Investors in lithium mining activities stand to reap the gains, with lithium expected by some analysts to be bigger than copper by 2030 In a boon for lithium power, researchers have built a prototype lithium [Read more]
Vancouver anti-pipeline “analysis” dominated by muckraking fabulists immune to facts, evidence, expert opinion Most British Columbians will no doubt agree that to understand the complexity of an oil pipeline business model, say, one asks an [Read more]
Two unions with the Canadian Pacific Railway have issued 72 hour strike notice. A CPR strike could derail any recovery in the Alberta oil industry which has suffered heavy losses since the 2014 oil price [Read more]
Electricity power sector still accounts for 40% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions The role of electricity in our economies and societies is growing rapidly. The power sector is becoming a critical actor in the global [Read more]
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia reportedly said it would like to see oil hit $100/barrel and data from the US Energy Information Administration showed US crude stocks fell last week. Repsol photo. [Read more]
BC Attorney General David Eby, left, and Environment Minister George Heyman “I’m confident that the courts will not give B.C. rights it does not possess under our constitution” In a press release, British Columbia Attorney General [Read more]
Transport is second largest energy end‑use sector, accounting for 29% of total final energy use in 2015, 64.7% of world oil use A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the International Energy [Read more]
Scientists say dilbit floats, enough science to craft adequate spill response…why isn’t message getting through to BC? BC Premier John Horgan and his eco-activist and coastal First Nation supporters will be annoyed with a new [Read more]
“NDP Bill 12 is the same type of policy that Hugo Chavez uses to control natural resources in Venezuela.” Chavez died in 2013 Political tensions have been running high for weeks now as Alberta and [Read more]
This week, production of the Tesla Model 3 was shut down for the second time this year to allow the company to “improve automation and systematically address bottlenecks” at its Fremont, California factory. Tesla photo. [Read more]
Global demand for hydrogen could increase tenfold by 2050, to around 6 trillion cubic meters An EU-funded flagship project for a CO2-reduced energy future and the decarbonization of steel production is taking shape, according to [Read more]
On Tuesday, oil prices remained steady as investors took profit after last week’s gains. Prices were supported by possible US sanctions could restrict Iranian oil exports and falling production in embattled Venezuela. Pioneer Natural Resources [Read more]
Policymakers are rapidly embracing trade and investment restrictions for a range of reasons, ranging from trying to raise wages to protect strategic sectors and national security concerns. Getty Images photo by Drew Angerer. Trade and [Read more]
Electrification, and wind/solar are key drivers of IRENA’s energy transformation roadmap Increasing the speed of global renewable energy adoption by at least a factor of six – critical to meeting energy-related emission reduction needs of [Read more]
Vermilion Energy operates in eight countries with majority of production in Canada Vermilion Energy Inc. announced that it has entered into an arrangement agreement to acquire Spartan Energy Corp., a publicly traded southeast Saskatchewan oil and gas [Read more]
Exports of liquid natural gas from the United States increased 278.8% An assessment of monthly data shows that in 2017 OECD natural gas production grew by 2.4% compared to 2016. This growth was driven by increases [Read more]
Existing Trans Mountain shipments average 258,000 b/d of crude oil/blended bitumen and 44,000 b/d of gasoline and diesel Fill up your tanks while gasoline is still affordable, British Columbia, because Rachel Notley just served notice she [Read more]
Hedge funds positioning in Brent has become exceptionally stretched and is a significant source of downside risk if and when fund managers try to realize some of their profits. Anadarko photo. Hedge funds bullishness becoming [Read more]
BP carbon emissions will remain at current levels into 2025, despite the company increasing its oil and gas output. The global oil major pledged to maintain its CO2 levels due to rising investor pressure to [Read more]
OECD exports of crude oil, NGL, and feedstocks increased by 10.3% in 2017 with largest volumes destined for US (mainly from Canada, Far East) The International Energy Agency has released a report on key oil [Read more]
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