The truth is: if we care about Alberta’s energy industry and the people who work in it, everyone needs to start working together. Polarization, spurious accusations, and name-calling will not make new energy projects move [Read more]
An extension to the Sunrise Pipeline adding 120,000 b/d of capacity and the repurposing of the Seminole Red Pipeline from natural gas to oil has helped boost Permian oil prices in recent months. Apache photo. [Read more]
Rachel Notley has crafted visionary, ambitious, and well-designed energy policies, but can she sell them to Albertans? Energy figured prominently in the NDP government’s Throne Speech, perhaps signalling that pipelines and petrochemicals will play a [Read more]
CAPP has not proved McMillan’s specious claim that “we’ve had pipelines stalled or even cancelled because of a concerted effort by foreign-funded activists” The Alberta oil patch is mad as hell – and getting madder [Read more]
Oil prices rose slightly Thursday on OPEC supply cuts as well as US sanctions on crude from Iran and Venezuela, however, gains were capped by falling stock markets and concerns about weakening demand growth. [Read more]
US natural gas processing plant utilization rates stayed constant at 66 per cent from 2014 to 2017, but several states experienced significant changes, largely reflecting changes in natural gas production across regions. [Read more]
Saudi Aramco, the state-run oil giant of Saudi Arabia, says it is looking to develop more efficient fuels and sophisticated combustion engines to help reduce CO2 emissions and secure the company’s business. [Read more]
In 2018, the US trade deficit hit $621 billion, up over 12 per cent compared to the previous year. This is still below the record high $761 billion set in 2006. US trade deficit worsened [Read more]
Oil prices slipped on Wednesday after data from the US Energy Information Administration showed a significant increase in US crude stocks, but a third draw down in gasoline inventories helped underpin crude prices. Anadarko photo. [Read more]
In 2018, US net electricity generation rose by 4 per cent to a record high of 4,178 million megawatthours, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration. Pensacola News Journal photo by Joseph Baucum. [Read more]
Oil prices were flat on Tuesday as the market considered the OPEC supply alongside weakening global demand and the restart of Libya’s biggest oilfield. BP photo. OPEC announced it will likely extend its supply pact [Read more]
Ed Whittingham with Premier Rachel Notley, left, and Environment Minister Shannon Phillips Notley government appointed Whittingham to board of directors of Alberta Energy Regulator Ed Whittingham relaxed on a sofa in between sessions at the [Read more]
Small modular nuclear reactors have the potential to power remote Canadian mining operations which typically rely on carbon intensive diesel generation. Teck Resources photo. Small modular nuclear reactors could offer significant costs savings compared to [Read more]
Japanese LNG imports are declining as the country brings back online more of its nuclear reactors that were shut down after the 2011 Fukushima accident. Tokyo Electric Power photo. Japan’s LNG imports could fall as [Read more]
Vesta Energy hydraulic fracturing operations south of Sylvan Lake have been shut down while the provincial regulator investigates an earthquake that occurred at 5:55 a.m. Mountain Time. A spokesperson for the Alberta Energy Regulation (AER) [Read more]
Hedge funds continued to boost their bullish position in crude and fuels last week despite a call from U.S. President Donald Trump for OPEC to “relax and take it easy”. Anadarko photo by Mike Goldwater. [Read more]
The startup of Enbridge’s Line 3 will be delayed six to 12 months because of delays obtaining permits from the State of Minnesota, the company announced Friday. Alberta oil producers were counting on the $9 [Read more]
NOPEC bills were introduced into the House of Representatives (HR 948) and the Senate (S 370) early last month, where they were referred to the respective judiciary committees for detailed consideration. Bloomberg photo. NOPEC bills [Read more]
The US$3.2 billion Mountaineer XPress Pipeline will transport 2.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day to the TCO Pool and Leach markets on the Columbia Gas Transmission System. TransCanada photo. Mountaineer XPress Pipeline [Read more]
On Friday, Gibson Energy announced that the Calgary-based company has sanctioned 500,000 barrels of new tankage at its Hardisty Terminal. Company photo. Gibson Energy brought Viking Pipeline into service ahead of schedule Gibson Energy announced [Read more]
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