Royal Dutch Shell released its latest round of long-term global energy scenarios earlier this month, conveniently pushing the outlook period from 2070 to 2100, with the potential of cataclysmic climate change looming large over the remainder of this century.
February 24, 2021, 6 AM MST
The total amount of capital raised in the Canadian oil and natural gas industry in 2020 more than doubled from the previous year. In 2020, there was a total of $10.9 billion in capital raised, compared to $5.4 billion in 2019.
February 24, 2021, 8:19 AM MST
Methane emissions from the oil and gas (O&G) industry have become a hot topic.
February 23, 2021, 6 AM MST
Most people consider themselves life-long learners — after a fashion.
February 17, 2021, 6:51 AM MST
Peyto Exploration & Development and Comstock Resources are the gas producers with the lowest operating and transportation expenses per boe produced in Canada and the United States, respectively, according to Q3 2020 analysis from Evaluate Energy.
February 11, 2021, 7 AM MST
The Trudeau government has great expectations for the export of Canadian-produced clean hydrogen in the more distant future.
February 10, 2021, 7:25 AM MST
What are Canadians’ views on oil and gas development during COVID-19?
February 9, 2021, 12 AM MST
Peyto Exploration & Development and Comstock Resources are the gas producers with the lowest operating and transportation expenses per boe produced in Canada and the United States, respectively, according to Q3 2020 analysis from Evaluate Energy.
February 9, 2021, 7:18 AM MST
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has gripped Canadians’ attention. Many surveys are tracking public views on the pandemic, but what about opinions on other policy priorities?
February 8, 2021, 6:11 AM MST
In Putin’s Masterstroke, the fifth and final article in my Oil Price War 4.0 Series last April, I argued President Vladimir Putin agreeing to the massive output cuts at the historic OPEC+ meeting that month did not signify capitulation and the end of his price war to permanently maim the U.S. shale oil industry, but merely a tactical retreat.
January 27, 2021, 7:31 AM MST
Every January, Sayer Energy Advisors publishes its forecast for mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) activity in the Canadian upstream oil and natural gas industry for the upcoming year.
January 27, 2021, 7:54 AM MST
Joe Biden will be cancelling the Keystone XL pipeline expansion (KXL) as one of his first acts after being inaugurated president of the U.S., based on news reports over the weekend, costing Alberta taxpayers at least part of the UCP government’s $1.5-billion equity investment in the project, and possibly much more.
January 19, 2021, 3:09 PM MST
The natural gas price benchmark of AECO remains very much at the forefront when considering the sentiment surrounding the natural gas industry in Western Canada.
January 14, 2021, 7:49 AM MST
Determining a 2021 price outlook for Canada’s prime natural gas benchmark of AECO might well be summed up by paraphrasing Shakespeare’s Hamlet: “To TSP or not to TSP? That is the question.”
January 5, 2021, 12 AM MST
The hard hit western Canadian oilsands industry has seen some rays of sunshine in recent weeks, after suffering a downpour over much of the past six years. Unfortunately, this is no more than the calm before a far more powerful storm. As a result, oilsands producers should use this respite to better position themselves for long-term survival, not party like it’s New Year’s Eve 2013.
December 22, 2020, 6 AM MST
There has been a flurry of funding announcements provincially and federally for emissions reduction projects. How can companies navigate this obstacle course to maximize benefits from these opportunities?
December 17, 2020, 12 AM MST
The world is moving quickly towards a low carbon future that has the power to transform Canada’s energy economy, but the country needs to act quickly if it is going to benefit from this shift.
December 10, 2020, 7:14 AM MST
Canada is at an economic crossroads.
December 9, 2020, 12 AM MST
Economic prosperity is a privilege, not a right.
November 30, 2020, 6 AM MST
Heavy crude oil production in Western Canada is currently in something of a state of limbo.
November 26, 2020, 12 AM MST
The amount of Canadian oil and natural gas assets publicly available for sale is down roughly 75 per cent from this time last year.
November 25, 2020, 6:44 AM MST
The Kenney government deserves credit for developing a strategy in an attempt to boost markets for natural gas produced in Alberta. The gas industry has long been an important contributor to our economy, and as recently as fifteen years ago, prior to the U.S. Shale Gas Revolution, dominated provincial royalties from non-renewable resources.
November 23, 2020, 6 AM MST
Whether you like it or not, heavy oil supplies in Western Canada have become the bread and butter of the Canadian oil industry.
November 16, 2020, 6 AM MST
After a tense few days, Democrat Joe Biden has been declared president-elect of the United States. While the results will no doubt be contested by President Donald Trump in the weeks and months to come, it seems clear that Biden is headed for the White House.
November 9, 2020, 8:32 AM MST
Many Canadians, including some leading key Canadian economic sectors, may view the advent of a Biden presidency, coupled with Democratic control of the U.S. Congress, as a welcome return to “normalcy.”
October 28, 2020, 10:45 AM MDT
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