L-R: Karen Lynch, board chair, Greater Edmonton Foundation (GEF), Doug Kitlar, federal Minister Sohi, Scott McKeen, city councillor, Edmonton and Minister Sigurdson admire recent energy efficiency upgrades made by GEF in Groat House Apartments. Government [Read more]
Power Metals potentially sitting on one of largest hard rock lithium pegmatite projects in the world in Ontario, Canada By OilPrice.com We’re facing an imminent crisis in global lithium markets. Demand is growing exponentially, and lithium [Read more]
475 MW of capacity that came online in Feb., 81% was wind, 16% solar photovoltaic, and remaining 3% hydro and biomass The U.S Energy Information Administration(EIA) expects nearly 32 gigawatts (GW) of new electric generating [Read more]
TransCanada could begin clearing land in Montana this fall, as part of the initial steps in construction of its highly contentious Keystone XL pipeline. Canadian Press photo by Alex Panetta. TransCanada expects construction of Keystone [Read more]
A leak in the Keystone pipeline last November shut down the Alberta to US pipeline. Once repairs were complete, US pipeline safety regulators imposed pressure restrictions on the pipeline and reduced shipments of crude were [Read more]
Oil prices were up just under 2 per cent on Friday on tight global crude supplies and as the market waits for clarification on the Trump administration’s stance on the Iran nuclear deal. Statoil photo [Read more]
Oil demand peaks soon after coal, with demand decline from transport: electric vehicles are 40% of new passenger car sales by 2030 By Caroline Lee, IEA Energy and Climate Change Policy Analyst All around the world, [Read more]
Shipping, oil, gas, chemical, petrochemical industries support global liability and compensation regime Under the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is ensuring ongoing protection of our coasts as part of the building of a [Read more]
The Iran nuclear deal was signed in 2015 by Iran, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Russia, France, Germany and the European Union. United States Department of State photo. Trump railed against Iran nuclear [Read more]
Saudi Arabia needs oil prices and revenues to go even higher in the coming years to pay for the kingdom’s transformation away from oil. Saudi Aramco photo. Oil prices have risen 175 per cent since [Read more]
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, or CNRL, says it will drop its output this spring as bottlenecks in crude transportation in Canada continue to pressure oil prices. CNRL photo. CNRL shares down 2 per cent Thursday [Read more]
Oil prices were steady on Thursday as the OPEC supply cuts along with possible US sanctions against Iran offset a drop in US stock indexes of over one per cent. Repsol photo. Fear of collapse [Read more]
Outlook promising for environmental jobs as government, academic institutions, and industries mobilizing to support clean technology and climate change implications The environmental employment sector is an important component of the Canadian economy. ECO Canada recently [Read more]
Economic prospects less positive for the Northwest Territories Ottawa—Strong economic growth is expected in Nunavut and Yukon this year, while the economic outlook for the Northwest Territories is more muted. Growth is expected to average [Read more]
Shaunavon wells drilled in 2015 and 2016 could produce less oil over lifetimes than wells drilled in prior years Steadily improving technology in the oil and gas sector means that newer tight oil wells should [Read more]
One billion people – 13% of world’s population – still live without electricity The world is not on track to meet the global energy targets for 2030 set as part of the Sustainable Development Goals, [Read more]
Suncor CEO Steve Willimas said he is confident both the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain and Enbridge Line 3 pipelines will be built. Suncor photo. Suncor CEO says high Canadian discount had no impact on earnings [Read more]
Oil prices were mixed on Wednesday following data showing a significant increase in US crude stocks, however, analysts say the build up was concentrated on the West Coast. “Sometimes the West Coast numbers are erratic [Read more]
Between 2011 and 2014, when oil prices averaged over $100 per barrel, declining consumption in the OECD and slowing consumption growth in the non-OECD created the conditions for the last oil slump. If oil [Read more]
Carolyn Fischer’s work on effects of carbon pricing on international competitiveness influenced design of Alberta’s GHG emissions rules By Alanna Mitchell, University of Ottawa Carolyn Fischer, a Canadian–American citizen who was born in Ontario while her [Read more]
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