The rate of growth in traffic volumes has been slowing consistently since early 2016, coinciding with the rise in gasoline prices, after accelerating during 2014/15, coinciding with the previous oil price slump. Houston Chronicle photo [Read more]
Renewables (hydro, biomass, wind and solar) share of energy consumption in 2017 was 11.3% The fossil fuel share of total U.S. energy consumption in 2017 was the lowest share since 1902, at a little more [Read more]
Most of the “cleaner oil and gas” section is ripped off from Alberta…except for the eye-opening suggestion small nuclear power plants could help electrify the oil sands The Canadian government released the Energy Future Council’s [Read more]
After a shutdown at Syncrude in the Alberta oil sands, hedge funds became much more bullish about the outlook for U.S. crude prices last week. Syncrude photo. Hedge funds more cautious since April By John Kemp [Read more]
Oil/gas exporters have demanded “optionality” for years, why not provide more market options for all Canadian export sectors? In 1988, I voted in a Saskatchewan riding for the Conservative candidate because I backed free trade, [Read more]
One day after clearing the final regulatory hurdle for Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline, the company says it hopes to avoid the violence seen last summer when protesters clashed with private security at the Dakota Access [Read more]
4 transition pathways to a low-carbon economy: energy efficiency, clean power, renewable fuels, and cleaner oil and gas The Canadian government released the Energy Future Council’s report Thursday, claiming it’s a new “energy vision” for the [Read more]
Oil prices rose on Friday on concerns that sanctions imposed against Iran by the Trump administration will impact the global supply of crude at a time when demand is rising. Repsol photo. Brent oil prices [Read more]
Gasoline prices are often higher in summer months when gasoline demand is higher and when federal and state environmental regulations require the use of summer-grade gasoline, which is more expensive to manufacture. KSCJ.com photo. Gasoline prices [Read more]
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved a certificate of need for Enbridge to rebuild its aging Line 3 pipeline. This is the final regulatory hurdle for the pipeline project. Government of Alberta/Epic Photography photo by Marc [Read more]
The Citizen Lab raises human rights concerns in letter to Canada’s National Energy Board regarding security threat monitoring services request for information. The Manitoban photo. Security threat monitoring services could result in monitoring, targeting of [Read more]
On Thursday, BP announced it will purchase Chargemaster, the company that runs the largest public charging network, which includes 6,500 charging stations, in the United Kingdom. BP photo. Chargemaster operates over 6,500 charging points across [Read more]
Oil prices settled the day higher on Thursday as concerns about supply shortfalls due to the Trump administration’s sanctions on Iranian crude exports and production disruptions in Canada, Libya and Venezuela. Shana.ir photo. US oil [Read more]
LNG Canada has made sure to include the BC provincial government, local indigenous peoples and communities as part of their stakeholder engagement program. LNG Canada image. Construction of $40 billion LNG Canada project could begin [Read more]
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is the final regulatory hurdle facing Enbridge’s Line 3 construction. Reuters reports approval of the certificate of need appears to be imminent. National Energy Board file photo. $7.4 billion Line [Read more]
On Thursday, US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said a nuclear and coal bailout is necessary to keep America free. The DOE is investigating ways to help the coal and nuclear industries, including possibly ordering grid [Read more]
The preservation of the OPEC+ group masks the fact real power in the oil market has shifted decisively to Saudi Arabia and Russia, with some political input from the United States. OPEC photo. Oil market [Read more]
‘Canada’s Folly’ is important not because it’s accurate, but because this is increasingly how investors outside Canada view industry, government policy Is the Canadian government’s purchase of West Coast pipeline assets from Kinder Morgan Canada “a [Read more]
An official with the government of Iran said removing Iranian crude from the global oil market by November is not possible, based on the volume of exports. Irna.ir photo. 2.5 million barrels of Iranian crude, [Read more]
Oil prices soared on Tuesday after the US Energy Information Administration reported US crude stocks fell significantly last week and the jittery market remains concerned about uncertain Libyan exports and a production disruption in the [Read more]
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