“It became clear, through listening to legal advice, that we did not have the authority to stop a project that had been approved by the federal government…” – Heyman Thanks to George Heyman, we now [Read more]
The law firm representing the family of a man killed in collision involving a Tesla Model X last month, is questioning if the Autopilot feature may have contributed to the fatal Tesla crash. CBC San [Read more]
As production from mature oil fields declines and the OPEC supply cut agreement continues at the same time global crude demand is increasing, the head of the International Energy Agency raises concerns about the global [Read more]
Trade tensions between the United States and China are creating uncertainty for businesses, and could threaten their global supply chains and future investment plans. By John Kemp LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) – Trade tensions between [Read more]
Oil prices jumped on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia reported it intercepted missiles over its capital city of Riyadh, increasing Middle East tensions. Reuters photo by Faisal Al Nasser. Oil prices up almost 2 per cent Wednesday [Read more]
Joule Bergerson and graduate student Matt Tierney completed a Low Carbon Economic Case Study developed in partnership with the City of Calgary By Andrea Kingwell, for the Office of the Vice-President (Research) The debate around [Read more]
Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous, left, and Jonathan Clarkson 111 projects already receiving close to $9 million in support through first and second intakes of CARES program The Alberta Government announced the approval of 62 [Read more]
Declining profit margins, reduced expectations for quick price recovery prompted many GOM operators to reduce deepwater exploration spending in 2015, 2016 U.S. crude oil production in the Federal Gulf of Mexico (GOM) increased slightly in [Read more]
IRENA assessment shows Pakistan’s abundant renewable resources can boost power generation and energy access Pakistan can spur social and economic development with renewable energy while increasing energy security and improving energy access, according to a [Read more]
Eastern Canadian refineries process primarily conventional light crude oil Canada has a strong refining industry but processes only a fraction of its own crude oil production, according to the National Energy Board’s (NEB) inaugural Canadian [Read more]
(l-r) Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, BC Premier John Horgan, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Only resolution to jurisdiction dispute may be to refer matter to Supreme Court of Canada, but Kinder Morgan deadline is May 31 [Read more]
The Eagle Ford shale play produces less crude than the Permian basin, but is located in south Texas and is closer to the US Gulf Coast’s refineries and pipelines. Pipeline and Gas Journal graphic. Eagle [Read more]
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is working to boost oil prices to around $80/barrel to pay for the government’s policy agenda and boost interest in the Saudi Aramco IPO. Saudi Aramco IPO likely in 2019 [Read more]
As supplies from Mexico, Venezuela and other competitors wane, Canadian supply increasing share of refining runs in world’s largest heavy oil market Supplies of Canadian oil sands heavy crude are increasingly being refined on the [Read more]
Hedge funds cut their bullish position in crude and fuels recently, reversing the trend that saw a significant increase in the previous two weeks. Apache photo. Hedge funds shift away from US light crude towards [Read more]
Drillinginfo continues to expect long term price equilibrium to be $60/b for crude, $2.65/MMBtu for natural gas (US currency) American energy abundance has brought a new game in the world oil markets, the U.S. is [Read more]
Oil prices rose above $70/barrel on Tuesday after Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to open up China’s economy further and lower import tariffs. BP photo. Oil prices up, gold US Treasuries under pressure Oil prices [Read more]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, BC Premier John Horgan Provincial or municipal laws can co-exist with Canadian laws, but they cannot “frustrate” federal approvals of Trans Mountain Expansion Cue the pipeline hysteria! Did you know [Read more]
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley addressing cabinet on Monday Kinder Morgan says the fight between governments influenced it to suspend Trans Mountain Expansion. Will more fighting fix the problem? You can hear the cheers from across [Read more]
Investors and traders are probably underestimating the difficulty of the negotiations and the risk the United States and China could drift into a damaging trade war by accident. Getty Images photo by Chip Somodevilla. Game of [Read more]
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