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Estonia looks to cut oil shale dependence, carbon intensity

October 4, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 4, 2019. TALLINN – Estonia is on the brink of a major energy transition that will involve a substantial change in the role of [Read more]

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Husky Energy announces Prince George Refinery sale

October 4, 2019 Energi Staff

On Friday, Husky Energy announced the sale of its 12,000 barrel per day Prince George Refinery (PGR) to Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure. To complete the sale, Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure will pay Husky Energy $215 [Read more]

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Rebuild of Husky’s Superior Refinery gets green light

September 30, 2019 Energi Staff

Husky Energy announced on Monday that it has received the permits required to begin reconstruction work at its Superior Refinery, which was damaged by fire in April, 2018. The Calgary-based company says work at the [Read more]

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Recycling salty water may manage AB drill sites microbes

September 27, 2019 Energi Staff

By Katie Willis This article was published by Folio on Sept. 26, 2019. Recycling salty water produced from hydraulic fracturing may be effective for managing microbes at well sites in Alberta, according to a new [Read more]

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Fossil fuels make up largest share of US energy

September 18, 2019 Energi Staff

By Allen McFarland This article was published by the United States Energy Information Administration on Sept. 18, 2019. Fossil fuels continue to account for the largest share of energy consumption in the United States. In [Read more]

Opinion

IEA Oil Market Report: Taking a breather

September 12, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 12, 2019. The oil market focus recently has been on demand as growth weakens amidst uncertainty around the global economy, and particularly trade. In [Read more]

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US tends to produce lighter crude oil, import heavier crude oil

August 26, 2019 Energi Staff

By Emily Geary This article by the United States Energy Information Administration was published on Aug. 23, 2019. In 2018, total U.S. crude oil production grew by 17 per cent, led by increased production of relatively [Read more]

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Production begins at Husky’s Dee Valley thermal project

August 26, 2019 Energi Staff

On Monday, Husky Energy announced it has begun production at its 10,000 barrel per day (b/d) Dee Valley thermal project in Saskatchewan. Dee Valley is one of six thermal bitumen projects which will be brought [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Peak oil returns – on the demand side

August 26, 2019 Energi Staff

By Glen Hodgson This article was posted by the C.D. Howe Institute on Aug. 23, 2019. Remember the learned chatter about an imminent limit to global oil supply? It’s now beyond obvious that “peak oil” [Read more]

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US petroleum, natural gas production hits record high in 2018

August 21, 2019 Energi Staff

By Bill Brown, Ari Kahan  This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Aug. 20, 2019. US petroleum and natural gas production increased by 16 per cent and by 12 per cent, [Read more]

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Quebec is the 2nd largest producer of gasoline in Canada

August 7, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the National Energy Board on August 7, 2019. Quebec’s gasoline market is one of the largest in Canada. The province consumed 165 thousand barrels per day (Mb/d) of gasoline in [Read more]

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Suez Canal, SUMED Pipeline critical chokepoints for oil, natural gas trade

July 24, 2019 Energi Staff

By Candace Dunn and Natalie Kempkey This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 23, 2019. The Suez Canal and the SUMED Pipeline are strategic routes for Persian Gulf crude oil, [Read more]

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Pipeline from Alberta to US markets being expanded – Plains Midstream Canada

July 15, 2019 Energi Staff

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]

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Cenovus SAGD production hits one billion barrels

July 11, 2019 Energi Staff

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]

Canada

TMX on hold until NEB gathers input on resuming regulatory processes

June 24, 2019 Energi Staff

The National Energy Board is looking for public input on how the agency should proceed with regulatory processes for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, which was approved by the Trudeau government last week. Construction cannot [Read more]

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Energy products are key inputs to global chemicals industry

June 21, 2019 Energi Staff

By Elizabeth Sendich This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 21, 2019. The industrial sector of the worldwide economy consumed more than half (55 per cent) of all delivered energy [Read more]

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Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most important oil transit chokepoint

June 20, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Energy Information Administration on June 20, 2019. By Justine Barden The Strait of Hormuz, located between Oman and Iran, connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and [Read more]

Canada

Crude oil: Top Canadian export and one of the most globally traded commodities

June 12, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the National Energy Board on June 12, 2019. Crude oil is one of Canada’s top five highest valued exports.Footnote1,Footnote2 Between 2013 and 2018, the value of crude oil exports ranged [Read more]

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Canada is a key US energy trade partner: EIA

May 28, 2019 Energi Staff

By Natalie Kempkey This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 28, 2019. Canada is the largest energy trading partner with the United States based on the combined value of energy [Read more]

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Number of US DUC wells continues to rise: EIA

May 24, 2019 Energi Staff

By Owen Comstock This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 3, 2019. The number of drilled but uncompleted wells in seven key oil and natural gas production regions in the [Read more]

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