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aluminium
Politics

US imposes tariffs on Canadian aluminium, negative effects expected on North American value chain

May 31, 2018 Markham Hislop

“The U.S. administration should reconsider its actions and provide Canada with a permanent exemption” – Simard The U.S. administration has announced that Canada’s exemption from the 10 per cent aluminium tariff is lifted as of June 1 and the tariff [Read more]

benchmark
Alberta

What is the difference between Canadian and US benchmark crude oil?

May 16, 2018 Markham Hislop

Between Jan. and April 2018 the differential between WTI and WCS has averaged US$22.50 Crude oil produced in Canada varies widely in quality and grade. Crude oil can be characterized as light, medium, or heavy, [Read more]

coal exports
USA

US coal exports increased by 61% in 2017 as shipments to Asia more than doubled

April 20, 2018 Markham Hislop

6 countries (Brazil, Japan, Ukraine, Canada, India, South Korea) importing metallurgical coal from U.S. accounted for over half of all metallurgical exports in 2017 The United States exported 97.0 million short tons (MMst) of coal [Read more]

solar
USA

US solar photovoltaic costs are declining, but estimates vary across sources

March 22, 2018 Markham Hislop

For 2018 projects installed capital costs of $1.85 per watt (AC) for fixed-tilt PV systems, $2.11 per watt (AC) for single-axis tracking systems Costs for utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have declined in recent years—most sources [Read more]

co2
News

US budget bill may help carbon capture get back on track – IEA

March 12, 2018 Markham Hislop

75% of CO2 capture capacity built in last decade is hydrogen production, gas processing, ethanol fermentation, all high purity sources of CO2 Authors of this commentary are IEA Energy Technology Analysts Simon Bennett and Tristan [Read more]

News

Fast rising crude oil production, led by US, likely to grow by more than demand – IEA

February 13, 2018 Markham Hislop

In 3 months prior to November, US crude oil output increased by surprising 846,000/d, and will soon overtake Saudi Arabia New and revised data shows a modest tightening of the balance in the early part [Read more]

transmission infrastructure
USA

US utilities continue spending splurge on power transmission upgrades

February 9, 2018 Markham Hislop

Accessing Canadian hydro power part of increased spending, especially in Mid-Continent region of United States Spending on transmission infrastructure to deliver power to homes and businesses has increased steadily over the past 10 years as [Read more]

Politics

Technology and policy position USA as global energy leader

January 23, 2018 Markham Hislop

IEA Executive Director Dr Fatih Birol delivers testimony to the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Image: CSPAN) “China is going to import a lot of LNG to replace their coal” The International [Read more]

economic growth
Opinion

NAFTA Termination? Conference Board proposes proactive strategy

January 22, 2018 Markham Hislop

Penalizing Canadian, Mexican trade penalizes US trade and would lead to US job loss By Kristelle Audet, Danielle Goldfarb, Brent Dowdall, Conference Board of Canada Feverish speculation grew earlier this month that U.S. President Donald Trump will soon [Read more]

canada
Opinion

Is $70 oil enough? Volatile year expected for oil prices

January 19, 2018 Markham Hislop

Possible US crude production could soon overtake Saudi Arabia and rival Russia’s International Energy Agency commentary The price of Brent crude oil closed earlier this week above $70/bbl for the first time since Dec. 2 [Read more]

News

Canadian auto industry set to gear down in 2018

January 9, 2018 Markham Hislop

American millennials buy new vehicles at half the rate of those aged 35 to 54 Canada’s motor vehicle manufacturing industry is facing declining demand from U.S. consumers and uncertainty surrounding trade relations is raising questions [Read more]

In the Spotlight

Trump Threatens Canada With Tariffs As American Oil Floods North

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Donald Trump is threatening Canada with 50 per cent tariffs even as U.S. crude oil flows north. The trade reveals just how deeply integrated the two economies have become. [Read more]

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