Commentators have identified several possible triggers for the correction in oil prices, including the sharp drop in U.S. equities, recent dollar strengthening and the unexpectedly rapid increase in U.S. shale production. Shell photo. Near-record net [Read more]
Oil prices were up slightly on Monday, helped by weaker US dollar and strong demand for crude. Nexen photo. US oil prices up almost 1 per cent On Monday, slightly higher oil prices regained some [Read more]
The federal government’s announcement of new legislation for consideration of energy projects addresses competitiveness of the Canadian energy sector. This article was released by the C.D. Howe Institute and posted in the Globe and Mail [Read more]
By 2030, US net petroleum exports will total 5.3 million b/d EIA projects that the United States will become a net energy exporter in 2022 in the newly released Annual Energy Outlook 2018 (AEO2018) Reference case, primarily [Read more]
The one thing missing from dispute over Kinder Morgan pipeline is solutions. Notley should be providing them, not bickering with BC Not content with banning BC wines from Alberta, Premier Rachel Notley is compounding her [Read more]
Protestors gathered outside the California state legislature in Sacramento to protest the Trump administration’s changes to the US offshore oil drilling plan. CALmatters.org photo. Trump administration expanded its offshore oil drilling plan last year At [Read more]
Accessing Canadian hydro power part of increased spending, especially in Mid-Continent region of United States Spending on transmission infrastructure to deliver power to homes and businesses has increased steadily over the past 10 years as [Read more]
Oil prices fell on Friday. US WTI fell below the $60 mark for the first time since late December. Seven Generations photo. Oil prices down over 9 per cent from 2018 high in late January [Read more]
Most Canadian crude by rail gets shipped to the U.S. Gulf Coast The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) has approximately 1.2 million barrels per day (MMb/d) of crude rail loading capacity. Crude oil shipped from the WCSB can access refineries [Read more]
New structure separates environmental assessments and energy infrastructure regulation Jim Carr, the Canadian minister of natural resources, was in Calgary Thursday to announce that the federal government is changing the way major resource projects, such [Read more]
Integrity of Canadian natural resources regulatory system on the line in Trans Mountain Expansion dispute – Prof. Coleman Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau use the declaratory power of [Read more]
The ban on US oil exports was lifted by the Obama administration in 2015, opening up global crude market to US producers. Getty Images photo. In 2015, the Obama administration lifted a 40-year ban on [Read more]
Oil prices on track to fall for fifth consecutive day after EIA data showed US crude production hit 10.25 million b/d and the Forties pipeline restarted following a shutdown. Nexen photo. Oil prices down over [Read more]
The Seoul Spirit, a crude tanker filled with US shale oil sailed from Houston and arrived in the Persian Gulf in January. Teekay.com photo. Energy economist Ed Hirs says political conflict between UAE and Saudi [Read more]
End to NAFTA would be a major blow to Mexico and its economy could slip into a severe recession Following a solid increase of 3.2 per cent last year, real GDP in the global economy [Read more]
The United States says it is considering imposing Venezuelan oil sanctions in an effort to pressure President Nicolás Maduro to return the South American country to full constitutional order. AFP/Getty Images photo by Luis Robayo. Venezuelan oil [Read more]
US energy-related CO2 emissions declined by 861 million metric tons, 14% from 2005 to 2017 In the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, EIA projects that CO2 emissions will rise 1.8 per cent, from 5,143 million metric tons [Read more]
Albertans will see new jobs, more private-sector investment and increased green power generation as the next phase of the Renewable Electricity Program focuses on partnerships with Indigenous communities, according to an Alberta government press release. [Read more]
Alberta has target for its electricity sector to hit 30% renewable energy by 2030 Two years ago, SaskPower announced it would reduce emissions by 40 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, and said it [Read more]
A decline in incentives, concerns over tariffs and steep losses in mature markets led to a drop in employment in the US solar industry. eSolar photo. Jobs lost in US solar industry due to a [Read more]
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