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Opinion

Why the Alberta carbon tax for industrial emitters works – Part 1

May 28, 2019 Markham Hislop

By Eric Denhoff Public opinion polling shows that Canadians, especially Albertans, don’t like carbon pricing. Call it a carbon tax or a carbon levy, Canadians prefer technology subsidies and regulations to pricing greenhouse gas emissions, [Read more]

Alberta

Alberta renewables plan powers jobs, investment

February 26, 2019 Energi Staff

Alberta renewables plan outlines how the provincial government plans to create more jobs, attract billions in new private investment and grow partnerships with Indigenous communities.  StarMetro photo by Kevin Tuong. Long-term Alberta renewables plan calls [Read more]

Alberta

$2B Grande Prairie methanol plant to be built by Nauticol Energy

February 20, 2019 Energi Staff

Nauticol Energy announced it will build a $2 billion methanol facility in northwestern Alberta.  The Grande Prairie methanol plant is expected to create about 3,000 direct and indirect jobs, including 1,000 construction jobs and over [Read more]

Alberta

$4.5 billion Alberta petrochemicals complex gets final investment decision from Pembina Pipeline, Kuwait petrochemical firm

February 4, 2019 Energi Staff

Pembina Pipeline along with Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C. of Kuwait, announced their joint venture company, Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corporation, have okayed a $4.5 billion, 550,000 tonne per year integrated propane dehydrogenation plant and polypropylene upgrading facility [Read more]

Alberta

Alberta Govt offers $440 million loan for $2 billion oil sands partial upgrader

January 23, 2019 Energi Staff

The government of Alberta has offered a $440 million loan guarantee to a Calgary-based company planning to build a 77,500 barrel per day partial upgrading facility near Edmonton.  Twitter photo. Oil sands upgrader will create [Read more] [Read more]

Alberta

Alberta renewable energy projects create jobs, Indigenous partnerships

December 17, 2018 Energi Staff

Private companies are partnering with First Nations to invest around $1.2 billion in Alberta renewable energy projects, which create new jobs and continue with record-setting low prices for Albertans.  Alberta government photo. Alberta renewable energy [Read more] [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Experts praise Rachel Notley for handling of energy policy, issues management

December 7, 2018 Markham Hislop

“…in Alberta we believe that markets are the best way to set prices.” – Rachel Notley, December 2 A week in and  the consensus seems to be that Rachel Notley made the right decision to [Read more]

Markham on Energy

The Alberta oil price crisis: royalty credit for voluntary production curtailment may be Notley’s best option

November 26, 2018 Markham Hislop

Source: Scotiabank – Shut In? Assessing the Merits of Government Supply Intervention in the Alberta Oil Industry Royalty credit for production curtailment provides middle ground for industry players To curtail or not to curtail: that is the [Read more] [Read more]

oil sands backlog
Alberta

Notley asks Trudeau to share cost of 120,000 b/d unit trains to help clear oil sands backlog, boost prices

November 22, 2018 Energi Staff

The Alberta government is looking at a plan to purchase rail cars to help clear the oil sands backlog which has significantly driven down the cost of Alberta crude.  Western Producer photo by Robin Booker.  [Read more]

carbon tax
The Deeper Picture

Alberta carbon tax deep dive: Not a job killer, competitive advantage for oil sands producers

November 14, 2018 Markham Hislop

No evidence to support claim that carbon tax is a “job killer” (Tombe), but there is a good argument that it’s an oil/gas “job saver” (Leach) Carbon tax (also called carbon pricing or carbon levy): [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Battle over Bill C69 demonstrates Notley govt support for Alberta oil and gas industry

October 25, 2018 Markham Hislop

Notley government, CEPA, Alberta oil and gas industry united in opposition to Bill C69, demand for amendments Shannon Phillips is not happy with the state of Bill C69, the Trudeau Government’s new legislation to regulate [Read more]

Fort Hills
Alberta

Suncor’s Fort Hills oil sands project begins operations

September 12, 2018 Energi Staff

On Monday, Suncor officials joined by Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Energy Minister Margaret McCuiag-Boyd, opened its Fort Hills oil sand project.  Government of Alberta photo. Fort Hills could generate $8 billion in royalties for [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Burnaby loses another Trans Mountain Expansion legal challenge, vows to continue spending tax dollars in futile battle

August 24, 2018 Markham Hislop

From left to right: Derek Corrigan, Rachel Notley, Amarjeet Sohi Only real legal threat to Trans Mountain Expansion is Federal Court of Appeals review spearheaded by coastal First Nations The City of Burnaby has lost another legal [Read more]

Freedom Conservative Party
Markham on Energy

Fildebrandt on Alberta energy policy: no govt-owned pipelines, support for small conventional producers, goodbye carbon tax for Freedom Conservative Party

July 29, 2018 Markham Hislop

Controversial MLA Derek Fildebrandt, leader of Freedom Conservative Party Fildebrandt accuses NDP of siding with big oil sands companies and UCP of abandoning conservative ideals over govt ownership of Kinder Morgan pipelines Alberta has a [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Notley needs new narrative for Alberta carbon tax, poll shows. She has plenty of stories to tell if she chooses to tell them

July 26, 2018 Markham Hislop

Carbon pricing will give oil sands producers competitive advantage in new markets, funds diversification into petrochemicals, basis of “carbon for pipelines” deal with Trudeau Yet another poll shows that Canadians hate carbon pricing – cap-and-trade, [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Never mind new pipeline minister Amarjeet Sohi, let’s keep our eye on his chief of staff

July 20, 2018 Markham Hislop

Amarjeet Sohi, new federal natural resources minister from Edmonton Zoe Caron formerly worked under Gerry Butts in WWF Canada, is prominent environmentalist Canada has a new minister responsible for energy infrastructure – read, pipelines – [Read more]

Markham on Energy

What about oil sands CEOs? Jason Kenney says ‘elite commentators’ pushing carbon tax rejected by Alberta voters

July 14, 2018 Markham Hislop

Was Prentice preparing to introduce a province-wide carbon tax in Alberta if re-elected in 2015? Stephen Harper says “the media” is trying to bring down Jason Kenney. The UCP leader himself says elite commentators – [Read more]

Rachel Notley
Markham on Energy

‘Oil sands have emerged as our international showpiece’: Rachel Notley’s remarkable 2015 speech to investors

June 23, 2018 Markham Hislop

“A product (oil sands bitumen) that is produced in the least GHG-intensive way is a product that can compete in the 21st century.” – Shannon Phillips Regular readers know I’m writing a book about Rachel [Read more]

Markham on Energy

TMX solution: Crown corp buys Kinder Morgan pipeline assets, plans to build 10 new dilbit pipelines to West Coast as part of 20-year plan

May 26, 2018 Markham Hislop

Calvin Helin, Eagle Spirit Energy. Photo: Reuters Potential 4.7 million b/d of new oil sands supply + northern infrastructure corridor to BC coast + indigenous ownership = 10 new pipelines by 2038 As Kinder Morgan’s [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Notley thanks Horgan for filing challenge to ‘turn off taps’ bill, providing insight into BC’s legal argument

May 23, 2018 Markham Hislop

Only 8 days to Kinder Morgan deadline, Notley “reasonably confident” deal will be struck to save Trans Mountain Expansion “On one hand, they don’t want our oil and on the other hand, they’re suing us [Read more]

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Huge battery plant subsidies are price Canada pays for lagging in clean energy industry

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

China dominates clean energy industry, US and Europe race to catch up Government subsidies totalling $28.2 billion for two Ontario battery plants require 20-year pay back, according to Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux. Clean [Read more]

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