Suncor CEO Steve Willimas said he is confident both the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain and Enbridge Line 3 pipelines will be built. Suncor photo. Suncor CEO says high Canadian discount had no impact on earnings [Read more]
Oil prices were mixed on Wednesday following data showing a significant increase in US crude stocks, however, analysts say the build up was concentrated on the West Coast. “Sometimes the West Coast numbers are erratic [Read more]
Between 2011 and 2014, when oil prices averaged over $100 per barrel, declining consumption in the OECD and slowing consumption growth in the non-OECD created the conditions for the last oil slump. If oil [Read more]
Carolyn Fischer’s work on effects of carbon pricing on international competitiveness influenced design of Alberta’s GHG emissions rules By Alanna Mitchell, University of Ottawa Carolyn Fischer, a Canadian–American citizen who was born in Ontario while her [Read more]
Renewable diesel imports were 4.7 million barrels in 2017, 12% lower than in 2016 U.S. imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, totaled 14.1 million barrels in 2017, a 36% decrease from [Read more]
Study: Canada’s long-term energy security needs and climate commitments cannot be met without major changes A new study by veteran earth scientist David Hughes anchors the heated debate about pipeline and energy infrastructure within the [Read more]
Canada’s GDP saw largest monthly gain since May 2017 The Conference Board of Canada(CBOC) has released insights into the latest gross domestic product(GDP) statistics for Canada, which rebounded thanks to strong mining, oil and gas [Read more]
Of the 132,000 b/d of Canadian crude oil imported by rail in 2017, over half went to U.S. Gulf Growth in Canadian crude oil production has outpaced expansions in pipeline takeaway capacity and, along with past [Read more]
California, along with 16 other states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in federal appeals court which challenges the proposed EPA vehicle emissions rules and fuel efficiency regulations, calling the changes by the Trump administration “not [Read more]
Oil prices fell on Tuesday as the US dollar gained ground, however, losses were limited as investors’ concerns over US President Trump’s threat to pull out of the Iran sanction relief deal underpinned the market. [Read more]
The West Texas oil industry is booming thanks to new technology that has helped bring breakeven costs down to as little as $25/barrel. CNBC photo by Morgan Brennan. Unemployment rates sink as West Texas oil [Read more]
Major Canadian cities have shown leadership in building a more co-ordinated approach to attracting foreign investment from places such as China and Europe By Glen Hodgson, senior fellow, Conference Board of Canada Invest in Canada, the new federal [Read more]
As rig counts recover from decreases during 2015 and 2016, producers have increasingly targeted Permian Basin in West Texas US tight crude oil production increased in 2017, accounting for 54% of total U.S. crude oil [Read more]
80% of Canadians live in jurisdictions with a price on carbon pollution in 2017 A new analysis by Environment and Climate Change Canada says that pricing carbon can significantly reduce carbon pollution while maintaining a [Read more]
Global offshore wind market scores all time high – market up 95% The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released its Global Wind Report: Annual Market Update today, showing a maturing industry successfully competing in the marketplace, even [Read more]
April’s OPEC output dropped to a one-year low mostly due to significantly lower production from Venezuela and reduced exports from the cartel’s African producers, according to a Reuters’ survey. Anadarko photo. OPEC output in April hit [Read more]
In this article, the author, Maximilian Auffhammer questions how effective offering subsidies on used electric vehicles would be for the environment. Energy Institute at Haas photo. Does a program to subsidize used electric vehicles make [Read more]
Oil prices steadied on trading in Monday after slipping early in the session on reports that US drillers added 5 oil rigs last week. BP photo. Brent oil prices up over 1 per cent Monday [Read more]
Longer-term records needed for models to draw reliable conclusions about future glacier melt and how quickly and where sea levels will rise in future Researchers from the University of Houston will join colleagues from the [Read more]
Adoption of electric buses expected to be focused in regions with government funding due to high upfront cost A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for medium and heavy duty electric drive buses, providing [Read more]
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