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Five years in, and making a difference

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Brian Zinchuk: Thank you for five years of Pipeline Online, with many more on the horizon

More on nuclear, with more to come:

Details on that Korean/US deal for the same model of Westinghouse reactors Sask is considering

SaskPower community outreach session on SMR site selection

Two CANDU models offered to SaskPower for large nuclear consideration

Lloydminster was surprised to hear large reactors may be coming their way

Tim Gitzel: Cameco is “ready for this day” announcing large nuclear for Saskatchewan

 

Also:

Weekend Watch: How Coal is Turned Into Electricity

This should be included as a required training video for all SaskPower and Crown Investments Corp. staff, as well as all MLAs.

 

A whole lot of depth on last week’s nuclear announcement for Saskatchewan

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I’ve written five stories thus far on the major announcement on Sept. 29 that Saskatchewan intends on building large scale, 1000 megawatt nuclear reactors in northwest Saskatchewan. I have at least another five to go. Here’s the first tranche, with the initial piece being the big lead.

Lead:

Two large reactors in the NW, two SMRs in the SE: Moe lays out Saskatchewan’s nuclear plans

Scott Moe: “Today, we are announcing plans to build about 2,600 megawatts of nuclear generation by the year 2050”

How are we going to put together a supply chain and workforce for building nuclear?

Sheldon Wuttunee on nuclear power: “What a great opportunity to work together”

Carla Beck: Our team supports nuclear power … Saskatchewan people deserve to see the full plan

ALSO:

Pipeline Online Podcast Ep 45: Heather Exner-Pirot on major pipeline and nuclear developments

QuickQuotes: Reaction to the Pacific Link pipeline project

Lithium in SK, Part 44: Feds invest into Prairie Lithium project

 

WAR! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!

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First of all, I’m not endorsing this video. There’s a fair bit of hyperbole. But it is also a very interesting perspective on the current trade war between the United States and Canada. 

Weekend Watch: The US-Canada War has begun

Additional weekend reading:

Jim Warren: It’s kinda hard to worry about the climate when Trump’s trade war might put you out of work

Officials break ground on massive carbon capture project in central Alberta

Not sure if I posted this earlier in the week:

Pipeline Online Podcast Ep. 42: Chris Beaudry, Saskatchewan Minister of Energy and Resources. Topics include ongoing trade war, pipelines, Venezuela, and growing Saskatchewan oil production. Beaudry will be speaking at the upcoming Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show in mid-September.

Trump may have laid his trump card

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President Donald J. Trump speaks with members of the media alongside outgoing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Friday, August 21, 2026, en route to South Carolina. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

 

Trump announces major Venezuela oil deal, and what it means for Canada

The timing of this, in the midst of a major trade dispute between Canada and the US, as well as the impending Alberta independence referendum, if likely no coincidence. Trump may have just played his trump card, as it were. If our biggest customer of our most valuable product no longer needs or wants it, what are we to do?

Trump pauses tariffs, deal may have been reached, and KXL

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Posted on Donald Trump’s official Truth Social on Tuesday night:

“I have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three day period, based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL! The great Keystone XL Pipeline, long ago killed by Sleepy Joe Biden, may be awoken from the grave! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP”

Here’s what it means for Saskatchewan and the oil industry:

Trump says trade deal reached, and Keystone XL “May be awoken from the grave”

 

You know you were waiting for it

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Pipeline Online Podcast is now on Spotify

Sometimes, when you’re a one man band, it’s hard to find time to play the trumpet while you’re also playing the tuba. And such, it has taken much longer than it should have to get the Pipeline Online Podcast connected with Spotify in such a way that included the video.

It only took about 20 hours to upload the back catalog.

Also:

The good professor wanted me to print a rebuttal. So I did.

Op-Ed: Brett Dolter: A rebuttal to coal analysis by Pipeline Online

and

Pembina Pipeline says West Coast pipeline stake fits into its broader strategy

 

 

About that most recent pipeline announcement …

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Digging deep: Smith and Ford announce Northern Shield Energy Corridor pipeline

Call it Energy East 2.0, but kinda sorta, not really. There’s no Moosomin on-ramp like Energy East. It doesn’t make it past the Quebec border, yet. But it could possibly have offshoots to Churchill and maybe James Bay. This is the Saskatchewan perspective story on this pipeline

Also:

Finding a side hustle on TikTok, young Estevan man brings old headlights back to life and saved me $493.80

Brotherhood is not comrades with NDP these days

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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers respond to NDP coal position: “A deliberate misrepresentation of costs”

It turns out if the NDP wants your job to disappear, they don’t get your support. Imagine that? As in, if they want your house to lose half or more of its value, you to lose your job, and would rather spend money on gas from Alberta or wind and solar, what would you think?

