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Marine fuel sulfur regs to be ‘strictly enforced,’ shippers and refiners scrambling to respond – IHS

June 11, 2018 Markham Hislop

As 2020 deadline looms, shippers must commit to one of several costly compliance pathways or face fines, reputation damage, potential loss of insurance coverage Recent moves by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have signaled a [Read more]

rebalancing
Opinion

Global LNG markets move from oversupply as re-balancing gets under way – Wood Mackenzie

June 7, 2018 Markham Hislop

Europe will import an extra 35 bcm of LNG in 2019, a 50% increase on 2018 Fears about an oversupplied liquefied natural gas (LNG) market are beginning to ease as indications point towards a more [Read more]

jobs
News

Renewable energy jobs reach 10.3 million worldwide in 2017

May 9, 2018 Markham Hislop

Sector adds half a million jobs boosted by strong growth in Asia The renewable energy industry created more than 500,000 new jobs globally in 2017, a 5.3 per cent increase from 2016, according to the latest [Read more]

global
News

Progress slow on global energy goals, but strong gains in some countries show promise – IRENA

May 3, 2018 Markham Hislop

One billion people – 13% of world’s population – still live without electricity The world is not on track to meet the global energy targets for 2030 set as part of the Sustainable Development Goals, [Read more]

renewables
News

Global goals on energy access, renewables, efficiency won’t be met without accelerated ambition – IEA

April 20, 2018 Markham Hislop

To achieve a truly sustainable energy system, renewables needs to more than double to 21% by 2030 The world is not on track to achieving energy-related Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new series of Policy [Read more]

natural gas
News

Key global natural gas production trends from 2017 – IEA

April 17, 2018 Markham Hislop

Exports of liquid natural gas from the United States increased 278.8% An assessment of monthly data shows that in 2017 OECD natural gas production grew by 2.4% compared to 2016. This growth was driven by increases [Read more]

2017
News

Global oil trends for 2017 – IEA

April 16, 2018 Markham Hislop

OECD exports of crude oil, NGL, and feedstocks increased by 10.3% in 2017 with largest volumes destined for US (mainly from Canada, Far East) The International Energy Agency has released a report on key oil [Read more]

shipping
News

Fuel costs could rise by up to US$60 billion a year under new maritime shipping emissions rules – Wood Mackenzie

April 16, 2018 Markham Hislop

Higher refining runs required to meet MGO demand could weaken gasoline prices Global bunker fuel costs could rise by up to US$60 billion annually from 2020, in a full compliance scenario, when the International Maritime [Read more]

canada
News

Tide turning for Canada oil industry, but will create just 2,150 new jobs over next 5 years

April 12, 2018 Markham Hislop

Bottlenecks in pipeline capacity, soaring shale oil production in the US eroding Canadian oil producers’ competitiveness With oil prices and production both on the rise, Canada’s oil industry is expected to return to profitability. However, [Read more]

cement
Innovation

Cement technology could cut CO2 emissions 24% by 2050 – IEA

April 7, 2018 Markham Hislop

As global population rises and urbanization grows, global cement production is set to increase 12% to 23% by 2050 A combination of technology and policy solutions could provide a pathway to reducing direct carbon dioxide [Read more]

lower
News

Upstream oil and gas investment decisions bolstered by lower breakeven costs

April 5, 2018 Markham Hislop

Wave of large projects post-2019 could signal new cost cycle underway As previously forecasted by Wood Mackenzie, 2017 saw a significant recovery in upstream FIDs (Final Investment Decision), with the number of project sanctions more [Read more]

technologies
USA

Will a shifting global market embrace US crude oil?

March 6, 2018 Markham Hislop

US domestic market can only absorb 1/4 of extra 4 million b/d of US light crude expected to enter market in 2023 As tight-oil production continues to grow, the US is positioning itself as a [Read more]

wind
Innovation

Wind electricity generation continues strong gains in global market

March 1, 2018 Markham Hislop

“The dramatic price drops for wind technology has put a big squeeze on the profits up and down the whole supply chain” According to Global Wind Energy Council annual statistics, the 2017 global market for [Read more]

Canada
Innovation

Four ways Canada can own the artificial intelligence century – CBOC

February 28, 2018 Markham Hislop

“Canada has a unique opportunity to leverage its AI moment globally to shape AI’s future” By Danielle Goldfarb, Senior Fellow Global Commerce Centre, and Candice Faktor, Founder, Faktory Ventures In Jan. 2018, both Microsoft’s and Alibaba’s deep-learning software did better [Read more]

economic growth
News

Another year of solid growth for the global economy, but uncertainties remain

February 8, 2018 Markham Hislop

End to NAFTA would be a major blow to Mexico and its economy could slip into a severe recession Following a solid increase of 3.2 per cent last year, real GDP in the global economy [Read more]

News

Global auto sales to slow in 2018, but remain at record levels – IHS

January 12, 2018 Markham Hislop

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]

In the Spotlight

Alberta is becoming a laughingstock, thanks to Danielle Smith

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Smith says new methane emissions regulations are “illegal,” but Alberta already has an agreement with Ottawa under existing federal legislation If Danielle Smith felt shame, she would be embarrassed by this morning’s press release claiming [Read more]

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