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Home / Archives for November 2017

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

November 28, 2017 | Markham on Energy

Full upgrading is a bust, new refineries are too risky, and converting existing refineries is […]

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

November 26, 2017 | Markham on Energy

Tesla electric semi-truck lowers operating costs by 20%, has superior torque for hauling loads up […]

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

November 23, 2017 | Markham on Energy

New study reveals property taxes, pipeline capacity biggest challenges to oil and gas industry, not […]

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The intellectual bankruptcy of supply-side environmentalism

November 22, 2017 | Markham on Energy

Is it time to switch to demand-side environmentalism, focus more on developing technologies to displace […]

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

November 20, 2017 | Markham on Energy

In situ cash operating costs now $7-8/b, set to drop another 20-30% over next decade […]

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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 on Energy

Partially upgrading every barrel of oil sands bitumen could make Alberta much more competitive in […]

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

November 14, 2017 | Markham on Energy

MacKinnon/Mintz prescription for balanced budget: constrain public sector wages, reduce healthcare costs, lower business taxes […]

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De-carbonized natural gas goal of next ARCTIC technology challenge

November 12, 2017 | Markham on Energy

$500,000 in funding available for combined Challenge Sprint and Field Testing Natural gas is already […]

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

November 11, 2017 | Markham on Energy

Flap over Westridge Terminal fence just another talking point for rage-fueled anti-pipeline Vancouver political narrative […]

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

November 8, 2017 | Markham on Energy

“Half of those 15,000 jobs would be directly in construction, the rest would be indirect […]

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

November 6, 2017 | Markham on Energy

Cenovus opex costs already under $9/b, can it be reduced another 20% to 30%? In […]

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

November 5, 2017 | Markham on Energy

Substituting solvents for steam could lower costs, GHG emissions by 34% to 40%, says CERI […]

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