41% of BC respondents support approval of Kinder Morgan pipeline, 34% are opposed Get ready for a new pipeline, British Columbia, because a recent poll may have removed the last impediment to building the Kinder Morgan project. [Read more]
Industry concerned federal regulations stifling natural gas production, manufacturing opportunities in Mancos Shale Now that natural gas reserve estimates for the Mancos Shale in the Piceance Basin of Colorado have been revised dramatically upwards to 66 trillion cubic [Read more]
“This action by Oregon teaches [students] that scientific knowledge derives from politics. – Dr. Judith Curry A recent decision by the Portland, Oregon public school board to ban discussion of climate change opposition in textbooks is part of the [Read more]
Permian Basin leaders like EOG, Pioneer ready to resume drilling, smaller companies more cautious After a year and a half of tough times, the Permian Basin – the world’s most prolific shale basin – is showing [Read more]
Canadian wind/solar generation will rise from 5.2% to 7% by 2020, growth remains flat from 2020 to 2040 Why all the fuss about renewable energy in Canada? A new report from the national regulator shows [Read more]
Expect more moderation once Trump sews up the nomination and begins the general election campaign Donald Trump delivered the first energy policy speech since he began running for the Republican nomination. The biggest surprise is [Read more]
Modern autos are pretty much perfected, trying to replace them with copycat EVs will fail. EV subsidies should solve real world issues Last week the Canadian province of Ontario introduced huge electric vehicle subsidies, up [Read more]
Permian Basin oil patch looking forward to recovery when price recovers to $45 or $50 and holds for 30 days Mike Swihart was a bit surprised when some of his Permian Basin oil and gas [Read more]
Social media comments suggesting Fort McMurray residents got what they deserved for supporting oil sands are despicable It happens every time: Natural disasters get used to score cheap political points. But is it fair to point out [Read more]
Best candidates for radical decarbonizing are Asian nations planning hundreds of coal power plants, not United States, Canada or Europe The international Energy Transitions Commission is calling for more radical policies to decarbonize the global economy [Read more]
“…we [the USA] are more exposed to high prices than we are to low prices.” – Hirs Last week I wrote about a Texas-based oil producers group that is calling for a ban on crude oil [Read more]
Electric vehicle industry busy innovating, will traditional automakers do the same to compete against upstarts? Last month I wrote about a simple model to help explain energy transitions. Central to my thinking about energy technology diffusion [Read more]
Banning OPEC oil would require US, Canada to produce only 3 million b/d more of crude oil Some American oil producers have had just about enough of Saudi Arabia. They’re calling for the next President to [Read more]
NDP convention resolutions routinely ignored by Saskatchewan NDP governments, why not Alberta? Wow, wasn’t that some convention this weekend? Rachel Notley was thundering for pipelines. The federal NDP responded by endorsing the schizo-anarchist climate change strategy [Read more]
AG investigations, #Exxonknew campaign all about undermining social acceptance of oil/gas – just like Keystone XL Investigations by a coalition of Democrat state attorney generals into Exxon Mobil’s climate change research from the 1970s onward [Read more]
#McKibbenknows that #Exxonknew is well-orchestrated political theatre. Will American voters get the message? If you’re wondering why NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is investigating Exxon Mobil about 40-year old climate change research, look no further than [Read more]
Your faithful scribe slowly becoming Tesla fan boy…one impertinent press release at a time Tesla Motors has just issued an extraordinary press release, one that makes me think maybe Elon Musk may yet compete head [Read more]
AGs threaten law suits, claiming fossil fuel companies misled investors, public about risks of climate change Why are Democratic attorney generals from 16 states preparing to sue American oil companies for “climate change denial”? By their [Read more]
Environmental groups are funded by donations from self-interested donors – just like Clinton campaign Hillary Clinton is under the gun today for taking campaign donations from “fossil fuel interests.” Big deal. We should recognize the criticism [Read more]
Fossil fuels (except coal) + renewable energy + ancillary technologies = American Energy Model My last column criticized both Democrat and Republican presidential candidates for polarizing the American energy debate, which implies there needs to be a middle [Read more]
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