The ramp up of new destination-flexible, hub-priced LNG supplies coming out of the United States is providing a catalyst for change in the global gas market. Equinor photo by Harald Pettersen. We are beginning to [Read more]
Battery storage is attractive to power generators as it leads to higher overall utilization of power system assets. This translates into a lower risk of overcapacity and higher average revenues. Shutterstock photo. Battery storage systems [Read more]
Western Canada, especially the two provinces in the middle, has become a pressure cooker of intense emotions looking for an outlet. Western Canada a more dominant player than ever By Angus Reid, Chairman I’m a [Read more]
Policy makers and analysts may be justified in saying they are unusually uncertain, with the economy delicately poised between moderation and recession, and hyper-sensitive to even small shocks that could nudge it towards either eventuality. [Read more]
The outcome of US – China trade talks will have a decisive influence on the oil consumption outlook for the rest of the year since the threat of tariffs and associated uncertainty are proving the [Read more]
This article by the Pembina Institute addresses how Canada achieves decarbonization in its energy systems, secure a healthy environment and keep up with a growing global low-carbon economy. Global decarbonization by 2050 will help keep [Read more]
The Federal Reserve’s promise to be “patient” as it determines how to adjust interest rates in future has been welcomed by investors fearful that an economic slowdown could preface a slide into recession. Federal Reserve [Read more]
During the first 10 months of 2018, US gasoline consumption was flat as rising fuel prices offset the strong economy and big gains in employment. Shell photo. US gasoline consumption averaged 9.34 million b/d between [Read more]
Hedge funds boosted oil and refined products buys last week on hopes of a U.S.-China trade truce and that the global economy will avoid a slowdown in 2019. Equinor photo. Hedge funds buying concentrated in [Read more]
COP24 President Mr Michal Kurtyka closes out the successful 24th Conference of the Parties by jumping over the dais in celebration. Many said the conference was a success in multilateralism and diplomacy. IISB/ENB photo by [Read more] [Read more]
Oil prices will be influenced by the state of the global economy as well as US shale production growth, OPEC policy, US sanctions on Iran and possible US sanctions on Venezuela. Encana photo. “Predict what [Read more] [Read more]
In 2016, desalinated water accounted for 3 per cent of the Middle East’s water supply, but 5 per cent of its total energy consumption. TIME photo by Spencer Lowell. Middle Eastern desalinated water technology currently [Read more] [Read more]
The US shale boom, combined with generous waivers from US sanctions on Iran’s oil exports and the sharp fall in global equity markets, “created a near perfect storm to close out 2018”, according to oilfield [Read more] [Read more]
Hedge funds have started to accumulate bullish positions in crude oil and diesel once more, amid rising optimism about the outlook for the global economy in 2019. ConocoPhillips photo. Hedge funds, investors optimistic about future [Read more] [Read more]
Brent’s six-month calendar spread has strengthened from a contango of almost $1.80 per barrel to just 35 cents over the same period, suggesting OPEC cuts have succeeded in shifting market expectations about the 2019 outlook. [Read more] [Read more]
Unless policymakers either lower US interest rates or conclude trade talks between China and the US, the global economy’s momentum will continue to slacken and push it towards recession. OECD composite leading indicator down, points [Read more] [Read more]
Despite the recent slump in oil prices, forecasts have edged down by less than $5 per barrel compared with the last annual survey conducted at the start of 2018 and have changed little over the [Read more] [Read more]
Fund managers’ cautious positioning in oil suggests they see roughly three equal crude outlook probabilities: Resumption of strong growth; an extended soft patch; or a slump into recession. Linn Energy photo. Cautious crude outlook on [Read more] [Read more]
By the end of last year, diesel futures held by hedge funds had fallen to a level normally associated with a sharp slowdown in economic growth if not an outright recession. Shutterstock photo. Short positions [Read more] [Read more]
Clean BC, the government of British Columbia’s third climate plan leaves some critical questions unanswered, particularly concerning the path to zero carbon buildings by 2050. Tourism Vancouver photo. California, Oregon, Washington and BC agree to [Read more] [Read more]
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