Petronas, Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas group, has gained approval from the Canadian government for a controversial $27bn liquefied natural gas project — but said it would have to consider the environmental conditions attached before deciding to proceed.

U.S. Rig Count is down 327 rigs from last year's count of 838, with oil rigs down 223, gas rigs down 105, and miscellaneous rigs up 1. Canadian Rig Count is down 38 rigs from last year's count of 176, with oil rigs up 11, gas rigs down 49, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0.

U.S. Rig Count is down 336 rigs from last year's count of 842, with oil rigs down 228, gas rigs down 109, and miscellaneous rigs up 1. Canadian Rig Count is down 50 rigs from last year's count of 182, with oil rigs up 5, gas rigs down 56, and miscellaneous rigs up 1.

U.S. Rig Count is down 340 rigs from last year's count of 848, with oil rigs down 238, gas rigs down 104, and miscellaneous rigs up 2. Canadian Rig Count is down 51 rigs from last year's count of 185, with oil rigs up 4, gas rigs down 56, and miscellaneous rigs up 1.

Oil sands are one of the world’s most expensive and are also among the most carbon dioxide-intensive forms of crude-oil extraction.

Enbridge Inc. and Spectra Energy Corp. have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which the two companies will combine in a stock-for-stock merger transaction. The combination will create the largest energy infrastructure company in North America and one of the largest globally, the companies said, based on a pro-forma enterprise value of roughly $127 billion.

U.S. Rig Count is down 367 rigs from last year's count of 864, with oil rigs down 255, gas rigs down 114, and miscellaneous rigs up 2. Canadian Rig Count is down 50 rigs from last year's count of 187, with oil rigs down 1, and gas rigs down 49.

“The Alaska LNG project is one of the least competitive on a cost of supply basis compared with other”

U.S. Rig Count is down 388 rigs from last year's count of 877, with oil rigs down 269, gas rigs down 121, and miscellaneous rigs up 2. Canadian Rig Count is down 50 rigs from last year's count of 196, with oil rigs down 4, and gas rigs down 46.

U.S. Rig Count is up 10 rigs from last week to 491, with oil rigs up 10 to 406, gas rigs unchanged at 83, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 2. Canadian Rig Count is down 5 rigs from last week to 121, with oil rigs unchanged at 65, gas rigs down 4 to 56, and miscellaneous rigs down 1 to 0.