Labour income volatility in Alberta in last 20 years increased by 40% A new study takes a “hard look” at economic diversification in Alberta and argues that over the past few decades the provincial economy has [Read more]
NEB finds that City of Burnaby’s permit review process was “unclear, inefficient, and uncoordinated” Anyone who thinks the City of Burnaby is hard done by because the National Energy Board recently agreed to grant Trans [Read more]
Possible US crude production could soon overtake Saudi Arabia and rival Russia’s International Energy Agency commentary The price of Brent crude oil closed earlier this week above $70/bbl for the first time since Dec. 2 [Read more]
OPEC producers continue to match and better pledges made to cut their crude output. CNBC photo. OPEC producers cut output by 1.8 million b/d to rebalance market OPEC producers are concerned rising US shale production [Read more]
NEB says Trans Mountain still required to comply with applicable provincial, municipal laws The National Energy Board (NEB) announced a process to resolve potential future permitting disputes between Trans Mountain Pipeline, provincial and municipal authorities [Read more]
China coal use has risen significantly, despite pledges by Beijing to cut back on the carbon intense fuel. ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images. China coal mining ramped up to highest levels in years China coal miners [Read more]
NOAA, NASA scientists confirm Earth’s long-term warming trend continues After three consecutive years of record-high temperatures for the globe, Earth was a slightly cooler planet in 2017. But not by much, according to the U.S. [Read more]
SeaRose production is 27,000 barrels of oil a day Husky Energy will begin taking steps to suspend operations of its SeaRose floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) and associated production facilities offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. This [Read more]
Growth in Permian Basin projected to associated natural gas production, national output reaches 4.6 million b/d by 1019 In its Jan. 2018 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the EIA forecasts that total fossil fuels production in the United [Read more]
If pipeline continues regulatory hurdles and uncertainty, project may become “untenable” The Trans Mountain Expansion Project(TMEP) continues to make progress on approvals from the NEB, government of BC and government of Alberta, according to a Kinder Morgan [Read more]
Fully recharging battery can take 4 to 8 hours with basic charging stations Canada has a small but growing fleet of electric vehicles (EVs). EV sales are accelerating, but still account for less than 1 per cent of [Read more]
Hundreds of thousands of oil and gas-related jobs lost since 2014…some are coming back, many are not Where have all the Canadian oil and gas workers gone? More than 52,000 direct jobs disappeared over the [Read more]
Venezuelan oil output has fallen significantly and experts say the decline could continue. AFP/Getty Images photo. Venezuelan oil output down nearly 13 per cent last year OPEC data released on Thursday showed Venezuelan oil output [Read more]
Oil prices were mixed in trading on Thursday after the US EIA reported a significant drawdown in US crude stocks. Encana photo. Oil prices recover after slipping below $69/barrel Thursday Oil prices rebounded after slipping [Read more]
Strong commercial support advances Keystone XL pipeline project to construction preparation TransCanada Corporation announced it has successfully concluded the Keystone XL pipeline open season, securing approximately 500,000 barrels per day of firm 20-year commitments, positioning [Read more]
Washington and Oregon states both have put forward pollution pricing plans to their legislatures for approval this year. BP photo. Pollution pricing already in place in California, British Columbia By the end of 2018, California, [Read more]
Oil prices rose on Wednesday slightly as analysts await data reports from the API and EIA. ConocoPhillips photo. Oil prices up more than 50 per cent since June 2017 On Wednesday, oil prices rose slightly [Read more]
Natural gas-fired power plants supplied 32% of total US electricity in 2017, coal supplied 30% Wholesale electricity prices at major trading hubs in the eastern United States during 2017 were relatively unchanged from 2016, while [Read more]
Residents of Saskatchewan and New Brunswick could receive carbon tax rebate directly if provinces fail to comply The Federal Government has announced a regulatory framework for the carbon pricing system which is set to be [Read more]
Hifi Engineering’s HDS technology will be new standard for Husky’s new large diameter pipelines The Husky oil spill into a major Canadian river last summer that cut off drinking water supply for two Saskatchewan cities was caused by [Read more]
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