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Auditor calls for better pipeline regulations, monitoring in Saskatchewan
June 7, 2017 Jennifer Graham - THE CANADIAN PRESSREGINA – Saskatchewan’s provincial auditor says the government isn’t doing enough to effectively regulate oil and gas pipelines. Judy Ferguson says in her annual report that as of the end of March, the Ministry of the Economy did not have…
Saskatchewan government announces steps to improve pipeline regulations following 2016 Husky spill
March 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe government of Saskatchewan has announced steps to improve pipeline regulations after the completion of its investigation into last July’s Husky pipeline oil spill. Energy and Resources Minister Dustin Duncan announced last week that the Ministry of the Economy had…
Saskatchewan government introduces act aimed at enhancing regulatory oversight of provincial pipelines
November 29, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Government of Saskatchewan announced on Monday that it has introduced new legislation aimed at enhancing regulatory oversight of the province’s oil and gas industry. The government introduced The Pipelines Amendment Act in the Legislature, replacing The Pipelines Act, the…
Saskatchewan to inspect all oil pipelines that cross provincial rivers following Husky Energy spill
September 9, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSaskatchewan’s Ministry of the Economy announced on Friday that it will be implementing a province-wide inspection of all oil pipelines that cross Saskatchewan rivers or lakes where a potential failure could pose a threat to municipal water supplies. The Ministry…
Pipeline ‘anomalies’ detected night before leak into North Saskatchewan River
July 27, 2016 The Canadian PressMELFORT, Sask. – Husky Energy knew something might be wrong with one of its oil pipelines about 14 hours before it told the Saskatchewan government of a leak which has since forced communities along the North Saskatchewan River to seek…