By Mickey Francis This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 28, 2020. In 2019, US annual energy consumption from renewable sources exceeded coal consumption for the first time since before [Read more]
Rail transportation of goods, including energy, on Canada’s two major rail networks, Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) decreased in line with slower economic activity and lower demand for energy due to [Read more]
By Brett Wittmeier This article was published by Folio on January 10, 2020. University of Alberta engineers have found a way to turn waste fat, oil and grease into a steady supply of renewable energy. [Read more]
By Stephen York This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 26, 2020. In the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that decreases in natural gas [Read more]
Alberta under Jason Kenney never misses an opportunity to tarnish its reputation and promote narratives that hinder, not help, the very oil and gas industry it purports to champion How much damage to its international [Read more]
The BC government reports its Dormant Sites Reclamation program, a federal government funded project to clean up inactive and orphan wells, received over 1,100 applications and was almost fully subscribed on the first day it [Read more]
This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on May 20, 2020. The location of propane exports in Canada is changing. Increasingly, more volumes of propane are exported from British Columbia. In January 2020, [Read more]
By Kirby Lawrence, Emily Geary, Troy Cook This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 15, 2020. (Updated May 18, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. to revise the forecasted change in production [Read more]
By Maxwell Hayes and Sara Hoff This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 18, 2020 Pairing renewable energy generators with energy storage, particularly batteries, is increasingly common as the cost of [Read more]
Alberta oil sands companies are not reducing absolute greenhouse gas emissions, the standard required by European investors and financial institutions On Thursday, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund announced it is “excluding” four bitumen producers from future [Read more]
By Naser Ameen, Dana Van Wagener, Jeff Barron This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 14, 2020. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects US crude oil production to fall [Read more]
Instead of indulging in petty partisanship, Liberals are methodically reforming much of the federal legislation that touches the oil/gas sector On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tied bridge financing for large oil and gas companies [Read more]
On Wednesday, the Alberta government announced it is setting a new helium royalty rate. The Kenney government says the change, retroactive to April 1, will provide investor certainty to help develop an untapped resource that [Read more]
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world, including Canada, have put restrictions in place so that people remain at home as much as possible. These restrictions have resulted in unprecedented reduction [Read more]
By Tom-Pierre Frappé-Sénéclauze This article was published by Pembina Institute on May 8, 2020. As we do our part to flatten the curve on COVID-19, we’re spending much more time in our homes, juggling work with [Read more]
May and Blanchet are wrong, Kenney and CAPP are wrong…Canada desperately needs a third energy narrative that helps us prepare for an uncertain, volatile energy future “Oil is dead,” says Green leader Elizabeth May. “Oil [Read more]
Canadians own natural resources like oil and gas and it’s time to start thinking like owners, including coming up with a new vision for the hydrocarbon sector Are we “returning to normal” after the COVID-19 [Read more]
The B.C. Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Research Collaborative (MERC) has established a two-year plan to advance research on methane emissions from oil and gas activity. The joint initiative of industry, government, the regulator and non-profits supports [Read more]
This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on May 5, 2020. As Canadians spend more time in their homes to slow the spread of COVID-19, they may notice that they are using energy [Read more]
By Perry Lindstrom This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 5, 2020. US energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions declined by 2.8 per cent in 2019 to 5,130 million metric tons [Read more]
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