The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) welcomes Environment and Climate Change Canada’s proposed commitment to reduce further methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in the oil and natural gas sector, but disagrees with the federal government’s assessment Canada needs to “catch up” with environmental policies in the United States. Canada is a leader…
Canada will need more pipelines built through to 2030 to transport an additional 1.3 million barrels per day of oil sands production to markets across North America and around the world, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) announced today in its 2017 Crude Oil Forecast, Markets and Transportation report. Overall Canadian oil production will grow to…
Building on the success of the 200-11 Auto Propane Conversion and Inspection Program, the Propane Training Institute (PTI) has developed two new programs related to vehicles and equipment, subject to the Canadian Standard Association B-149.5-15. The 200-08 Working with Propane Fuel Systems on Motor Vehicles is now available to mechanics who work on or around…
Transport Canada — TDG Transport Canada has proposed regulatory changes to outdated marine provisions in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) and, on April 1, 2017 issued its proposed Regulations amending the Transportation of Dangerous Good (Marine Provisions). It is seeking feedback on or before May 1st. The TDG regulations currently refer to terms and…
This spring, the CPA joined forces with B.C. committee members to advocate its positions with the B.C. Departments of Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Infrastructure. The discussions focused on how propane can play a significant role to help the province reduce transportation-related greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions – presently about 39 per cent of all tailpipe releases….
Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered his 2017 budget with a prescription to enable Canadians to get the skills they need to find work in a rapidly changing economy and a briskly evolving environmental landscape. The budget had a special focus on helping more women join the workforce. For the propane industry, the budget provides…
