August 2017

‘Methane more than just cow farts’ campaign underscores division between climate change foes, industry

Energy industry emissions, not cow farts, need to be strictly regulated says ENGO, labour coalition in new campaign Two actors in a cow suit showed up at the Alberta Legislature today because, well, that’s what it takes to get the public to pay attention to the issue of methane – 86 times more potent as a

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2017 a pivotal year for BP: New projects, Deepwater Horizon penalties taper off

BP looking at developing shale prospects in Argentina In an interview with Reuters, BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley said 2017 is a pivotal year for the global oil major as it starts up a number of new projects in what the company calls a “new oil price environment.” Also in 2017, payments for penalties and

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BP in talks with EV makers to offer battery charging at company’s gas stations

Shell has scheme to install battery charging stations at some stations in Britain, Netherlands Oil giant BP is looking to partner with electric vehicle makers to offer battery charging docks at its worldwide network of gasoline and diesel stations. With rapid growth in the use of EVs expected in the coming decades, some oil companies

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Maritime chokepoints are critical to global oil security

Ships transiting Panama and Suez canals subject to depth, width restrictions Chokepoints are narrow channels along widely used global sea routes for oil transport, with some so narrow that restrictions are placed on the size of the vessel that can navigate through them, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s 2017 World Oil Transit Chokepoints report. The

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Weak oil prices undermine any chance of recovery for Alberta finances before 2019 election

“There’s no self-correcting way out of this situation… if [oil] prices don’t rise, there’s no easy way.” – Tombe The Alberta government is betting on rising oil prices and growing royalties over the next year to pare its budget deficits, but how likely is that scenario? Not very, according to economist Trevor Tombe, as global

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Tiny Wyoming tops oil and gas giant Texas by a mile as biggest energy producing state

 Wyoming provides 40% of American coal, is 6th biggest natural gas producer EIA recently released State Energy Data System estimates for net energy supply, which provide data on each state’s total primary energy production and consumption. Wyoming, Texas, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and North Dakota ranked as the top five net suppliers of energy in 2015, according to

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