The Alberta government announced on Wednesday that it will follow through on its campaign promise to stop the Alberta power market’s shift to a capacity market and return to an energy-only market. In 2017, the [Read more]
Last week, Plains Midstream Canada announced a proposal to expand its Rangeland pipeline system to increase its delivery capacity both north to Edmonton and south to the US border at Carway, Alberta by approximately 80,000 [Read more]
Cenovus Energy reports that its steam-assisted gravity drainage production at its Foster Creek and Christina Lake facilities in the Alberta oil sands topped one billion barrels this month. According to the Calgary-based company, Cenovus is [Read more]
The Alberta government is in consultations with large emitters, including oil and gas, to come up with a plan to replace the former NDP government’s Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Program. By Jan. 1, 2020, the Kenney [Read more]
According to the newest provincial outlook from the Conference Board of Canada, Alberta could be facing a mild recession due to falling investment, pipeline concerns and Canada’s carbon tax. In a press release from the [Read more]
By Joe Vipond and Kim Perrotta This article was published by the Edmonton Journal on June 7, 2019. Premier Jason Kenney was very proud of his government’s decision to cut the carbon tax last week [Read more]
By Vincent Morales, Binnu Jeyakumar This article was published by the Pembina Institute on May 24, 2019. As renewables have become cheaper than conventional generation, there have been fundamental shifts in the economics of electricity generation, while [Read more]
Senator Paula Simons posted this letter on her Facebook page on May 16, 2019. The image up above is of the Skeena River. I took this photo as I traveled from Prince Rupert to Terrace [Read more]
Western Canada, especially the two provinces in the middle, has become a pressure cooker of intense emotions looking for an outlet. Western Canada a more dominant player than ever By Angus Reid, Chairman I’m a [Read more]
Source: ARC Financial Institute Demand for Alberta heavy crude oil is growing at the very time pipeline projects have been delayed In any war, truth is one of the earliest casualties, and it’s no different [Read more]
“…in Alberta we believe that markets are the best way to set prices.” – Rachel Notley, December 2 A week in and the consensus seems to be that Rachel Notley made the right decision to [Read more]
Aboriginal title and litigation biggest hurdle for Northern Gateway 2.0 Social media, the Alberta legislature, and even Parliament have been abuzz with calls for the Enbridge pipeline project to be resubmitted to the National Energy [Read more]
Source: Angus Reid Institute. “This is why the big oil sands companies are my most trusted influencer when it comes to climate change: they have skin in the game.” It’s safe to assume that no [Read more]
Source: Scotiabank – Shut In? Assessing the Merits of Government Supply Intervention in the Alberta Oil Industry Royalty credit for production curtailment provides middle ground for industry players To curtail or not to curtail: that is the [Read more] [Read more]
Protesters delaying construction of Trans-Peco natural gas pipeline from Texas to Mexico Every major American pipeline that crosses state borders is opposed, litigated, or protested. – Prof. Flatt Vivian Krause on her own is harmless. [Read more]
No evidence to support claim that carbon tax is a “job killer” (Tombe), but there is a good argument that it’s an oil/gas “job saver” (Leach) Carbon tax (also called carbon pricing or carbon levy): [Read more]
On Tuesday, Imperial Oil announced it is going ahead with its $2.6 billion Aspen oil sands project. Construction on the SAGD project is expected to begin before the end of the year. CP photo by [Read more]
US Gulf Coast demand for Canadian heavy crude is growing because of declining supply from Venezuela, Mexico, Iran Our thesis is that Canadian heavy oil is not a discounted product, it’s a stranded product. Those [Read more]
Alberta Energy Regulator recently announced regulatory efficiency initiatives, allowing it to better respond to new technology and changing stakeholder expectations One day after the Alberta Energy Regulator had to publicly apologize for using unvalidated figures for [Read more]
Angus Reid says Canadian support for Trans Mountain Expansion grew between Feb. and April 2018 as attacks from BC intensified Who in their right mind thinks David Suzuki or Greenpeace would ever be pro-pipeline? Jason [Read more]
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