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Markham on Energy

Postmedia ranter Graham Hicks degrades public discussion of Alberta downstream diversification report

March 5, 2018 Markham Hislop

Image: Alberta Oil, Marco Cibola Writing farcical nonsense in the pretend voice of an energy executive insults Albertans, important topic Sigh. Graham Hicks is why Alberta can’t have nice things. By “nice things” I mean a [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Are petrochemicals and partial upgrading the new oil sands? They should be

February 27, 2018 Markham Hislop

An aggressive push for partial upgrading might generate $60 billion to $100 billion of capital spending in Alberta For at past decade or so, the oil sands has been the economic engine of Alberta, helping [Read more]

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Alberta ready to embark on significant downstream diversification into petrochemicals, partial upgrading of bitumen

February 26, 2018 Markham Hislop

Notley Government hopes for 2 to 5 partial upgraders representing up to $5 billion in private investment Alberta plans to spend $1 billion over eight years to boost commercialization of bitumen partial upgrading technology, just one [Read more]

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More Alberta refining, upgrading of heavy crude oil is never going to be economic, but partial upgrading might be

November 28, 2017 Markham Hislop

Full upgrading is a bust, new refineries are too risky, and converting existing refineries is constrained by US shale oil supplies Albertans should stop pining for more refining and upgrading of Alberta oil sands bitumen [Read more]

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‘The era of oil is not yet over’ says IEA, but is it time for a new Alberta oil strategy?

November 15, 2017 Markham Hislop

Partially upgrading every barrel of oil sands bitumen could make Alberta much more competitive in US markets Oil’s not going anywhere in a hurry, according to the International Energy Agency in its new World Energy [Read more]

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Smith’s panel on Alberta’s energy future is a bad joke

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

“A new advisory panel will develop a long-term vision for Alberta’s energy future and recommend steps the province should take to ensure the industry [emphasis added] continues to thrive for decades to come.” Premier Danielle [Read more]

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