Following the oil shocks of the 70s, OPEC members never resorted to the oil weapon – not out of goodwill to consumers but because it did not work and did long-term harm to their own economies. [Read more]
U.S. export energy trade is more widespread than import trade: the top seven recipient countries of U.S. energy exports accounted for only 57 per cent of the total value of U.S. energy exports, compared with [Read more]
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness is aiming for 50 per cent of the Caribbean island’s electricity to come from renewable energy sources just over a decade from now. Solar Head of State photo. Renewable energy, microgrid technologies, [Read more]
John Kemp argues there is no way to wield the oil weapon which would not shake the foundations of the U.S.-Saudi alliance on which the kingdom’s defence depends, leaving it vulnerable to regional rivals, including [Read more]
UCP leader Jason Kenney speaking to Calgary Chamber of Commerce Canadians want to be engaged with and talked to about energy issues – not corrected, lectured, or hectored Let’s call the idea of a “rapid [Read more]
Only modern bioenergy that reduces lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions while avoiding unacceptable social, environmental, and economic impacts, including reducing concerns about land use change, has a future role in a sustainable energy system. IntechCleanEnergy.ca photo. [Read more]
Finding alternate fuels for the transportation sector is critical as it is responsible for almost 60 per cent of global oil demand. New York Times photo by Max Whittaker. Alternate fuels including hydrogen could shift [Read more]
Possibly in response to the surge in oil prices, the U.S. government has indicated it may show some flexibility to allow refiners to continue purchasing some Iranian oil. Reuters photo. Hedge funds remain bullish on [Read more]
Premier Rachel Notley’s speech to Alberta teachers Saturday. Notley says transition to low-carbon energy system will be gradual, Bermans says there is no time and Alberta must cap oil/gas production immediately Saturday’s highly anticipated faceoff [Read more]
Refinery outages will take care of themselves over the next month or two as maintenance is completed and facilities come back online The discount for Western Canadian Select reached $65.17 Thursday, setting off alarm bells [Read more]
Clean transportation technology is ready for deployment and costs are plummeting. This, along with public frustration about air pollution and a desire to grow clean jobs, is driving the adoption of smart transportation policy across [Read more]
In an interview with Fox News, US President Donald Trump said there was a lot more he could do on China trade to hurt its economy. US China trade war impacting global economy In an [Read more]
As oil supply and demand increase, the International Energy Agency says “our position is that expensive energy is back, with oil, gas and coal trading at multi-year highs, and it poses a threat to economic [Read more]
The US Energy Information Administration reports that heading into winter, US natural gas storage levels will be at their lowest end-of-October level since 2005. Shutterstock photo. US natural gas storage used to balance seasonal fluctuations [Read more]
Tuesday’s BC pipeline explosion significantly cut down on the natural gas supply to British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. One of the two pipelines was re-opened late Wednesday, but is only running at 80 per [Read more]
OPEC’s Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said on Thursday that the cartel sees the oil market well supplied and in concerned that an increase in production could cause another supply glut. Reuters photo by Heinz-Peter Bader. [Read more]
Oil prices dropped over 3 per cent on Thursday as global stock markets fell and the United States reported a surprise build in its crude inventories. Anadarko photo. Brent oil prices just over $80/barrel Oil [Read more]
The National Energy Board says it has deployed four investigators to the site of a BC pipeline explosion that occurred near Prince George on Tuesday. Global News photo. BC pipeline explosion investigation underway The fire [Read more]
Lake Louise Inn is the first hotel property in the world to install a waste water heat recovery system and it will be used to collect hot water from the hotel’s laundry machines. The heat [Read more]
CEPA (Canadian Energy Pipelines Association) consistently emphasized that the NEB (National Energy Board) was the best placed regulator to oversee the full cycle of a pipeline from beginning to end…If the goal is to curtail [Read more]
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