest Energy Canada have proposed a 15 MMtpa LNG export project at Port of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, to ship Western Canadian gas to Europe, Rigzone reports.

Aug 19, 2026

Editorial image: Undeveloped Quebec river site, dusk - Atikamekw Nation, Marinvest Pitch 15-MMtpa Quebec LNG Plant for Europe

Industry

Alberta's Top 10 Pre-Bid Power Projects Top $70B, Led by Peace River Nuclear Plant

Daily Commercial News ranks Alberta's top 10 pre-bid power plant projects for August 2026, led by a $40 billion nuclear facility in Peace River and a $16.5 billion CCS pipeline network.

Aug 18, 2026

Industry

FERC Clears Gas Plant Deals in New York, Colorado Worth Over $1B

FERC approved PowerTransitions' purchase of a 1,242-MW New York plant for a data center "energy campus" and TransAlta's roughly $1 billion deal for two Colorado gas plants totaling 319 MW.

Aug 15, 2026

Editorial image: industry general - FERC Clears Gas Plant Deals in New York, Colorado Worth Over $1B

Revenue

Ensign Energy Posts 7% Revenue Gain in Q2, Canadian Rig Count Slips

Ensign Energy Services reported Q2 2026 revenue of $397.3 million, up 7% year over year, even as its Canadian marketed rig count fell 14% and total marketed rigs dropped to 171, per BOE Report.

Aug 8, 2026

Editorial image: Idle rig beside distant active rig - Ensign Energy Posts 7% Revenue Gain in Q2, Canadian Rig Count Slips

Industry

Entropy Commissions Glacier Phase 2 Carbon Capture and Co-Generation Project in Alberta

Entropy Inc. brought its Glacier Phase 2 co-generation and carbon capture project online on schedule at Advantage Energy's Glacier Gas Plant in Saddle Hills County, Alberta, adding 15 MW of low-carbon power generation.

Jul 30, 2026

Industry

Ottawa Advances National-Interest Status for Alberta-to-BC Pipeline

The federal government has opened a comment period through Sept. 18 on designating a 1,250-kilometre Alberta-to-BC pipeline as a national interest project, a status that could fast-track approvals but leaves construction bidding well down the road.

Aug 4, 2026

Industry

Shell Bets on Canada Gas Growth Via ARC Deal, LNG Canada Phase 2

Shell's CFO says the company is "investing heavily" in Canada, tying its ARC Resources takeover to LNG Canada's ramp-up and a Phase 2 decision expected by year-end.

Aug 3, 2026

Industry

Democrat Urges Coast Guard Review Ahead of Alberta-to-B.C. Pipeline

Rep. Rick Larsen wants the U.S. Coast Guard to update oil spill response coordination with Canada as a proposed Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline threatens to raise tanker traffic through the Salish Sea.

Aug 3, 2026

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