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Chris Varcoe

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: The years-long quest — and future road map — to bringing data centres to Alberta The opportunity of bringing data centre investment to Alberta has its genesis in November 2021 with Amazon Web Services

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10.07.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: The years-long quest — and future road map — to bringing data centres to Alberta

The opportunity of bringing data centre investment to Alberta has its genesis in November 2021 with Amazon Web Services

10.07.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Meta unveils massive $13B, gigawatt-scale development in Alberta, Canada's largest data centre The massive data centre campus in Sturgeon Country, about 35 kilometres north of Edmonton, will be geared towards AI workloads

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08.07.2026 9

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Meta unveils massive $13B, gigawatt-scale development in Alberta, Canada's largest data centre

The massive data centre campus in Sturgeon Country, about 35 kilometres north of Edmonton, will be geared towards AI workloads

08.07.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Pipelines aplenty, but more Alberta oil production needed to fill them

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07.07.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Pipelines aplenty, but more Alberta oil production needed to fill them

'We've got to think big, and we've got to be looking at being one of the top three energy producers and exporters in the world,' said Danielle Smith

06.07.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'Investments are riding on this' — great expectations as Alberta pursues West Coast pipeline proposal The message from the federal government surrounding oil and gas has shifted “like night and day."

02.07.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'Investments are riding on this' — great expectations as Alberta pursues West Coast pipeline proposal

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01.07.2026 10

Calgary Sun

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'Investments are riding on this' — great expectations as Alberta pursues West Coast pipeline proposal

The message from the federal government surrounding oil and gas has shifted “like night and day."

01.07.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Decade-high number of Canadian petroleum producers valued at $1B or more, in wake of consolidation wave 'The interest in Canada has picked up a lot,' said Brian Schmidt, CEO of Calgary-based Tamarack Valley Energy

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26.06.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Decade-high number of Canadian petroleum producers valued at $1B or more, in wake of consolidation wave

'The interest in Canada has picked up a lot,' said Brian Schmidt, CEO of Calgary-based Tamarack Valley Energy

26.06.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: New survey finds 68% Alberta businesses seeing effects of separation talk on economy 'This is having an impact, and it is something that they're concerned about — and it is constraining their decisions around ... investment and deployment of capital and hiring,' said Alberta Chambers of Commerce CEO Shauna Feth

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25.06.2026 40

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Majority of Alberta chamber members see negative effects of separation debate on economy, survey finds

'This is having an impact, and it is something that they're concerned about — and it is constraining their decisions around ... investment and...

25.06.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Data centre progress in Alberta set to speed up as 'all pieces of the broader puzzle' come together 'We didn't even look for data centres — those site selectors search the world to find the right places, and they found us,' said Sturgeon County Mayor Alanna Hnatiw

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23.06.2026 40

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Data centre progress in Alberta set to speed up as 'all pieces of the broader puzzle' come together

'We didn't even look for data centres — those site selectors search the world to find the right places, and they found us,' said Sturgeon County...

23.06.2026 40

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Alberta to see solid economic growth amid turbulence this year, while new manufacturing and energy projects advance

20.06.2026 40

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'Alberta has been here before,' says finance minister as oil prices spark budget turnaround, energy rebates

'We're actually not in a situation yet where we have that significant surplus,' Alberta Finance Minister Jason Nixon told the Calgary Chamber of...

17.06.2026 40

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Oil markets fall on news of U.S.-Iran deal, but experts expect 'prices will start to grind higher'

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16.06.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Oil markets fall on news of U.S.-Iran deal, but experts expect 'prices will start to grind higher'

'Even with what's happened (with the deal), it doesn't change our view that we're in for a period of structurally higher oil prices,' said ATB...

16.06.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'A big green light for Canada': More international capital flowing back into country's oil and gas sector As uncertainty ripples through global energy market investors are paying attention to Canada

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15.06.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'A big green light for Canada': More international capital flowing back into country's oil and gas sector

13.06.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Despite pipeline fight, Canadian governments agree on push to get green light for two new LNG projects

11.06.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Despite pipeline fight, Canadian governments agree on push to get green light for two new LNG projects

Canada has large reserves of natural gas, and export projects on the British Columbia Coast can offer shorter shipping times to markets in Asia,...

10.06.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: In wake of energy pact with Ottawa, Smith touts 'single-greatest expansion of pipelines in decades' 'It's remarkable how much expansion we're seeing, and that wouldn't have been possible if the emissions cap was still in place,' said Smith

10.06.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: In wake of energy pact with Ottawa, Smith touts 'single-greatest expansion of pipelines in decades'

'It's remarkable how much expansion we're seeing, and that wouldn't have been possible if the emissions cap was still in place,' said Smith

09.06.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'Beginning of a trend' — Canadian oil producers hiking spending plans, with crude prices expected to stay high

Canadian petroleum producers are becoming increasingly convinced that high oil prices are likely to stick around through the rest of the year, and...

