Schulich School of Engineering researcher Omid Ebadi says automated cars, even a few of them, will influence traffic with their good behaviour. University of Texas at Austin graphic. A smattering of automated cars will mean [Read more]
Oil prices jumped on Wednesday, one day after US President Donald Trump announced the United States will walk away from the 2015 Iran sanctions relief agreement. Yonhap News Agency photo. Oil prices hit three and [Read more]
US sanctions against Iran that will likely follow the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear agreement marks the end of the OPEC supply cut deal, according to oil market analyst John Kemp. [Read more]
For all the bullish commentary around oil prices at the moment, hedge fund managers have made only minor changes to their overall position in petroleum futures and options in the last few weeks. Anadarko photo. [Read more]
First plug-in models of electric Winnebagos have a driving range is 125 miles, not practical for recreational use so the EWs will be better put to use locally. First electric Winnebagos likely be mobile classrooms, [Read more]
Royal Dutch Shell will divest all its 97 million shares in Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) as part of the company’s $30 billion divestment program announced after 2016 purchase of BG Group for $50 billion.. [Read more]
Oil prices recovered slightly from their 4 per cent drop on Tuesday. Media reports on Tuesday cast doubt on how quickly US President Donald Trump would re-introduce sanctions against Iran. Associated Press photo by Carolyn [Read more]
La Maison Simons, commonly known as Simons, is a fashion retailer in Canada, based in the province of Quebec. It recently opened its first net-zero retail store in Quebec City. Simons graphic. La Masion Simons [Read more]
While each successive generation can look back and wax nostalgic about their road trips and romanticize how other generations have no idea how it really was, is it possible to quantify which era of American drivers got [Read more]
Major automakers in the United States say they are looking to reach agreement with California on fuel emissions standards and efficiency rules. They also support increases in mileage standards through 2025. Trump administration proposes freezing [Read more]
Oil prices rose alongside the US dollar on Monday and their highest levels since November 2014 mostly due to a steady decline in Venezuelan crude production and investors’ concerns over the reintroduction of US sanctions [Read more]
Nissan says that due to slowing demand, looming taxes and bans, it will gradually stop selling diesel cars in Europe. This will mean hundreds of lost jobs at the company’s Sunderland plant. Autocar.co.uk photo. Nissan [Read more]
As part of its $2 billion arbitration award, US oil major ConocoPhillips has received court attachments freezing PDVSA Caribbean assets and can now move to sell them. Wikimapia photo. PDVSA Caribbean on Curaçao, Bonaire and [Read more]
TransCanada could begin clearing land in Montana this fall, as part of the initial steps in construction of its highly contentious Keystone XL pipeline. Canadian Press photo by Alex Panetta. TransCanada expects construction of Keystone [Read more]
A leak in the Keystone pipeline last November shut down the Alberta to US pipeline. Once repairs were complete, US pipeline safety regulators imposed pressure restrictions on the pipeline and reduced shipments of crude were [Read more]
Oil prices were up just under 2 per cent on Friday on tight global crude supplies and as the market waits for clarification on the Trump administration’s stance on the Iran nuclear deal. Statoil photo [Read more]
The Iran nuclear deal was signed in 2015 by Iran, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Russia, France, Germany and the European Union. United States Department of State photo. Trump railed against Iran nuclear [Read more]
Saudi Arabia needs oil prices and revenues to go even higher in the coming years to pay for the kingdom’s transformation away from oil. Saudi Aramco photo. Oil prices have risen 175 per cent since [Read more]
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, or CNRL, says it will drop its output this spring as bottlenecks in crude transportation in Canada continue to pressure oil prices. CNRL photo. CNRL shares down 2 per cent Thursday [Read more]
Oil prices were steady on Thursday as the OPEC supply cuts along with possible US sanctions against Iran offset a drop in US stock indexes of over one per cent. Repsol photo. Fear of collapse [Read more]
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