A pumpjack draws out oil from a well head near Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Canada’s oil and gas sector is pointing to new government numbers that it says proves the industry can increase its production and lower emissions at the same time. Article content CALGARY — Canada’s oil and gas sector is pointing to new government numbers that it says proves the industry can increase production and lower emissions at the same time. The analysis by industry group Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) of the most recently available federal production and emissions data shows emissions from the country’s conventional oil and natural gas sector fell 24 percent in the last decade. Article content Article content “When we talk about growing Canada’s role as a responsible provider of natural gas and oil to the world, emissions performance is one of those measures,” said CAPP president and CEO Lisa Baiton in a news release. “Canada’s conventional producers are demonstrating we can grow energy production to address energy security while also lowering emissions.” Conventional production refers to all oil and natural gas production outside of Canada’s oilsands. During the period studied, the decade between 2012 and 2021, Canadian conventional […]
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