Alberta oil and gas industry is warming to Notley government as energy, climate policies bear fruit In Jan. of 2016 I wrote a column entitled, “Is Notley NDP the most pro-Big Oil government in Alberta history?” Well, the verdict is in. The PCs may have spent 44 years giving the oil and gas sector what it […]
Notley energy policy a big success, where are the Wildrose alternatives? Read More »
American experience with coal illustrates that carbon reduction, energy competitiveness go hand in hand Brian Jean probably thought Donald Trump was a gift from Heaven back in Nov. Trump promised on the campaign trail to abandon the Democratic “war on coal” and erase the regulatory burden on US oil and gas producers. The Wildrose leader immediately hitched
Trump can’t revive coal – and neither can Brian Jean or Jason Kenney Read More »
Study shows the oil sands can both reduce emissions and lower production costs Is it time to change the political debate around the Alberta Climate Leadership Plan? A new study from the Canadian Energy Research Institute shows the 100 megatonne oil sands emissions cap and the carbon levy are driving the adoption of new technologies that both lower
Alberta climate policies driving lower oil sands GHG emissions, production costs – CERI Read More »
Donald Trump’s shenanigans in the White House have made voters sensitive about politicians using their office to enrich themselves Brad Wall has been around politics long enough to know that perception is just as important as the letter of the law (or the guideline, in this case). Trying to induce Calgary-based oil companies – especially
Poaching Calgary oil head offices makes Brad Wall look sleazy Read More »
Notley uses Wall as a proxy for Alberta conservatives, Wall uses Notley as a proxy for Saskatchewan NDP Shall we call it “Alberta Ménage à Trois”? The parties to this political love triangle are Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, the Alberta conservative parties (Wildrose, PCAA), and Premier Rachel Notley – and the sniping and bickering between them is worthy
Wall, Notley, Alberta conservatives make for a helluva political threesome Read More »
Buying oil sands assets for $32 billion total makes CNRL, Cenovus world class energy companies Cenovus buys ConocoPhillips oil sands assets for $17.7 billion Wednesday. Last week CNRL buys Shell and Marathon assets for $14.4 billion. Are super-major oil companies fleeing Rachel Notley’s NDP government or are the sales a sign of Alberta oil sands
‘Fleeing oil sands capital’ story driven by Alberta politics, media – not reality Read More »
The big launch of the Tesla Model 3 is on schedule for later in 2017 and pundits are already speculating that the $35,000 US electric vehicle will be a major disruption to the market for internal combustion engine (ICE) cars. That’s not impossible, but it is very very unlikely. Technical disruptions that significantly accelerate the
Will Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle ‘disrupt’ auto markets? Not a chance Read More »
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley should spend political capital with PM Justin Trudeau to reverse Canadian Exploration Expense change Big Oil is everyone’s favourite punching bag, but when they’re right, they’re right. And this time they’re right about changes in the federal budget to the Canadian Exploration Expense that will make it more difficult Alberta for exploration and production
Trudeau govt change to Canadian Exploration Expense is bad news for oil patch Read More »
Memo to Drew Barnes: Other provinces, US States, are listening…and Alberta needs their support So, Wildrose energy critic Drew Barnes helped fund a climate change-denying film. I’m not surprised because Barnes reflects the attitude of many Albertans. What does alarm me, though, is how Barnes and Alberta conservatives seem to think their support for climate change
Wildrose climate denial could hurt Alberta oil sands, pipeline projects Read More »
If Canadian producers keep investing in new technology, Keystone XL could lower GHG intensity of heavy crudes refined on Gulf Coast In this Feb. 25, 2015 column I argued that a key point was being lost in the Keystone XL debate: Texas Gulf Coast refineries need 2.7 million b/d of heavy crude oil and they
Eco-activist arguments against Keystone XL pipeline are flawed Read More »
