January 10, 2022, 9:23 AM MST
Part 1 of this two-part series showed how the recently launched Green Hydrogen Organization (GH2), as well as major environmental groups such as Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace, are attempting to thwart development of a global blue hydrogen industry.
January 5, 2022, 6 AM MST
Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) could be an important technology for reducing emissions, and Canada could be one of the best locations in the world for it.
December 14, 2021, 8:47 AM MST
The battle for hearts and minds of the global clean hydrogen industry has already begun, with blue hydrogen the potential loser unless its proponents act quicker and smarter than our oilsands industry did in the past for a simple reason: the battle is coming from outside and within.
December 8, 2021, 6 AM MST
The amount of Canadian oil and natural gas assets publicly available for sale is up roughly 60 per cent from this time last year. Currently, there is approximately $1.6 billion in Canadian oil and natural gas properties and companies up for sale.
November 24, 2021, 6 AM MST
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed at COP26 what the Liberal Party announced on the federal election campaign trail: Ottawa will cap and cut emissions from the oil and gas sector on the road to net zero by 2050. The announcement was met by consternation from some in oil and gas producing provinces.
November 23, 2021, 12 AM MST
The federal government has been upping the ante in the battle against greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the past year, with potentially deleterious effect on Canada’s oil and gas industry if we play our cards poorly.
November 22, 2021, 6:45 AM MST
The Alberta government has come a long ways on the clean hydrogen file over the past year or so.
November 10, 2021, 7:40 AM MST
With the latest heating season in North America getting underway, the natural gas industry in Canada, the United States, and even globally, is experiencing a gas price surge and price levels unlike any that have been seen for many years.
November 1, 2021, 6 AM MDT
The total enterprise value of merger and acquisition (“M&A”) activity in the Canadian oil and natural gas industry for the first half of 2021 was approximately $11.1 billion, up 1,369% from the $754.8 million recorded in the first six months of 2020.
October 27, 2021, 6 AM MDT
Competition to be one of the last major oil producers standing in a net zero world is bound to be extremely intense. And based on economics alone, Canada doesn’t stand a chance. But economics has rarely been the sole driver for oil markets, with politics and political instability in and among major oil producers normally playing even a greater role in price formation, while helping to determine the winners and losers for market share.
October 21, 2021, 6 AM MDT
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October 14, 2021, 6 AM MDT
The recent surge of focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters by investors and other affected stakeholders has only been intensified by current public health, economic and societal crises.
October 13, 2021, 6 AM MDT
In the first part of this four-part series, the future competitive landscape was outlined for Canada’s oil producers, based on the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) net-zero emissions (NZE) scenario, our most likely competitors were identified, and the future competitive position of OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia was explored.
October 6, 2021, 6 AM MDT
The Canadian oil industry is on the cusp of the confirmation of additional oil flowing on the Enbridge Line 3 Replacement (L3R).
October 5, 2021, 12 AM MDT
It has been nearly a year since RBN last offered up its assessment on the pricing prospects for Canadian heavy crude oil.
October 4, 2021, 6 AM MDT
A total of $5.5 billion in equity and debt was raised in the Canadian oil and natural gas industry in the first six months of 2021, down 19 per cent from the $6.8 billion over the same time period in 2020. Equity financings were up significantly year-over-year while the amount of debt raised declined.
September 29, 2021, 6 AM MDT
Chief executive officers of a basket of Canadian gas producers received similar total compensation in 2020 compared to 2019, according to new analysis by CanOils of Canadian CEO compensation.
September 24, 2021, 8:39 AM MDT
Canada’s oilsands producers, with their long-life, low-decline mega-resource, hope to be some of the last oil producers standing in a net zero world. How plausible is that given oilsands’ relatively high cost of production and carbon intensity compared to output from other major oil producers around the globe?
September 23, 2021, 6 AM MDT
Canadians woke up yesterday to much the same picture in Parliament as they did when they went to bed: a minority Liberal government with the Conservatives in official opposition, and both the Bloc and NDP holding the balance of power.
September 22, 2021, 12 AM MDT
Part I of this series noted that Canadians’ appetite for climate action has grown over the last year, but that their confidence the country can actually reduce emissions is weak. Many see governments as part of the problem, not the solution.
September 16, 2021, 12 AM MDT
Hydrogen is attracting a lot of attention. And for good reason. As a clean energy carrier, hydrogen is going to play an important role for countries to help achieve their net zero goals. Over the past couple of years, governments have released hydrogen-specific policies. Canada released its hydrogen strategy last December.
September 14, 2021, 12 AM MDT
Climate change will be a key topic in the leaders’ debates this week. All major parties have put forward climate plans (see Part II of this series) and their leaders will surely duke it out on climate at the debates. What do Canadians think? How much do they want climate action? How confident are they Canada can reduce emissions?
September 7, 2021, 6 AM MDT
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