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Wait, isn’t this how it was done before?

Feds want pipeline projects reviewed by energy regulator instead of impact agency

Also

Pipeline company Enbridge unfazed by rival oil shipping projects

LNG, NDP electrical plan and Spaceballs

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Brian Zinchuk: LNG, the NDP’s electrical plan and Spaceballs

End of series on NDP’s electrical plan:

Digging deep on the NDP’s “Grid & Growth” plan for Saskatchewan’ electrical grid, Part 3: Wind, Solar, Storage, Transmission & Interties

Digging deep on the NDP’s “Grid & Growth” plan for Saskatchewan’ electrical grid, Part 4: Governance, Labour, Carbon Taxes & Rates

SaskPower minister responds to NDP Grid and Growth Plan

Also:

SaskPower and Bruce Power sign memorandum of understanding to inform Saskatchewan large reactor technology assessment

Frontier Centre for Public Policy: Lee Harding: Canada is losing billions by holding back its oil and gas industry

Place your bets!

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Brian Zinchuk: Place your bets! What will the oil price be due to the Iran war?

I’m guessing oil prices are going to shoot up really high, in short order.

I just got in my inbox this morning:

  • QatarEnergy halts LNG production at the world’s largest plant
  • European gas prices up 48% from Friday levels
  • No LNG vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz
  • Around 20% of global LNG supply effectively cut off

But there was “No business case” for Canadian LNG. Or Energy East, for that matter.

Also:

AtkinsRéalis’ Case for CANDU Part 2: A Canada-wide fleet purchase?

On the topic of nuclear power: Mike Harris, former premier of Ontario, will be talking nuclear power generation on the Pipeline Online Podcast on Tues., Mar. 3, at 10 a.m. Join us live on X at https://x.com/Pipeline_Online. I plan on asking about the big picture considerations on nuclear power.

Can Saskatchewan do the CANDU?

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Should Saskatchewan buy the CANDU reactor when it comes to building large-scale nuclear in this province? Carl Marcotte Senior Vice-President, Marketing & Business Development at CANDU Energy, part of AtkinsRealis, makes the pitch. Building large reactors will only be the largest, most expensive decision made by this province for generations.

Pipeline Online Podcast Ep. 29: Carl Marcotte, CANDU Energy

I’m hoping to get Westinghouse on in a future episode, as the main competitor.

Related: Cameco CEO on whirlwind Washington trip for talks on reactor deal

Also – Jim Warren: Critical questions about the Alberta-Ottawa pipeline MOU remain unanswered

Enbridge unfazed by prospect of more Venezuelan oil headed to Gulf Coast

TC Energy sets growth sights on U.S. data centre boom

Keepin’ those lights on

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Boundary Dam Power Station

Natural gas and coal kept Saskatchewan’s lights on during frigid weather. As in, nearly every furnace in this province saw its fan running as a result of natural gas and coal, right when we needed it most.

Also: Bronwyn Eyre inaugural recipient of new award for Canadian champions of freedom. She happens to be cohost of the Pipeline Online Podcast and a regular columnist.

Brian Crossman: Artificial Intelligence, the oilpatch, and John Wick’s dog.

And under the file of “I’ll believe it when I see it”: If elected, the Parti Québécois would not necessarily oppose new gas or oil pipelines

Trump & Co. mentioned oil 26 times …

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… during the press conference after nabbing Venezuela’s Maduro.

This is a HUGE problem for Canada, as every barrel of oil Venezuela adds would most likely displace a barrel Canada produces. How do I know? Because Canadian oil replaced Venezuelan production over the last two decades.

Brian Zinchuk: Trump’s takeover of Venezuela means Canada needs those west coast pipelines ASAP

Don’t believe me? Here’s Adam Pankratz in the National Post.

Adam Pankratz: Venezuelan oil could put Canada out of business

If sabotage of the energy industry doesn’t end now, we face impoverishment

I swear I wrote my own column a day before I saw his. They’re almost word for word in some parts.

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