Energi Notes

Smith keeps telling us exactly what she’s doing and we keep pretending that she’s playing by normal political rules She finally did it. Danielle Smith invoked her controversial Sovereignty Act. The move ostensibly counters the [Read more]

“I’ve said contrarian or progressive things to traditional oil and gas media and immediately get text messages or emails saying, ‘Oh my gosh, what have you done?’” – Janet Annesley, chief sustainability officer, Kiwetinohk Energy. [Read more]

Time for Canadians who believe in real freedom, which comes with limits, to push back hard against Freedumb Movement If you follow me on social media, you know how deeply concerned I am about the [Read more]

What has changed since 2020 is urgency for Alberta oil and gas pivot to low-carbon business models We’ve all seen the “I heart oil sands” hoodies. Alberta politicians are especially fond of them. Every one [Read more]

Maybe it’s time to think of advanced materials as Alberta’s future Calgary hosted the 24th World Petroleum Congress in September and my favourite moment was a happy accident. Strolling along, checking out newsworthy technical presentations, [Read more]

Alberta needs the adults back in the room before it’s too late Danielle Smith has agreed to chat about energy policy with Tucker Carlson at a January 24 event in Calgary. The move is a [Read more]

Think bigger, Canada. Industrial revolutions don’t come along that often Every year, I interview 400 to 500 energy experts, half of them from the United States, Europe, and Asia. An observation gleaned from those conversations: [Read more]

New oil and gas narrative espoused by Kruger serves oil/gas industry’s interests, not Canadians’ Suncor CEO Rich Kruger testified before a House of Commons committee yesterday. His comments were labelled “greenwashing,” and “criminal” but critics [Read more]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith key ally for global industry as narrative battle gears up At the World Petroleum Congress, which kicked off Sunday in Calgary, they’re finally saying the quiet part out loud: energy transition [Read more]

“When America chooses Canadian oil, it helps provide reliable, responsible, and affordable energy that is committed to environmental excellence.” – Canadian Energy Centre advertisement The Canadian Energy Centre, aka the “Alberta energy war room,” spreads [Read more]

Alberta’s resistance to accept energy transition realities stands in stark contrast to China Peak gasoline demand in China will arrive in just a few months with peak diesel demand following in 2025, according to BloombergNEF, [Read more]

Smith must accept that large-scale wind, solar deployment is inevitable…just like in the US Alberta has paused wind and solar projects for seven months for a grab bag of reasons. Was it a smart move? [Read more]

Plenty of Albertans get it, but there are still far, far too many energy transition heathens desperately in need of salvation Somebody pitch a revival tent, Alberta oil bros are due for a “coming to [Read more]

“Oil people” understand oil industry but not its competitor (electric technologies like solar, wind, batteries, EVs) On Tuesday, the Canadian Energy Regulator (CER) released its long awaited net-zero energy scenarios, which show a steep decline [Read more]

Smith and Notley should stop the political theatre, embrace a federal-provincial energy partnership Someone needs to say it: Alberta desperately needs to get on board with federal energy and climate policy. If you need evidence [Read more]

Albertans, the constitutional owners of the province’s oil and gas resources, may want a word with the CEOs (like shareholders did with VW and Toyota) before it’s too late Toyota recently announced a “variety of [Read more]

Alberta: the world will always need our oil and gas! The world: Um, you sure about that?  Every year I interview 300 to 400 energy experts. Half of them are from outside Canada, primarily from [Read more]

Alberta oil patch labour force of 100,000 by 2030 isn’t hard to imagine. Big drop from peak of 171,300 just a decade ago Last week, Suncor announced plans to lay off 1,500 employees, nine per [Read more]

Energi Notes is less formal journalism than a news story or column. Markham’s musings, if you will. But Notes is still grounded in the foundation of Energi Media’s journalism: expert interviews. “Growth will be linear. [Read more]