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Month: March 2018

oil sands
Markham on Energy

A counter-intuitive Canadian climate strategy: Grow Alberta oil sands production by 400%

March 30, 2018 Markham Hislop

Push carbon-intense heavy crude oil from Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, etc out of global market with de-carbonized Alberta oil sands crude My understanding of the Paris climate agreement: humankind agreed to de-carbonize the existing energy system [Read more]

demand
USA

US coal demand remains flat for decades – EIA

March 30, 2018 Markham Hislop

Coal demand drops to 14% of total generation by 2050, and utilization rate for coal plants remains under 60% EIA projects U.S. coal disposition—domestic demand and coal exports—to remain relatively flat through 2050 in the Annual Energy [Read more]

GHG emissions
News

Britain’s GHG emissions fall alongside drop in coal-fired power generation

March 29, 2018 Energi Staff

Britain’s GHG emissions fell by 3 per cent last year from levels recorded in 2016, mostly due to a drop in coal-fired power generation.  Shutterstock photo. GHG emissions down in Britain for a fifth straight [Read more]

oil prices
Financial

Oil prices up along with Wall Street, US rig count down

March 29, 2018 Energi Staff

Oil prices rose on Thursday as crude stayed in sync with Wall Street.  Investors continue to weigh concerns about rising US crude stocks against effective OPEC supply cuts.  Statoil photo. Oil prices are up about [Read more]

vehicle efficiency standards
News

California AG prepared to sue EPA over vehicle efficiency standards

March 29, 2018 Energi Staff

California is set to defend Obama-era vehicle efficiency standards which called for doubling of the average fleet-wide fuel efficiency to about 50 mpg by 2025.  VideoBlocks photo. EPA is expected to declare that Obama-era vehicle [Read more]

oil futures
Opinion

Opinion: China’s crude oil futures contract should confound the sceptics

March 29, 2018 Energi Staff

China’s new crude oil futures contract has a good chance of confounding the doubters and becoming a regional benchmark where other contracts have failed.  Wall Street Journal photo. China’s oil futures fulfil commercial hedging needs, [Read more]

renewable hydrogen
British Columbia

Study explores BC’s renewable hydrogen energy potential

March 29, 2018 Markham Hislop

BC has one of cleanest power grids in world in terms of carbon emissions A new study will enable United Kingdom-based ITM Power to examine the potential for large-scale production of renewable hydrogen in British [Read more]

pembina
Financial

Pembina commences open season for natural gas pipeline expansion to US market

March 29, 2018 Markham Hislop

“Proposed expansion of Alliance Pipeline will increase access to premium markets and improve our service offering to current and potential customers.” Pembina Pipeline Corporation announced that Alliance Pipeline Ltd., of which it owns a 50 percent [Read more]

infrastructure
USA

Infrastructure investments key to US becoming world’s top oil producer by 2023 – IEA

March 29, 2018 Markham Hislop

IEA forecasts infrastructure export capacity will rise from 1.9 million b/d at the end of 2017 to 4.7 million b/d in 2020 The United States is on pace to becoming the world’s top oil producer [Read more]

power
USA

US natural gas competitive with wind, solar power generation to 2050 – EIA

March 29, 2018 Markham Hislop

Solar photovoltaic (PV), onshore wind, and natural gas combined cycle, together make up 77% of all projected capacity additions from 2018 through 2050 EIA’s long-term outlook for the electric power sector considers both the cost [Read more]

OPEC
News

OPEC, other crude exporters consider “very long term” cooperation on output

March 28, 2018 Energi Staff

OPEC heavyweight Saudi Arabia, led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is in talks with Russia to extend their production output cap deal that could last up to 20 years, according to a report by [Read more]

industries
Alberta

New $35 million Alberta program helps energy-intensive industries emissions

March 28, 2018 Markham Hislop

Funding for challenge is part of $1.4-billion investment, over seven years, for innovation projects Large industrial emitters with innovative ideas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save money are invited to apply for funding from [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Methane emissions from Alberta oil/gas production under-reported by as much as 15 times – study

March 28, 2018 Markham Hislop

“Super-emitters” in Barnett Shale study were often facilities with broken valves or hatches left open, easy fixes for industry A study released last week by the Environmental Defense Fund comes to the same conclusion as [Read more]

oil prices
Financial

Oil prices down on unexpected US crude inventory build

March 28, 2018 Energi Staff

Oil prices fell over 1 per cent on Wednesday after data from the US Energy Information Administration reported a surprise increase in US crude stocks, mostly due to increased imports.  Tulsa World photo. Oil prices [Read more]

British Columbia

Report says First Nations support LNG development in British Columbia

March 28, 2018 Markham Hislop

First Nations LNG Alliance CEO Karen Ogen-Toews “The issue of poverty and the need for economic and employment opportunities for First Nations was raised consistently.” – Ogen-Toews There’s a “high degree of support” among First Nations for [Read more]

economic
USA

US oil producers’ costs on the rise, Trump tariffs bring uncertainty to some

March 28, 2018 Energi Staff

Activity in the US oil and gas industry continued to climb last quarter and was driven by gains in the oilfield services sector, however, the cost of goods and labour also rose.  Anadarko photo. A [Read more]

LNG Canada
Canada

Canada’s LNG imports dropped 88% since 2011 – NEB

March 28, 2018 Markham Hislop

Historically, most of Canada’s imported LNG came from Caribbean and Middle East Canada’s only liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility – the Canaport LNG terminal in New Brunswick – was completed in 2009 to supply natural gas to eastern [Read more]

USA

US net energy imports in 2017 fall to their lowest levels since 1982

March 28, 2018 Markham Hislop

Total net energy imports to the United States fell to 7.3 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2017, a 35 per cent decrease from 2016 and the lowest level since 1982, when both gross imports [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Burnaby clutching at straws with appeal to Supreme Court over pipeline ruling, Alberta on a roll

March 28, 2018 Markham Hislop

Derek Corrigan, mayor of Burnaby, BC, terminus of the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project Only legal threat remaining to Trans Mountain Expansion is judicial review of Canadian government’s project approval After the Federal Court of [Read more]

first nations
Canada

Canada approves funding for majority First Nation-owned $1.6 billion power transmission line

March 27, 2018 Markham Hislop

Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Line Project will connect remote First Nations communities to Ontario power grid, eliminate need for diesel electricity generation One of the most ambitious and transformative infrastructure projects in Canada’s history got the [Read more]

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Huge battery plant subsidies are price Canada pays for lagging in clean energy industry

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

China dominates clean energy industry, US and Europe race to catch up Government subsidies totalling $28.2 billion for two Ontario battery plants require 20-year pay back, according to Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux. Clean [Read more]

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