If opposition to Canadian exclusive jurisdiction over inter-provincial pipelines grows, would Supreme Court back “co-operative federalism”? “Sabre rattling doesn’t get you very far,” was Premier John Horgan’s response to the decision by Alberta to ban [Read more]
No easy answer to thorny constitutional issues, respectful dialogue between British Columbians and Albertans will help So, John Horgan wants feedback from British Columbians about potential restrictions on dilbit shipments from Alberta and Rachel Notley [Read more]
“This will help our community develop a much-needed climate adaptation plan as well as inspire youth and elders” The Kainai First Nation will use a grant funded by Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan to work with [Read more]
Notley’s intention to sue, retaliate economically against BC designed to stiffen Trudeau’s resolve Has Rachel Notley failed on the pipeline file? The Alberta Premier has been collateral damage to some extent in the uproar this [Read more]
Alberta well has $770,000 in policy-induced costs, about same as oil well in Saskatchewan February 1, 2018 – Government policies are piling on to reduce the competitiveness of energy producers in Western Canada, according to a new [Read more]
Trudeau backs Notley over Trans Mountain Expansion as BC refuses to back down on possible dilbit regulations “We’re just going to reiterate that the decision we made was in the national interest and we’re going to [Read more]
Now, new oil sands projects can be built with WTI lower than US$ 60/bbl The National Energy Board’s (NEB) recently released report shows that growth in the oil sands will continue. Raw bitumen production in 2016 [Read more]
Oil sands production costs have fallen significantly since 2014 price crash, ensuring companies are competitive in global markets Oil sands production growth will continue through the next decade but a slowdown is anticipated with investment [Read more]
“Action announced by B.C. government can only be seen for what it is: political game-playing” The British Columbia provincial government is proposing a second phase of regulations to “improve preparedness, response and recovery from potential [Read more]
The alternative route imposed on TransCanada for the Keystone XL pipeline will likely add between $80 million and $160 million to the $8 billion project. Madville Times photo by Bret Clanton. Keystone XL decision pending [Read more]
Big Oil is shifting investment into expanding downstream (e.g. petrochemicals), clean energy technologies. What is Alberta waiting for? Follow the money. Always good advice, and if you want to know the direction the global energy [Read more]
Climate, resource extraction, large transportation sector contribute to high oil consumption Canada is the third largest consumer of oil per person among the world’s most economically advanced countries (the OECD), according to the National Energy Board. [Read more]
Ontario NOVA chemical plant NOVA Chemicals project will help create and maintain 2,200 jobs in Ontario and Alberta NOVA Chemicals announced a $2.2 billion investment in Canada with innovative and cleaner products that will help [Read more]
Economic growth fuels business confidence and investment intentions in Canada Higher-than-expected economic growth in 2017 will fuel Canadian business confidence in 2018, leading to a jump in planned investments by small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), says a new study. The [Read more]
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]
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]
Alberta’s total energy demand was largest in Canada, and largest on a per capita basis The National Energy Board recently profiled insights into how our country produces, uses, and trades energy. Close to half of Canada’s total end-use [Read more]
Alberta has utilization rate of 47% for first week of January Fifty-two per cent of drilling rigs are active in Western Canada, levels not seen since Jan. 2015, one more sign that the Canadian oil and [Read more]
NEB included downstream GHG emissions at the 11th hour of Energy East review, not upstream, as Morton claims Ted Morton is once again condemning Rachel Notley for not doing enough to get pipelines built for [Read more]
In the Duvernay Shale, some areas are economic even at negative gas prices One billion barrels of oil, 12.0 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas and 1.4 billion barrels of natural gas liquids are economic in the Duvernay [Read more]
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