BC Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology Bruce Ralston “Minister Garneau needs to convey that the Prairie backlog at CN Rail is having a detrimental impact on northern B.C. families and businesses.” – Ralston The BC [Read more]
US oil prices fell just under 2 per cent on Friday after US President Donald Trump threatened to tariff more imports from China, reigniting fears of a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. [Read more]
Some media reports suggest Canada, USA, and Mexico very close to signing new NAFTA agreement According to the Conference Board of Canada report, exports rose in Feb. after decreases in Jan. Following two months of growth, [Read more]
Albertans eager to add more energy-efficient products to their homes can get their shopping lists ready, as the latest round of instant savings hit stores on April 5. Instant savings of up to $15 per [Read more]
Crescent Point Energy now has over 355,000 acres in the Duvernay Shale Basin play Crescent Point Energy Corp. announced that it bought 355,000 net acres in the Alberta East Shale Duvernay light oil resource play, [Read more]
Wave of large projects post-2019 could signal new cost cycle underway As previously forecasted by Wood Mackenzie, 2017 saw a significant recovery in upstream FIDs (Final Investment Decision), with the number of project sanctions more [Read more]
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers calling on Federal govt to align environmental policies with other jurisdictions The world’s thirst for energy is on the rise and Canada has an opportunity to meet the growing global [Read more]
California passed zero emission vehicle regulations in 2005 In Oct. 2016 the Quebec government passed the ZEV Act, giving that province the power to require car manufacturers to sell or lease a minimum number of zero-emission [Read more]
Program expected to attract $10 billion in new private investment Competition is now open for the second and third rounds of the Renewable Electricity Program, which will see more private-sector investment, jobs and partnerships with Indigenous [Read more]
Between Q2 2016 and Q1 2017, over US$40 billion was spent on Permian upstream M&A Concho Resources Inc. announced it will acquire RSP Permian Inc. in a US$9.5 billion all-stock deal. The transaction is the [Read more]
Production levels in Colorado, Oklahoma, North Dakota each grew by more than 30,000 b/d from 2016 to 2017 Annual average U.S. crude oil production reached 9.3 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2017, an increase [Read more]
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd says it aims to sell 1 million electrified vehicles by 2022, equip 20 models in 20 markets with autonomous driving technology and reach 100 per cent connectivity for all new cars [Read more]
Jason Kenney is pushing the panic button about pipelines after industry roasted the Trudeau government’s Bill C69, which sets out a new process for environmental impact assessments of major projects. Rachel Notley’s office says panic [Read more]
Hedge fund managers increase their net long position in six important futures and options contracts linked to oil prices by 85 million barrels in the week ending March 27. Anadarko photo. Hedge fund managers bullish [Read more]
Russia and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries are looking at forming a joint organization after the OPEC pact to curb global crude supplies expires at the end of the year. Financial Tribune photo. OPEC [Read more]
The Canadian and Alberta government have signed a bilateral agreement that will provide more than $3.3 billion in federal funding for infrastructure projects through the Investing in Canada plan over the next decade, according to a press release. [Read more]
Keyera will provide Encana with condensate and natural gas processing services under fee-for-service arrangement Encana Corporation has reached an agreement with Keyera Partnership, under which Keyera will acquire and fund the remaining development of Encana’s [Read more]
Oil prices edged up slightly on Tuesday after posting their largest one-day drop in nearly a year on Monday. Investors are concerned about rising Russian output and the blooming trade war between the US and [Read more]
Heating degree days, an indicator of heating-related energy demand, were 1% lower in 2017 compared with 2016 levels U.S. retail electricity sales fell by 80 billion kilowatthours (kWh) in 2017, the largest drop since the economic recession [Read more]
Top 10 finalists will be invited to present their ideas to NASA and ARPA-E technologists in New York The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) today joined NASA in launching a new iTech challenge, [Read more]
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