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Chris Varcoe

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Despite sting from low prices, natural gas output hit record last year — and is expected to grow in 2026

Prices will improve this year as demand increases in North America

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Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: 'Irrelevant' or a 'knee-knocker' — high stakes for Alberta businesses as free trade review arrives this year The past year has been a period of chaos for trade-reliant businesses as they try to understand what the future holds

Varcoe: 'Irrelevant' or a 'knee-knocker' — high stakes for Alberta businesses as free trade review arrives this year The past year has been a period of chaos for trade-reliant businesses as they try to understand what the future holds
yesterday 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: 'Irrelevant' or a 'knee-knocker' — high stakes for Alberta businesses as free trade review arrives this year

Varcoe: 'Irrelevant' or a 'knee-knocker' — high stakes for Alberta businesses as free trade review arrives this year
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Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Despite short-term rally in oil price amid geopolitical risks, forecast dims for 2026 Producers and the province are closely watching how geopolitical issues and supply-demand fundamentals unfold in the coming month

Varcoe: Despite short-term rally in oil price amid geopolitical risks, forecast dims for 2026 Producers and the province are closely watching how geopolitical issues and supply-demand fundamentals unfold in the coming month
wednesday 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Despite short-term rally in oil price amid geopolitical risks, forecast dims for 2026

Varcoe: Despite short-term rally in oil price amid geopolitical risks, forecast dims for 2026

Producers and the province are closely watching how geopolitical issues and supply-demand fundamentals unfold in the coming month

wednesday 20

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Even with volatile oil prices and a slowing housing market, Calgary's economy projected to grow this year

Varcoe: Even with volatile oil prices and a slowing housing market, Calgary's economy projected to grow this year

Calgary's economy will expand by 2.4 per cent this year according to a Conference Board of Canada report

10.01.2026 20

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Canadian producers lament 'overreaction' to U.S. plans for Venezuelan oil

Varcoe: Canadian producers lament 'overreaction' to U.S. plans for Venezuelan oil
09.01.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Canadian producers lament 'overreaction' to U.S. plans for Venezuelan oil

Varcoe: Canadian producers lament 'overreaction' to U.S. plans for Venezuelan oil

'There has to be more clarity as to what is not just the perceived impact, but the real impact. And we won't find that out for a period of time,' said...

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Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: 'A modest slowdown': Consolidation in Canadian oilpatch hits eight-year high, but likely to ease in 2026 However, expectations of more U.S. buyers searching for prime properties, along with more favourable government policies toward the oil and gas sector, could still spur action in 2026, according to industry executives and analysts

Varcoe: 'A modest slowdown': Consolidation in Canadian oilpatch hits eight-year high, but likely to ease in 2026 However, expectations of more U.S. buyers searching for prime properties, along with more favourable government policies toward the oil and gas sector, could still spur action in 2026, according to industry executives and analysts
07.01.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: 'A modest slowdown': Consolidation in Canadian oilpatch hits eight-year high, but likely to ease in 2026

Varcoe: 'A modest slowdown': Consolidation in Canadian oilpatch hits eight-year high, but likely to ease in 2026
07.01.2026 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Chaos in Venezuela highlights need to diversify trade market for Canadian oil

Varcoe: Chaos in Venezuela highlights need to diversify trade market for Canadian oil
06.01.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Chaos in Venezuela highlights need to diversify trade market for Canadian oil

Varcoe: Chaos in Venezuela highlights need to diversify trade market for Canadian oil
06.01.2026 10

Calgary Herald

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Alberta government examines paths for oil pipeline to West Coast

03.01.2026 10

Vancouver Sun

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Alberta government examines oil pipeline paths to West Coast Danielle Smith says there are three options for a pipeline route from Alberta to B.C's coast

03.01.2026 20

The Province

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Varcoe: Alberta examining possible oil pipeline routes to B.C., including Roberts Bank, says Danielle Smith Danielle Smith says there are three options for a pipeline route from Alberta to B.C's coast

03.01.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Alberta examining possible oil pipeline routes to B.C., including Roberts Bank, says Danielle Smith

Danielle Smith says there are three options for a pipeline route from Alberta to B.C's coast

03.01.2026 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: From tariffs to a 'tectonic' energy MOU, Alberta's top 10 business stories of 2025

29.12.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: From tariffs to a 'tectonic' energy MOU, Alberta's top 10 business stories of 2025

Other key business stories included a high-stakes takeover battle for MEG Energy, WestJet taking steps to propel a growing aviation hub in southern...

