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Month: January 2020

Markham on Energy

Delay Teck Frontier decision, make approval conditional on much tougher Alberta climate policies

January 31, 2020 Markham Hislop

Teck Frontier decision is seminal moment for Canada, which must demonstrate it is capable of negotiating treacherous path to climate action and economic development The federal government is expected to decide on the future of [Read more]

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US electricity generation from renewables to pass nuclear and coal by 2021

January 30, 2020 Energi Staff

By Vikram Linga This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 30, 2020. In the latest long-term projections, the U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects electricity generation from renewable sources such [Read more]

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Cenovus pledges $50 million for Indigenous housing

January 30, 2020 Energi Staff

Alberta oil sands giant Cenovus says is committing $10 million per year for five years to build much-needed new homes in six First Nations and Metis communities located near the oil sands. The company said [Read more]

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You may be surprised what Albertans REALLY think about the energy transition. Interview with Prof. Melanee Thomas

January 30, 2020 Markham Hislop

“Economic conservatives” and those with “future hope in oil and gas” most opposed to energy transition in Alberta Alberta is the epicentre of the Canadian crude oil, natural gas, and pipeline industry. Not surprisingly, like [Read more]

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Canada’s retiring coal-fired power plants to be replaced by clean energy sources

January 29, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Jan. 29, 2020. Coal-fired power generation declines considerably in the latest Canada Energy Regulator’s outlook Canada’s Energy Future 2019 (EF2019). Over the projection period, the share [Read more]

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GM’s $2.2B Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce EVs

January 29, 2020 Energi Staff

General Motors says production at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant will be shut down at the end of February to accommodate a $2.2 billion renovation at the 35-year old plant.  Upon completion of the work, the [Read more]

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CER hearings begin to determine TMX detailed route

January 28, 2020 Energi Staff

On Tuesday, the Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator will resume hearings to determine the detailed route for the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) Project in Spruce Grove, Alberta.  These hearings are the first since regulatory [Read more]

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Permit granted to advance Fort Nelson geothermal project

January 28, 2020 Energi Staff

The BC government has awarded a permit to advance the Fort Nelson geothermal project which could replace power currently generated from fossil fuels or imported from Alberta. The northern-most town in British Columbia, Fort Nelson [Read more]

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Four ways climate change is affecting our health—and what we can do about it

January 27, 2020 Energi Staff

By Bev Betkowski This article was published by Folio on Jan. 22, 2020. Climate change is already affecting our health, even if we don’t think about it much, says a University of Alberta public health [Read more]

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US crude oil production to grow slowly through 2021

January 27, 2020 Energi Staff

By Jeff Barron and Naser Ameen This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 27, 2020. In the January 2020 update of its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information [Read more]

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US oil production efficiency continues to improve

January 24, 2020 Energi Staff

By Jozef Lieskovsky, Richard Yan This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 24, 2020. US oil production from tight formations increased in 2019, accounting for 64 per cent of total U.S. [Read more]

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US net natural gas exports to almost double by 2021: EIA

January 23, 2020 Energi Staff

By Victoria Zaretskaya This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 23, 2020. In its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), released on January 14, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that U.S. natural [Read more]

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Canada’s long-term natural gas production outlook

January 22, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Jan. 22, 2020. Canadian marketable natural gas production is projected to decrease in the short term given continued low prices, then increase in the long term as [Read more]

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Renewables will provide almost half of world’s electricity generation by 2050

January 22, 2020 Energi Staff

By Kenneth Dubin This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 22, 2020. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019), global electric power generation from [Read more]

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UNBC professor receives $1.9 million to study oil spill response

January 22, 2020 Energi Staff

Dr. Jianbing Li, an environmental engineering professor at the University of Northern British Columbia is leading part of a Canada-wide project to study oil spill response. Dr. Li and his team received funding to investigate [Read more]

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Crude oil prices expected to fall in 2020 H1, rise through 2021

January 21, 2020 Energi Staff

By Matt French This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 21, 2020. In the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA forecasts that the Brent crude oil spot [Read more]

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US energy-related CO2 emissions to fall annually through 2021

January 20, 2020 Energi Staff

By Perry Lindstrom This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 17, 2020. In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), released on January 14, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts year-over-year [Read more]

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Opinion: Oil and gas industry needs to step up climate efforts now

January 20, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Jan. 20, 2020. Oil and gas companies are facing a critical challenge as the world increasingly shifts towards clean energy transitions. Fossil fuels drive the [Read more]

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Natural gas-fired generation growth slows, renewable energy rises

January 20, 2020 Energi Staff

By Tyler Hodge This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 16, 2020. In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), released on January 14, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Voodoo politics on full display at ‘Value of Alberta’ conference

January 19, 2020 Markham Hislop

At what point do global investors say “no thank you” to Alberta voodoo politics? Have they already? Saturday’s Value of Alberta conference in Calgary represents everything wrong with the province’s conservative leadership, which stands revealed as [Read more]

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