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ESG Emissions Methodology
This appendix for Canada’s Natural Gas and Oil Emissions: Ongoing Reductions, Demonstrable Improvement, details how the intensities could be calculated to fairly show differences in corporate choices and environmental social governance (ESG).
July, 2021 - 9 Pages
Climate Change Environment & Innovation
Canada’s Natural Gas and Oil Emissions: Ongoing Reductions, Demonstrable Improvement
Canada’s Natural Gas and Oil Emissions: Ongoing Reductions, Demonstrable Improvement illustrates the industry’s proven record of lowering emissions intensity and describes pathways to a lower-carbon future through innovation and new technology.
July, 2021 - 41 Pages
Climate Change Environment & Innovation
Anomalous Induced Seismicity due to Fluid Disposal
The Industry Shared Practice was developed by CAPP member companies. It is designed to serve as a guide, describes current recommended practices to manage induced seismicity due to fluid disposal, reflects the current state of knowledge and takes into account areas of ongoing research.
June, 2021 - 18 Pages
Environment & Innovation Health & Safety Natural Gas
Adverse Weather Communications Protocol – Offshore Newfoundland
This Industry Best Practice is intended to describe how Operators will communicate with each another and the C-NLOPB pertaining to weather information, plans, precautions and resource availability, such as vessels or helicopter transport.
May, 2021 - 20 Pages
Health & Safety Offshore
An Introduction to Oil Sands Pit Lakes
An Introduction to Oil Sands Pit Lakes is an introductory document intended to provide information related to pit lakes associated with oil sands mining operations in Alberta.
May, 2021 - 28 Pages
Environment & Innovation Land Water
Upgrade Alberta: Eliminate a Barrier to Jobs and Prosperity, Kick Start Economic Recovery
At the stroke of a pen, the Alberta government can fix a financial barrier that threatens Alberta’s prosperity and economic recovery by preventing the growth of oil sands development and additional upgrading of our oil sands resource within the province.
May, 2021 - 4 Pages
Economics
Collaborating for Safety and Sustainability: Progress Update and Year Two Plan
In 2020 CAPP and its offshore operator members released Collaborating for Safety and Sustainability: A Continuous Improvement Plan. With Year One of this initiative now complete, the purpose of this document is to provide an overview of accomplishments and new initiatives being progressed.
April, 2021 - 4 Pages
Offshore
Environmental Innovation
Canada’s upstream oil and natural gas industry has a long history of developing technologies that advance efficiencies and reduce environmental impacts, and the industry continues to build on that commitment.
February, 2021 - 2 Pages
Climate Change Environment & Innovation Water
Managing Methane Emissions for Natural Gas and Oil Development
Canada’s oil and natural gas industry recognizes that climate change is one of the great challenges facing the world. Methane emissions contribute to greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). That’s why reducing methane emissions from all sources is an important way to tackle the climate change challenge.
February, 2021 - 2 Pages
Climate Change Environment & Innovation
Collaborating for Mutual Benefit: Indigenous Peoples and Canada’s Energy Industry
Indigenous people are often portrayed as uniformly opposed to resource development but many seek to build prosperous community futures by supporting and participating in the industry.
May, 2020 - 4 Pages
Community Relations Economics Indigenous Engagement
CAPP’s Newfoundland and Labrador Energy Platform
CAPP’s Newfoundland and Labrador Energy Platform outlines key policy and regulatory actions that can be taken to regain industry momentum and support the province’s economic recovery while advancing its interests in lower-carbon energy and clean technology.
February, 2021 - 11 Pages
Offshore
Canada’s Natural Gas Fact Book
Canada’s Natural Gas Fact Book was designed to give readers fast, easy access to natural gas facts that allow them to participate in a balanced discussion about energy, the economy and the environment.
December, 2020 - 54 Pages
Energy Demand LNG Natural Gas
Canada’s Oil Sands Fact Book
The Facts on Oil Sands was designed to give readers fast, easy access to oil sands facts to help them participate in the discussion. Facts are sourced from credible third parties or are developed using CAPP data that is checked against other data sources, including government reports.
December, 2020 - 54 Pages
Economics Energy Demand Oil Sands
Availability of Biofuels: Clean Fuel Standard Supply and Demand Implications
Fact sheet on the impacts of the proposed Clean Fuel Standard on the availability of biofuels in Canada. Conclusions drawn from a Report by ICF Canada: Clean Fuel Standard Supply & Demand Implications (2020).
November, 2020 - 6 Pages
Energy Demand Environment & Innovation
British Columbia’s Oil and Natural Gas Royalties
BC’s royalty regime consists of targeted programs to address specific characteristics of the resource. Programs are designed to encourage additional investments. Without the Deep Well Royalty Credit Program, BC’s resources could not be competitively developed in today’s natural gas market.
November, 2020 - 4 Pages
Economics Natural Gas
Highlights from: A Vision for Canada’s Economy
A strong recovery plan and competitive government policy measures are essential to ensuring Canadian industries can attract investment, which will be crucial to growing Canada’s economy, getting Canadians back to work and funding advanced technologies to address emissions.
September, 2020 - 5 Pages
Economics Energy Demand Environment & Innovation
A Vision for Canada’s Recovery
Natural gas and oil are essential to Canada’s economic recovery. The energy industry can stimulate large-scale recovery while leveraging environmental leadership — goals aligned with the federal government’s objectives, particularly addressing climate change and promoting Indigenous prosperity.
September, 2020 - 24 Pages
Economics Energy Demand Environment & Innovation
The Federal Clean Fuel Standard: Risks to Economic Recovery and Barriers to Environmental Innovation
The proposed Federal Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) is currently being advanced through pubic consultation processes. This document outlines some of the risks the CFS may pose to economic recovery and to environmental innovation across sectors as well as includes recommendations of the proposed CFS.
August, 2020 - 8 Pages
Policy & Regulations
British Columbia’s Oil and Natural Gas Industry
British Columbia has produced both natural gas and crude oil since 1952. Innovations have led the industry to focus on the development of unconventional natural gas regions in Northeast B.C. Development of these significant resources provides British Columbians with a variety of economic benefits.
September, 2020 - 4 Pages
Economics Indigenous Engagement Natural Gas
Oil and Natural Gas Priorities for a Prosperous Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is an important part of Canada's oil and natural gas industry, generating significant benefits for the provinces people and its economy. There is a great potential for growth in the industry, which will ensure these benefits continue.
September, 2020 - 6 Pages
Economics Policy & Regulations
Worley Parsons – An International Comparison of Environmental Regulation in Leading Oil and Gas Producing Regions
Worley Parsons Canada was commissioned to conduct a study comparing Canada's environmental assessment process with four countries: Australia, the United Kingdom, Norway and the United States.
August, 2014 - 23 Pages
Climate Change Environment & Innovation