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Month: November 2017

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More Alberta refining, upgrading of heavy crude oil is never going to be economic, but partial upgrading might be

November 28, 2017 Markham Hislop

Full upgrading is a bust, new refineries are too risky, and converting existing refineries is constrained by US shale oil supplies Albertans should stop pining for more refining and upgrading of Alberta oil sands bitumen [Read more]

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Electric semi-truck may finally turn me into a Tesla fan-boi

November 26, 2017 Markham Hislop

Tesla electric semi-truck lowers operating costs by 20%, has superior torque for hauling loads up steep grades While I respect Elon Musk, I’ve never been a fan-boi. Why? Because of the hype. The man has [Read more]

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Well drillers association misses target by a country mile with tax, regulatory criticisms

November 23, 2017 Markham Hislop

New study reveals property taxes, pipeline capacity biggest challenges to oil and gas industry, not “regulatory uncertainty” or environmental levies The Canadian well drillers have released their 2018 drilling forecast, which reflects a steady as [Read more]

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The intellectual bankruptcy of supply-side environmentalism

November 22, 2017 Markham Hislop

Is it time to switch to demand-side environmentalism, focus more on developing technologies to displace oil? Thanks, TransCanada. A 5,000 barrel leak of crude oil in South Dakota has the usual outrage machine – the [Read more]

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Podcast: Plunging oil sands production costs explained, with Kevin Birn of IHS MarkIt

November 20, 2017 Markham Hislop

In situ cash operating costs now $7-8/b, set to drop another 20-30% over next decade My guest on this Markham On Energy podcast is someone I interview regularly about the Alberta oil sands, especially to [Read more]

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‘The era of oil is not yet over’ says IEA, but is it time for a new Alberta oil strategy?

November 15, 2017 Markham Hislop

Partially upgrading every barrel of oil sands bitumen could make Alberta much more competitive in US markets Oil’s not going anywhere in a hurry, according to the International Energy Agency in its new World Energy [Read more]

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‘Lower forever’ oil prices mean Alberta needs to quickly rein in budget deficits – Part 1

November 14, 2017 Markham Hislop

MacKinnon/Mintz prescription for balanced budget: constrain public sector wages, reduce healthcare costs, lower business taxes Sooner or later, an Alberta government will have to grapple with the effect of “lower forever” oil prices – to [Read more]

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De-carbonized natural gas goal of next ARCTIC technology challenge

November 12, 2017 Markham Hislop

$500,000 in funding available for combined Challenge Sprint and Field Testing Natural gas is already the cleanest fossil fuel, but a new competition aims to “de-carbonize” Canada’s gas supply even further, possibly helping the country [Read more]

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Westridge Terminal fence is not ‘militarized’ but it is being deliberately politicized

November 11, 2017 Markham Hislop

Flap over Westridge Terminal fence just another talking point for rage-fueled anti-pipeline Vancouver political narrative Twitter is aflutter this morning with news that Kinder Morgan has erected a fence around its Westridge Terminal in Burnaby [Read more]

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How can Notley sell Trans Mountain Expansion when her pipeline job numbers are wrong?

November 8, 2017 Markham Hislop

“Half of those 15,000 jobs would be directly in construction, the rest would be indirect and induced impact.” – Michael Burt Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced Tuesday that she is embarking on a “cross-country tour” [Read more]

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Big Data and analytics part of technology push by Cenovus – Part 2

November 6, 2017 Markham Hislop

Cenovus opex costs already under $9/b, can it be reduced another 20% to 30%? In Part 1 of this column on Cenovus Energy, I reported on the company’s drive to lower it operating costs by [Read more]

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Cenovus dramatically lowering SAGD production costs thanks to new technology – Part 1

November 5, 2017 Markham Hislop

Substituting solvents for steam could lower costs, GHG emissions by 34% to 40%, says CERI They say a year is a lifetime in politic. For Cenovus Energy, it’s only been six months since the Calgary-based [Read more]

In the Spotlight

Alberta needs a Plan B

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Oil finally has a competitor (electricity) Alberta already has a Plan A. It’s called the Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan. To understand how risky it is, you need to understand OPEC’s “Oil and Gas [Read more]

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