The Alberta government is launching three new incentive programs that combine a combination of royalty credits, grants and loan guarantees designed to encourage energy diversification. AlbertaInnovates.ca photo. More petrochemicals, partial upgrading facilities part of Notley gov’t [Read more]
Matt Chester questioned claims from companies that rent out electric scooters that the “beefed up” Razor scooters are are reducing traffic congestion and cutting overall CO2 emissions. Spin photo. Electric scooters popular in a growing [Read more]
Equinor says it is hoping to supply three of its offshore platforms currently powered by gas turbines with electricity from onshore. The switch could cut CO2 emissions from Troll C and Sleipner area by over [Read more]
Prof. Dwight Newman appearing before the Senate on May 8 Contrary to Jason Kenney claims, invoking declaratory powers would be a minor clarification, assertion of federal authority over inter-provincial pipelines For weeks now, Jason Kenney [Read more]
Oil prices were up slightly in trading on Monday even though Russia and the United States boosted their production last month. Markets remain concerned about plummeting Venezuelan crude output. Encana photo. US oil prices up [Read more]
Women’s thought process, ideas and feelings maybe different from men but that’s exactly what work place needs: a wide range of views By 2050, IRENA projects that there will be around 40 million jobs directly related to renewable [Read more]
As 2020 deadline looms, shippers must commit to one of several costly compliance pathways or face fines, reputation damage, potential loss of insurance coverage Recent moves by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have signaled a [Read more]
USA expected to add 6.05 Bcf/d of new liquefaction capacity by 2021, in addition to 3.5 Bcf/d already in operation Global trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) reached 38.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) [Read more]
Last month, US President Donald Trump the “highest level” of US sanctions would be implemented against Iran after the US abandoned the Iran sanction relief agreement. AP photo by Evan Vucci. OPEC asked to support [Read more]
Oil prices fell in trading on Friday after JP Morgan cut its crude price forecast, dropping its 2018 WTI forecast by $3 to $62.20/barrel and customs data from China showed lower crude imports. BP photo. [Read more]
Alberta digital media companies that recruit, retain more homegrown talent are eligible for new Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit Alberta’s passing of the Growth and Diversification Act will see students gain additional access to skills and [Read more]
“Renewables can provide greater reliability for the electricity grid because of the nature of their distribution.” – Jeyakumar By Binnu Jeyakumar, Director of Pembina Institute’s electricity program Alberta’s electricity sector is undergoing a substantial transformation. There’s no [Read more]
Jet fuel prices have hit six-year highs. One reason for the increase is unique properties of US shale that refiners have to deal with when refining the plentiful crude. Alaska Airlines photo. Rise in use [Read more]
Oil prices rose on Thursday as concerns about plummeting production in Venezuela combined with hints that OPEC may not roll back its production cuts weighed on investors. Repsol photo. Brent oil prices up over 2 [Read more]
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor says global oil demand could peak in the early 2020s if countries hit their climate goals or continue to grow into the 2050s in a “conflict-ridden world”. Equinor photo [Read more]
Person in a zero-vehicle household uses bus, subway, rail about 8 times more than household with 1 or more vehicles Households in the United States with more vehicles not only travel more, but they often [Read more]
Europe will import an extra 35 bcm of LNG in 2019, a 50% increase on 2018 Fears about an oversupplied liquefied natural gas (LNG) market are beginning to ease as indications point towards a more [Read more]
US distillate inventories have fallen since Jan. and were estimated to have fallen lower than the five-year range as of May 18 During the spring and summer months, gasoline futures prices are generally higher than distillate futures [Read more]
Matt Chester discusses “Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist and Other Essays” by Paul Kingsnorth in this article posted on his blog, Chester Energy and Policy, on June 6, 2018. Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist and [Read more]
Oil prices fell Wednesday after the US Energy Information Administration reported US crude stocks rose by 2.1 million barrels last week. Analysts had forecast a decline of 1.8 million barrels. Seven Generations Energy photo. US [Read more]
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