Photo above shows reclaimed oil sands tailings pond. Syncrude Canada photo. Oil sands tailings ponds hold over 340 billion gallons of waste Environmentalists are concerned a recent ruling by the Alberta Energy Regulator green-lighting the [Read more]
US net pipeline imports from Canada continued to decline in 2017 In 2017, natural gas spot prices at the national benchmark Henry Hub in Louisiana averaged $3.01 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), about 50 [Read more]
New technologies will help keep energy costs low and offer more sustainable and greener energy future, says US energy group Industry association Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) says that advancements in new technology and innovation through techniques [Read more]
Alexander Novak says rises in oil prices could be due to cold winter On Tuesday, oil prices fell from three year highs on profit taking, but healthy demand and the OPEC supply cut agreement helped [Read more]
Hedge funds now hold more than 10 long positions in crude and fuels for every short position By John Kemp LONDON, Jan 16 – Hedge funds and other money managers have boosted their bullish position [Read more]
This article was originally posted on brookings.edu on Jan. 9, 2018 US oil and gas deregulation hits feverish pitch in January By Samantha Gross In the last few days, the Trump administration’s oil and gas [Read more]
Company to shift investment from sedans, ICEs to trucks and Ford EVs Ford Motor Company says it plans to increase its investments in electric vehicles to $11 billion by 2022 when it plans to include [Read more]
Oil prices sit near three-year highs Oil prices rose slightly on Monday as supply cuts by OPEC and some non-OPEC members participating in the cartel’s output reduction pact have helped tighten the market. By 1:41 [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]
RNC Minerals looking to build Dumont mine near Amos, QC Canadian mining company RNC Minerals is planning to build the world’s largest nickel and cobalt project next year. The company is currently lining up commodity [Read more]
NAFTA deadline could be extended beyond March After learning that US President Donald Trump is open to extending talks to modernize NAFTA, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is prepared to spend as much [Read more]
T. Boone Pickens suffered series of strokes in late 2016 In a letter posted on LinkedIn on Friday, T. Boone Pickens says “Today, I’ve decided to walk off the job for a third time and [Read more]
Oil prices up slightly Friday Oil prices rose slightly on Friday and are on track for a fourth straight week of gains, but fell short of a three-year high posted on Thursday. By 12:40 p.m. [Read more]
Exports expanded last year, but entirely from energy sector. Canada continues to lose market share in many core non-commodity export markets By Craig Alexander, senior VP and chief economist, Conference Board of Canada Policy makers in [Read more]
Record auto sales behind rapidly growing oil consumption, estimated to reach 101 million b/d by 2019 As final light vehicle sales figures for the month of Dec. are now fully reported from major markets, 2017 [Read more]
Pipeline imports from Canada increased during this period, partially offsetting some of the production declines During the recent cold weather event that affected much of the eastern United States, more natural gas was withdrawn from [Read more]
Intervenors in hearing include the City of Chilliwack, WaterWealth, and S’ólh Téméxw Stewardship Alliance The National Energy Board (NEB) will hold an oral hearing beginning on Monday, Jan. 15 to consider an application from Trans Mountain [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Collective on Dec. 28, 2017 The Electrifying Path to Decarbonization — Part 3 By Dylan Heerema Canada has focused its efforts on reducing carbon pollution from the electricity grid [Read more]
US fuel economy expected to be higher for 2017 models US fuel economy for 2016 car and truck models hit a record high of 24.7 miles per gallon (mpg), according to a report released by [Read more]
Higher shipments to US Gulf Coast refineries could narrow WCS differential caused by shipping bottlenecks International accounting firm Deloitte says that low prices for Canadian heavy crude oil could be offset by higher exports to [Read more]
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