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Flaring and venting up at home and abroad
The Alberta energy industry captured 95.4 per cent of solution gas last year — instead of burning it off or releasing it into the atmosphere — which seems like a big number. But big also is 30 per cent...
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Lobby machine running flat out over EU fuel rules
European energy experts must feel bombarded. There’s been a flurry of letters, emails and meetings initiated by Canadians regarding the European Union’s proposed fuel quality directive, meant to help...
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Structural oil issue blamed for pricey gasoline
Oil prices go down, so does the cost to fill up at the tank, right? Not so much, anymore. Gasoline prices have long tracked the price of oil up and down, as the cost of the feedstock for refineries is...
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Update: Morton gets his marching orders
Alberta Premier Alison Redford has given Ted Morton, three weeks into his job as energy minister, a handful of top priorities to pursue in the key portfolio. The highly anticipated so-called “mandate...
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Coal power versus solar energy — which has a greater impact? Matt Palmer...
When Calgary-based filmmaker Matt Palmer laid his critical eye on oilsands development in northern Alberta, he perceived an issue smack dab in the middle of black and white. Pay Dirt, the 2005...
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Long lead time ’til pay dirt in the oilpatch
Asim Ghosh can hardly contain his excitement about an opportunity that’s still up to a decade away from earning his company any money. Speaking at an investor day in Toronto Monday, the Husky Energy...
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Shipping crude by rail: temporary or long-term fix?
With mounting scrutiny over proposed oil export pipelines from Alberta which are taking years to get regulatory approvals, producers are increasingly looking to rail to move growing crude production....
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Oilsands development — a view from outer space
Here’s something in the realm of geeky-cool: NASA has a feature piece released recently on oilsands development that offers up satellite images of oilsands development from 1984 to 2011. The U.S. space...
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Frack-induced quakes no big deal for industry
There’s been much handwringing of late about earthquakes linked to oil and gas operations. Industry observers say its much ado about nothing and argue cheap commodity prices thanks to oil and gas...
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Buck-toothed Canadian icon focus of oilsands research
The beaver had a rough 2011 and it looks like this year, the national icon will stay in the spotlight, somewhat. Long loathed by cottagers across the country for gnawing down trees and damming up...
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Renewed interest by private equity in the oilpatch: a boost for natural gas...
Can private money emerge to give a lift to natural gas firms struggling with decade-low gas prices, which are putting assets up for sale? That’s an immediate question following the Wall Street...
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Alberta’s oilsands as a Canadian resource
Alberta is sharing the oilsands with Canada. At least in name. On Tuesday at an oilsands conference in Calgary, Alberta Energy Minister Ted Morton said that Canada can be an energy superpower only if...
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Gassy Alaska could have even more gas: USGS
If the question before Friday was what to do with all of Alaska’s natural gas, that question has become even more relevant. The United States Geological Survey revealed the state could have at least...
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Heavy oil access the issue with Gulf Coast pipeline
Now that TransCanada Corp. has carved out a $2.3-billion US Gulf Coast pipeline project from its Alberta-to-Texas Keystone XL proposal to build early, the question is, how does the Calgary company get...
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Green opposition threatens crude movement east
Observers are warning environmentalists aim to thwart any plans to ship western Canadian crude to East Coast markets, an idea that has oilpatch producers, eastern refiners and energy transportation...
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Moody’s tunes into dramatic shift in energy sector
For Moody’s, it’s better late than never in recognizing the boon of North America’s tight oil boom. In the latest of a series of bullish outlook pieces on the energy sector lately, Moody’s executives...
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Ottawa’s review overhaul doesn’t waste time
Talk about efficient. The Harper government, which has for months promised the streamlining of regulatory review for major resource development projects, has squished all its vows on the topic — and a...
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Survey highlights east-west divide on oilsands
A poll released Thursday on whether Canadians favour oil and gas development shows Alison Redford has a big job on her hands. The newly-elected Alberta premier, who has pledged to win over other...
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MIT: high carbon tax can avert climate change
Alberta’s carbon tax looks pretty measly alongside a recommendation from a top U.S. university for more than three times that amount, to make a dent in turning around climate change. The Massachusetts...
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De-risking the price of refinery-ready bitumen
Financial trading of oil is a safety net producers lay out when it’s clear they can’t physically move all their barrels to the highest-priced market and the oil price outlook screams volatility — as...
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