Despite the challenges of a widening oil price discount
MEG Energy’s Christina Lake oilsands facility near Fort McMurray, Alberta. Photo by MEG Energy Article content
MEG Energy Corp. chief executive Derek Evans said the consortium of oilsands companies proposing to build a $16.5-billion carbon capture and storage network in northern Alberta is moving forward “as quickly as we can” on the megaproject.
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During a conference call with investors Thursday, Evans pointed to announcements made by Ottawa in the fall economic update and praised the federal government for pursuing green technology incentives aimed at levelling the playing field with jurisdictions such as the U.S. — specifically through a proposed Canada Growth Fund which Evans said could provide more certainty to investors in major carbon-capture projects.
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