28.12.2025 20

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: How the end of the Clean Electricity Regulations could power Alberta's $100B data centre ambitions 'The big thing about data centres is they cannot rely on intermittent power ... If you want to move quickly, all roads lead to natural gas, and so we'll be seeing, I would hope in the coming months, some more announcements,' said Premier Danielle Smith

18.12.2025 7

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: How the demise of the Clean Electricity Regulations could power Alberta's $100B data centre ambitions

18.12.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Lower oil prices bring 'short-term troubles' for Alberta's finances and producers in 2026 Oil prices have slipped below US$58 a barrel

14.12.2025 2

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Lower oil prices bring 'short-term troubles' for Alberta's finances and producers in 2026

13.12.2025 5

Calgary Sun

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Varcoe: Lower oil prices bring 'short-term troubles' for Alberta's finances and producers in 2026

Oil prices have slipped below US$58 a barrel

13.12.2025 6

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: 'Formidable' deal between Alberta and Ottawa charts path for new power generation — and data centres

12.12.2025 3

Edmonton Sun

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Varcoe: 'Formidable' deal between Alberta and Ottawa charts path for new power generation — and data centres 'The announcement between Alberta and Canada is a formidable one, in that it allows us a pathway to building new natural gas-fired power generation in Alberta,' said Capital Power CEO Avik Dey

11.12.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: 'Formidable' deal between Alberta and Ottawa charts path for new power generation — and data centres

11.12.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Three month job-creation spree drives significant plunge in Alberta unemployment rate November jobs performance represents province's largest drop in unemployment outside of pandemic recovery, says Statistics Canada

07.12.2025 8

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Three month job-creation spree drives significant plunge in Alberta unemployment rate

06.12.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: 'An absolute game changer' — After years of discord, energy industry backs new Alberta-Ottawa deal

29.11.2025 20

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: 'An absolute game changer' — After years of discord, energy industry backs new Alberta-Ottawa deal

28.11.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: The power of an MOU — big changes in store for Alberta and divisive Clean Electricity Regulations

27.11.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: The power of an MOU — big changes in store for Alberta and divisive Clean Electricity Regulations

'This, to me, is maybe the most important thing,' said Heather Exner-Pirot, director of natural resources, energy and environment at the...

27.11.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Alberta companies urged to 'lean in' to AI adoption as nearly half embrace emerging technology

20.11.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Alberta companies urged to 'lean in' to AI adoption as nearly half embrace emerging technology

20.11.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Oil pipelines in Alberta will fill up, but can system tweaks meet the need? Alberta wants eight million barrels per day (bpd) to be produced by 2035

16.11.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Oil pipelines in Alberta will fill up, but can system tweaks meet the need?

15.11.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Canadian gas producers see door to global markets as LNG facility makes federal major projects list

15.11.2025 7

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Canadian gas producers see door to global markets as LNG facility makes federal major projects list

14.11.2025 9

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Calgary-based energy giants paint a vision of growth as Canada aims to be an energy superpower Enbridge outlined plans to expand its Mainline network by up to 400,000 barrels per day before the end of the decade

10.11.2025 5

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Calgary-based energy giants paint a vision of growth as Canada aims to be an energy superpower

09.11.2025 10

Edmonton Sun

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Varcoe: Calgary-based energy giants paint a vision of growth as Canada aims to be an energy superpower

Enbridge outlined plans to expand its Mainline network by up to 400,000 barrels per day before the end of the decade

08.11.2025 30

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Ovintiv takes another big step into Canada, as part of growing $40B oilpatch consolidation wave The deal marks the latest in a string of intermediate and senior Canadian producers that have been acquired in recent months

07.11.2025 9

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Ovintiv takes another big step into Canada, as part of growing $40B oilpatch consolidation wave

07.11.2025 8

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: 'All working toward a Grey Cup target' — Alberta premier hopes for deal soon with feds on major energy projects

06.11.2025 4

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: After a gruelling summer and negative prices, Alberta gas producers see 'a bunch of positives' ahead

05.11.2025 4

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: 'All working toward a Grey Cup target' — Alberta premier hopes for deal soon with feds on major energy projects

05.11.2025 5

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: After a gruelling summer and negative prices, Alberta gas producers see 'a bunch of positives' ahead

'AECO is looking to be much more balanced this winter on all the fundamentals that we're seeing,' Advantage Energy CEO Michael Belenkie said in an...

04.11.2025 20

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: One more curveball in $8.6-billion takeover bid for MEG Energy

01.11.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: 'A structural advantage' – Canadian oilsands gaining spotlight over U.S. peers, report finds

31.10.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: 'A structural advantage' – Canadian oilsands gaining spotlight over U.S. peers, report finds

A report released Wednesday by energy analytics firm Enverus found publicly traded Canadian oilsands companies have outpaced U.S. large cap...

30.10.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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