Earlier this week BP announced it will leave three industry associations because the company says there is a “misalignment on climate policy” with the associations. BP cut ties with the Western Energy Alliance (WEA), Western [Read more]
By Kathy Hipple and Tom Sanzillo This opinion piece was issued on February 27, 2020 by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. CEO Don Lindsay of Teck Resources announced this week that his [Read more]
This article was published by COSIA on Nov. 19, 2019. By its nature, oil sands development—particularly mining—disturbs surface lands. Sections of forest in Northern Alberta have been cleared so the underlying bitumen can be recovered. [Read more]
This article was published by COSIA on Feb 6, 2020. Mathijs Martens was sitting around a barbecue conversing with friends and family when the topic of the oil sands came up. “We were talking about [Read more]
A report by the Pembina Institute calls for better freight management in Canadian urban centres to help cut down on greenhouse gas emissions and eliminate costly inefficiencies. The Next Frontier for Climate Action: Decarbonizing urban [Read more]
This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Feb. 26, 2020. Over the last 7 years (between 2012 and 2019), the total value of Canadian merchandise exports increased from $148 billion to $193 billion.Footnote1 Canadian energy [Read more]
By Richard Bowers This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 26, 2020. In 2019, U.S. annual wind generation exceeded hydroelectric generation for the first time, according to the U.S. Energy [Read more]
Pembina Institute is calling on the Alberta and Canadian governments to create a climate policy that will position the oil industry to compete in a low-carbon economy after Teck Resources withdrew its application for the [Read more]
By Jose Villar This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 24, 2020. In the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) February Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA forecasts that the Lower 48 [Read more]
When will the Premier admit his mistake and restore robust climate and energy policies to Alberta? How many more oil and gas mega-projects have to flee the province citing poor climate policy before he gets [Read more]
As junior oil sector collapses, dragging down services industry and other suppliers, leaders like Buffalo Project retreat into Trumpian populism instead of confronting challenges Have you read the Buffalo Declaration? You should. There is no [Read more]
A report issued by the Pembina Institute shows that rising GHG emissions from Alberta’s oil sands conflict with Canada’s 2030 and 2050 climate commitments. The oil sands in a carbon-constrained Canada: The collision course between [Read more]
By Andrew Lyle This article was published by Folio on Feb. 14, 2020. A new algorithm by computing scientists at the University of Alberta could be the first step in reducing the massive amounts of [Read more]
In Canada’s Energy Future 2019 (EF2019) the Canada Energy Regulator projectsFootnote1 western Canadian conventional, tight, and shale oil productionFootnote2 will steadily increase through 2040. In 2019 53 per cent of the conventional, tight, and shale oil produced in western [Read more]
By David Manowitz, Christopher Peterson This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 14, 2020. This winter, natural gas prices have been at their lowest levels in decades. On Monday, February [Read more]
Whose rule of law? Indigenous law also part of Canadian legal system, say lawyers How should Canadians understand indigenous pipeline protests and rail blockades in the supposed era of reconciliation and the existential threat to [Read more]
On Thursday, TC Energy announced it will invest $1.3 billion in two new expansion projects on its wholly-owned natural gas pipeline systems. “Our natural gas pipeline systems require expansion as customers continue to contract for [Read more]
By Simon Dyer This article was published by the Globe and Mail on Feb. 12, 2020. Canada is facing a decision on the biggest oil sands mine proposal in almost a decade. Alberta’s Frontier oil [Read more]
Research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie says a Bernie Sanders presidency could have a significant impact on the oil industry in the United States. The firm’s comments were issued after Sanders, a self-proclaimed socialist, eked [Read more]
On Tuesday, Backwoods Energy Services announced it will work alongside the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to provide financial support to its Indigenous employees looking to purchase their first home. According to the company, its [Read more]
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