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Month: July 2018

oil prices
Financial

Oil prices fall on increased OPEC, Russian production

July 31, 2018 Energi Staff

Oil prices were down on Tuesday and are on track for their biggest monthly drop in two years on rising OPEC production and comments from US President Donald Trump that raised hopes that Iranian oil [Read more]

BCs climate strategy
Opinion

Opinion: BC’s climate strategy can lead next wave of Canadian climate action

July 31, 2018 Energi Staff

Over the past year, the government has taken action by committing to refresh BC’s climate strategy to get us back on track to reducing carbon pollution (by 40 per cent from 2007 levels by 2030) [Read more]

Baytex
Financial

Rising oil prices help boost Baytex Q2 results

July 31, 2018 Energi Staff

Baytex and Raging River Exploration entered into an agreement to merge the two companies in mid June.  The deal is expected to close on August 22.  Company photo. Baytex production up by 2 per cent [Read more]

hydrogen fuel cell
Innovation

Toyota to boost investment in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

July 30, 2018 Energi Staff

Toyota says it is increasing investment in its development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in an effort to popularize FCVs by making them cheaper for consumers.  Toyota photo. Toyota designing lower-cost, mass-market hydrogen fuel cell [Read more]

oil sands
Markham on Energy

‘Revolutionary’ new oil sands mining process eliminates tailings ponds, lowers emissions by 40%, cuts costs

July 30, 2018 Markham Hislop

Current extraction process at CNRL Horizon oil sands mine. Photo: CNRL CNRL plans to share IPEP technology with other oil sands miners through COSIA Alberta is a hotbed of oil and gas innovation, a story [Read more]

oil prices
Financial

Oil prices up on supply disruptions, Iran sanctions

July 30, 2018 Energi Staff

US oil prices rose by almost two per cent on Monday as the market shifted its focus to supply disruptions and Trump administration sanctions on Iranian crude exports.  Apache photo. Oil prices up even though [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Giving US President Donald Trump his props

July 30, 2018 Energi Staff

Queen Elizabeth and US President Donald Trump inspected at Windsor Castle during Trump’s contentious visit to England.  Official White House photo by Andrea Hanks.  Donald Trump often leaves opponents, friends and allies stunned By Trevor [Read more]

oil prices
Opinion

Opinion: Oil prices steady as fund managers cease liquidation

July 30, 2018 Energi Staff

Hedge funds appear to have completed the recent wave of liquidation, with bullish positions increased slightly last week after heavy falls the week before, helping to steady oil prices.  Equinor photo by Øyvind Hagen. Supply [Read more]

natural gas
Opinion

Opinion: Natural gas sector needs to reduce climate pollution

July 30, 2018 Energi Staff

In a letter to the Globe and Mail, Pembina Institute managing director Karen Tam Wu says the BC natural gas sector has a methane leak problem and the gas sector needs to do more to [Read more]

Freedom Conservative Party
Markham on Energy

Fildebrandt on Alberta energy policy: no govt-owned pipelines, support for small conventional producers, goodbye carbon tax for Freedom Conservative Party

July 29, 2018 Markham Hislop

Controversial MLA Derek Fildebrandt, leader of Freedom Conservative Party Fildebrandt accuses NDP of siding with big oil sands companies and UCP of abandoning conservative ideals over govt ownership of Kinder Morgan pipelines Alberta has a [Read more]

News

US investors ‘bargain hunting’ for shale basin assets – not Canadian regulations – a big reason why Alberta oil producers having trouble raising capital

July 28, 2018 Markham Hislop

American investors are picking up discounted shale oil and gas assets on the cheap, preferring them to long-cycle oil sands investment, say US economists Oil and gas investment is falling in Alberta and rising rapidly [Read more]

Syncrude
Canada

Syncrude outage spurs Imperial Oil to find more crude sources

July 27, 2018 Energi Staff

After a power outage at the Syncrude oil sands site in June, Imperial Oil says it is looking to cut its dependence on the Suncor majority-owned plant.  Company photo via Twitter. Imperial holds 20 per [Read more]

Suncor
Financial

Suncor generated record Q2 cash flow, earnings of $1.2 billion

July 27, 2018 Energi Staff

“Suncor generated the strongest second quarter cash flow on record, with funds from operations of $2.9 billion and operating earnings of $1.2 billion,” said Steve Williams, president and chief executive officer.  Getty Images photo. Suncor total upstream production [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: US shale becoming a financially sustainable business

July 26, 2018 Energi Staff

Over the last few months, the US shale industry has seen a notable improvement in financial conditions, though the picture varies markedly by company.  Anadarko photo. US shale industry, as a whole, may turn a [Read more]

precision drilling
Financial

Precision Drilling Q2 results show highest US market share to date

July 26, 2018 Energi Staff

Precision Drilling says it has reached its highest US market share to date and is reporting 14 per cent higher activity in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2017.  [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Notley needs new narrative for Alberta carbon tax, poll shows. She has plenty of stories to tell if she chooses to tell them

July 26, 2018 Markham Hislop

Carbon pricing will give oil sands producers competitive advantage in new markets, funds diversification into petrochemicals, basis of “carbon for pipelines” deal with Trudeau Yet another poll shows that Canadians hate carbon pricing – cap-and-trade, [Read more]

PSAC
Alberta

Over $42,000 raised by PSAC to support education & energy literacy

July 26, 2018 Energi Staff

PSAC welcomed 130 golfers to its “PSAC Working Energy Golf Classic” at the Inglewood Golf & Curling Club on Wednesday.  The event raised over $42,000 for energy education and awareness. iStock photo. PSAC Education Fund [Read more]

Cenovus
Financial

Cenovus reports record production, strong financials in Q2

July 26, 2018 Energi Staff

Cenovus reported its oil sands operations produced about 390,000 barrels per day b/d, or 49 per cent higher than the same period of 2017, at record low oil sands operating costs.  Company photo. Cenovus oil sands [Read more]

crescent point
Financial

Crescent Point Energy cuts debt by $390 million in Q2

July 26, 2018 Energi Staff

Crescent Point Energy completed first half 2018 East Shale Duvernay drilling program with encouraging initial well results, Canadian operations back in full swing after spring break-up New management team focused on improving balance sheet, disciplined capital [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Oil prices at $200-plus per barrel? Iran can make it happen

July 26, 2018 Energi Staff

Ed Hirs argues that should Iran implement a partial blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, cutting crude supplies to the market by 10 per cent, oil prices would rise by 250 per cent.  Reuters/Fars News [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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