Tag: Big OIl
Competing ‘energy transition’ visions of Big Oil, EPA
Energy transitions take 50 to 75 years, regulators need to be patient Outgoing EPA head Gina McCarthy says the clean energy transition can’t be stopped. API head Jack Gerard says the real energy transition is from coal to natural gas. Who’s right? Both of them, as it turns out. My go to expert on energy transitions […]
Is Notley NDP the most pro-Big Oil government in Alberta history?
The Notley evidence: Favourable royalty review, climate change policies designed to increase oil sands market access, pipeline coalition building Back in May, I wrote a column about the Alberta oil and gas royalty review that still makes a lot of sense in light of today’s report by the review commission. The column quoted Gordon Sick, professor of finance […]
DiCaprio rips Big Oil at Davos confab of business leaders
Leonardo DiCaprio foundation donating $15M to environmental projects DAVOS, Switzerland _Fresh off his Golden Globe win, Leonardo DiCaprio drew ooohs, ahhs and smiles from a crowd as he was honoured for his work against the climate crisis at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Then he ripped into Big Oil. The Hollywood star of “The […]
Freeport-McMoRan announces Gulf of Mexico oil find
Freeport-McMoRan says potential for several additional opportunities in area Houston-based producer Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas has made a significant Gulf of Mexico find, which it hopes could produce as much as 30,000 b/d. The company said in a press release that the initial production from this well, which will be tied back to existing facilities, is […]
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