Natural Gas

Energy 101 – Energy usage

2025-08-26T20:20:35+00:00August 26th, 2025|Energy news, Featured, Uncategorized|

Understanding the energy used in Atlantic Canada is an important step towards understanding energy affordability, reliability, and its emissions. Many people, media, and even governments sometimes use “energy” and “electricity” interchangeably as if it's the same thing. It’s not. There are many different types of energy we use each day. In fact, most energy

Draft regulations released for the federal oil and gas emissions cap

2025-12-16T23:39:57+00:00November 27th, 2024|Educational Resources, Energy Stories, Natural Gas, News|

On November 4th, 2024, the federal government announced its long-awaited draft Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap Regulations. The Regulations as proposed would regulate upstream oil and gas facilities, including offshore facilities, and would also apply to liquefied natural gas production facilities. It would not include oil refineries, which are already subject

Nova Scotia legislation paves way to develop new green energy sources

2025-12-16T23:40:55+00:00September 24th, 2024|Energy Stories, News|

On September 10, 2024, the Honourable Tory Rushton, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables introduced the Advancing Nova Scotia Opportunities Act (Bill 471), an omnibus Bill to make several legislative changes including several specific to the energy sector. The legislation, which received Royal Assent on September 20th, made significant changes to enable

Natural Gas 101

2025-03-13T16:14:41+00:00February 28th, 2024|Beginner, Educational Resources, Energy Stories, Intermediate, Natural Gas, Natural Gas, News|

What is natural gas and how is it processed? Natural gas is an energy source found underground in sedimentary basins and is colourless and odourless. It primarily consists of methane, with smaller amounts of ethane, propane, butane, pentanes, and other hydrocarbons. There are three extraction methods of natural gas in Canada, including conventional drilling,

Hydrogen 101

2025-03-13T16:15:02+00:00January 23rd, 2024|Beginner, Educational Resources, Energy Efficiency, Energy Stories, Hydrogen, Hydrogen, Intermediate, News, Transportation|

What is hydrogen?  Hydrogen is the lightest element on the periodic table and commonly exists as two hydrogen atoms together (H2). The H2 molecule is a colourless, odorless gas that produces energy if broken apart. Hydrogen is already an important component in some industrial processes in Atlantic Canada and could become an increasingly

Deloitte: 2024 oil and gas industry outlook

2023-12-31T18:53:14+00:00December 29th, 2023|Publications, Reports|

The oil and gas (O&G) industry should look to uphold capital discipline and prioritize viable low-carbon projects to help successfully navigate the changing energy demand landscape. Deloitte's 2024 O&G industry outlook explores 5 key trends that will shape strategies and priorities of oil and gas companies. Open Publication

Member Spotlight: Eastward Energy

2024-05-29T01:52:57+00:00November 20th, 2023|Energy Stories, News, Uncategorized|

Atlantica recently interviewed Derek Estabrook, Vice President of Business Development for Eastward Energy, to learn more about the business’ operations and future in Nova Scotia. Q. Please tell us about Eastward Energy. What do you do in the energy sector? A. Eastward Energy is Nova Scotia’s natural gas distribution utility.

Public Energy Symposium in Fredericton Draws a Large and Diverse Audience

2023-05-31T01:24:29+00:00March 28th, 2023|Energy Stories, News|

The Community of Creative Citizens (CCC) is self-described as “a group of New Brunswick residents drawn from business, public administration, consulting, health care, and academia, all of whom share the dream that their beloved province flourish economically, socially, and culturally”. The group remains focused on “the present, the near-term future and the longer-term future of New

New Research Examines Energy Mix Options to Meet Net Zero 

2023-03-01T18:20:29+00:00January 24th, 2023|Commentaries, News|

Commentary by Jonathan Alward, Vice President, Policy, Atlantica Centre for Energy Recent analysis shows that cost-effectively transitioning our energy system in Atlantic Canada to net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be based upon a mixed portfolio of solutions including wind-, hydro-, nuclear-, and natural gas-based energy generation.   The federal government is currently developing the

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