According to the US Energy Information Administration, the mix of fuels in US electricity generation has changed in response to differences in the relative costs of electricity-generating technologies and their fuels. Natural gas passed coal in [Read more]
Last August, production of condensate and pentanes plus in western Canada reached an all-time high of 414 thousand barrels per day (Mb/d); 35 per cent higher than August of the previous year. Nexen photo. Most [Read more]
The outcome of US – China trade talks will have a decisive influence on the oil consumption outlook for the rest of the year since the threat of tariffs and associated uncertainty are proving the [Read more]
Calgary-based Pieridae Energy announced the Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Benefits Agreement it entered into with the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs has been ratified. Goldboro LNG will produce LNG for sale to Europe and other [Read more]
This article by the Pembina Institute addresses how Canada achieves decarbonization in its energy systems, secure a healthy environment and keep up with a growing global low-carbon economy. Global decarbonization by 2050 will help keep [Read more]
The response to new IMO regulations will likely involve changes to ships, marine fuels, refining, and some infrastructure in the next six to eight years. Shutterstock photo. New IMO regulations begin in January 2020 and [Read more]
Despite cleaner gasoline, carpooling, public transportation and electric vehicles, urban sprawl in California, and especially Los Angeles, has resulted in rising tailpipe pollution in the Sunshine State. KTLA photo. Tailpipe pollution will not lessen unless [Read more]
Pembina Pipeline along with Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C. of Kuwait, announced their joint venture company, Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corporation, have okayed a $4.5 billion, 550,000 tonne per year integrated propane dehydrogenation plant and polypropylene upgrading facility [Read more]
Oil prices climbed on Friday on strong US jobs data and tightening crude supply due to US sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports. OPEC cuts are also impacting the global crude market. Repsol photo. Oil prices [Read more]
Under the Rural Energy for America Program, grants and loan guarantees are offered to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to promote the installation of select renewable energy systems, particularly solar, and energy efficiency retrofits. [Read more]
On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down a 5-2 decision ruling bankrupt oil companies have a responsibility first to clean up their non-working wells. The decision overturns a 2016 Alberta Appeal Court judgement [Read more]
According to a survey by Reuters, OPEC production saw its largest monthly decline in two years this month. The decline is due to the cartel’s most recent supply cut agreement. Reuters photo. OPEC production down [Read more]
The US Energy Information Administration is forecasting that NGPL production could grow by 32 per cent between 2018 and 2050, reaching 5.8 million b/d. Williams.com photo. NGPL production increases in Appalachian Basin, Southwest and Permian [Read more]
The Federal Reserve’s promise to be “patient” as it determines how to adjust interest rates in future has been welcomed by investors fearful that an economic slowdown could preface a slide into recession. Federal Reserve [Read more]
On Wednesday, the Notley government announced it will ease the Alberta oil output limits, increasing production in February and March to 3.63 million b/d. Suncor photo. Alberta oil output limits up by 75,000 b/d The [Read more]
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after data from the US Energy Information Administration showed US crude stocks rose less than expected last week due to a decline in imports. Equinor photo. US oil prices up [Read more]
While railways carry 8 per cent of the world’s passengers and 7 per cent of global freight, they only account for 2 per cent of total transport energy demand. CP Rail photo. Railways can cut [Read more]
Globally, there are now 18 large scale carbon capture and storage facilities in operation, and approximately the same number proposed for development. SaskPower photo. IEA sees carbon capture vital to meeting global climate targets This article was published [Read more]
On Monday, the Trump administration slapped sanctions on Venezuelan crude exports to the US in response to the re-election of President Nicolas Maduro, in a vote viewed by many as fraudulent. AP/Getty Images photo by Juan [Read more]
Driven mostly by evolving trade flows of liquid fuels and natural gas, the US Energy Information Administration forecasts that the United States will be a net energy exporter by 2020. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. photo. US [Read more]
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