The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Alberta Energy Regulator suspends MAGA Energy 18 months after approving 170-well takeover https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-maga-suspension/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:18:16 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=159464 The beleaguered company — which described itself as in ‘survival mode’ — failed to pay taxes, make payments to landowners or to clean up spills, according to the regulator Drew Anderson News Alberta MAGA Energy oil and gas Photo: Isabella Falsetti A MAGA Energy sign sits against an rusted old well site, surrounded by plants. An oil and gas company just left behind an estimated $476M cleanup bill in Alberta https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-long-run-exploration-liabilities/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:09:21 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158553 The orphan wells trace back to a tangled web of foreign investors, a company based in the British Virgin Islands and a last-ditch effort to sell to a Chinese company for $22M Sharon J. Riley News Alberta oil and gas Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal An orphan well in a field near Camrose, Alberta. ‘Largest single transfer in history’: 4,000 oil and gas wells just became orphans — nearly doubling Alberta’s total https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-orphan-wells-increase/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:57:27 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158313 Thousands of wells belonging to beleaguered Calgary-based Long Run Exploration Ltd. have now been officially dubbed orphans. Here’s what you need to know Sharon J. Riley Explainer News Alberta oil and gas Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal A Newfoundland village built on fish weighs a future built on energy https://thenarwhal.ca/lng-newfoundland-lessons-kitimat-bc/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=157063 As talk about developing an LNG export project in Newfoundland and Labrador continues, residents have questions — and the answers might be on the other side of the country Matt Simmons In-Depth News Atlantic Canada B.C. biodiversity LNG Newfoundland and Labrador oil and gas Photo: Paul Daly / The Narwhal Fermeuse, N.L. ‘Significant effort’ has been made to address concerns about northeast B.C. waste facility, energy minister says https://thenarwhal.ca/rolla-bc-oil-and-gas-waste-response/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=157049 Residents of Rolla, B.C., say foul chemical odours have plagued their homes for more than a decade. Officials cite inspections and compliance, but neighbours still don’t know what they’re breathing — and answers have been hard to come by Shannon Waters News B.C. environmental law oil and gas Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal Nine large upright tanks stand along one edge of an oil and gas waste disposal facility. The sun is setting, casting a pink glow across the sides of the tanks. There's a metal walkway along with tops of the tanks. A working in a blue jump suit with reflective sites is walking across the gravel lot in front of the tanks. The blue cab of a parked heavy truck can be seen in the right corner ‘Instant headache’: B.C. residents can’t get answers about odours from nearby oil and gas waste facility https://thenarwhal.ca/oil-and-gas-waste-facility-rolla-bc/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:42:36 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=156447 When the wind blows past an oil and gas waste dump, residents of Rolla, B.C., say their homes are sometimes hit with foul, chemical smells, leaving them asking what they’re breathing Shannon Waters and Amber Bracken In-Depth On the ground B.C. farming Investigation oil and gas Who’s rushing to buy Canadian oil and gas? Not Europe, says high-level EU diplomat https://thenarwhal.ca/eu-canada-oil-and-gas/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:53:09 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=155798 Europe will ‘give priority to clean energy sources,’ including renewables and nuclear, as it looks to the future Carl Meyer News federal policy oil and gas Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal An oil and gas pipeline station is seen at twilight. Pushing for change in Canada’s lone deepwater Arctic port https://thenarwhal.ca/port-of-churchill-pipeline-plans/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=155476 Some are pushing hard for a major expansion of the Port of Churchill. Others worry about the risks — from ocean oil spills to rail lines built on tundra — of expanding a port surrounded by ice eight months of the year Julia-Simone Rutgers In-Depth arctic Manitoba oil and gas pipelines Winnipeg Photo: Dylan Robertson / Winnipeg Free Press A port building against an icy landscape. Five takeaways from Alberta’s bad-news budget https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-budget-2026/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:27:40 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=155563 As Alberta unveils its massive deficit — a taste of what’s to come for a province that’s long relied on oil and gas revenue — here are the highlights when it comes to the environment Drew Anderson News Alberta climate change oil and gas Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal A row of houses in Edmonton, Alta., with oil and gas infrastructure in the background. The energy boom is coming for Great Lakes water https://thenarwhal.ca/energy-boom-great-lakes-water/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154517 How Ontario, Quebec and six U.S. states power their growth will determine the future of the freshwater reserves Brett Walton Analysis freshwater Great Lakes nuclear energy oil and gas Ontario Photo: J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue Power lines are silhouetted against a twilight sky. ‘Get ready’: Manitoba premier is serious about oil and gas industry’s interest in Hudson Bay https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-port-of-churchill-plans/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:00:22 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154553 As companies mull ideas to ship Alberta oil, LNG and more through a port in Manitoba’s north, the premier explains his signing of an NDA to keep details quiet Julia-Simone Rutgers News Manitoba oil and gas Photo: Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks into a microphone in front of a row of provincial flags.