05.06.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'All of the above' — Canadian energy leaders back diversification, but U.S. remains key customer 'We need to increase the rate of growth to other markets faster than the rate of growth to the U.S.,' said Carlo Dade, director of international policy at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy

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04.06.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'All of the above' — Canadian energy leaders back diversification, but U.S. remains key customer

Before travelling to the United States to discuss the future of the North American trade deal, federal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc sat down for...

04.06.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Canadian pipeline industry on 'edge of something really big' as more projects advance 'Now, there's a lot of pieces on the board, but they're not all connected yet'

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02.06.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Canadian pipeline industry on 'edge of something really big' as more projects advance

'Now, there's a lot of pieces on the board, but they're not all connected yet'

02.06.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Canadian energy leaders urge growth of LNG, or 'we are going to lose this generational opportunity' 'We have a lot of advantages, but we also have a window of opportunity. If we don't capture this in the next three to five years, others will fill that gap,' Pembina Pipeline Corp. CEO Scott Burrows said

29.05.2026 60

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Canadian energy leaders urge growth of LNG, or 'we are going to lose this generational opportunity'

'We have a lot of advantages, but we also have a window of opportunity. If we don't capture this in the next three to five years, others will fill...

28.05.2026 50

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'Canada is not a lost cause' — Former Alberta finance ministers say don't hold separation referendum

27.05.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'Canada is not a lost cause' — Former Alberta finance ministers say don't hold separation referendum

Jim Dinning and Travis Toews are signatories to a new initiative — named Lead, Not Leave — that aims to keep a strong Alberta within Canada

27.05.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Second time around, Alberta's new finance minister won't open spending floodgates amid higher oil prices 'I find myself now in the spot where there’s potentially some extra money coming into the system but it's likely temporary, just like it was at that time,' said Jason Nixon

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26.05.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Second time around, Alberta's new finance minister won't open spending floodgates amid higher oil prices

'I find myself now in the spot where there’s potentially some extra money coming into the system but it's likely temporary, just like it was at that...

26.05.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Alberta premier 'open to conversations' on stimulating investment in new oilsands projects If this was a poker game, the stakes are large and the next few hands will be essential in the coming weeks

22.05.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Alberta premier 'open to conversations' on potential incentives to stimulate investment into new oilsands projects

If this was a poker game, the stakes are large and the next few hands will be essential in the coming weeks

22.05.2026 40

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'A lot of questions' remain for potential West Coast pipeline, from route to carbon capture plans What route will Alberta pitch for a new West Coast pipeline, given pushback from the British Columbia government? And will the Oil Sands Alliance sign on to a large carbon capture network?

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21.05.2026 40

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'A lot of questions' remain for potential West Coast pipeline, from route to carbon capture plans

What route will Alberta pitch for a new West Coast pipeline, given pushback from the British Columbia government? And will the Oil Sands Alliance sign...

21.05.2026 40

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Alberta, Ottawa have their pipeline deal, but industry will still have say with massive carbon capture project

From pipe dream to a real prospect, Alberta’s ambitious proposal to see a new oil artery built to the Pacific Coast gained more traction Friday, one...

15.05.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: ATCO CEO bullish on Alberta growth as Ottawa energy pact takes shape 'I am so bullish on the possibilities for Alberta right now,' said Nancy Southern

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14.05.2026 40

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: ATCO CEO touts importance of energy accord for Alberta, expects 'good agreement' on carbon price

'I am so bullish on the possibilities for Alberta right now,' said Nancy Southern

14.05.2026 60

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'Herculean challenge': Industry awaits details of Ottawa-Alberta deal, as debate swirls on higher carbon price 'How do we actually go from the high level language in the MOU to a concrete agreement that will actually move things forward, get projects built, while helping us reduce our emissions?'

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13.05.2026 40

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'Herculean challenge': Industry awaits details of Ottawa-Alberta deal, as debate swirls on higher carbon price

'How do we actually go from the high level language in the MOU to a concrete agreement that will actually move things forward, get projects built,...

13.05.2026 50

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Chris Varcoe: 'The prime minister shares my urgency' — Alberta premier believes a framework largely in place on carbon pricing under energy accord

Danielle Smith also believes Mark Carney wants to see a new oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast go forward

11.05.2026 40

National Post

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'The prime minister shares my urgency' — Alberta premier believes a framework largely in place on carbon pricing under energy accord

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11.05.2026 40

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'The prime minister shares my urgency' — Alberta premier believes a framework largely in place on carbon pricing under energy accord

Danielle Smith also believes Mark Carney wants to see a new oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast go forward

11.05.2026 40

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Slow progress on energy pact risks 'letting this opportunity pass Canada by,' oilsands producers warn

“The time to act on them is now.” says Oil Sands Alliance

05.05.2026 50

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: Trump's pipeline permit opens door for more Canadian oil — where does that leave line to B.C. coast? In order to diversify Canada's market reach, West Coast access is needed says president of the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada

02.05.2026 50

Edmonton Journal

Chris Varcoe