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1. Fast-growing developing countries will spur demand for oil for decades

   When people tell you the future is free of fossil fuels, you should direct them to this report by BP on future oil demand. It features a great chart showing the projected oil demand to 2040 by a dozen different estimates (by different ...

2. Premier Notley says ‘PIMBY’ to new Alberta refinery

   On Premier Rachel Notley’s Christmas list was new petroleum refining capacity for her province of Alberta. In early December she issued a request for expressions of interest in new capacity to Alberta’s oil and gas industry and though ...

3. Investment climate for B.C. energy sector remains dismal

   This year’s Global Petroleum Survey contains more bad news for the province of British Columbia. For the second straight year, B.C. is Canada’s least-attractive jurisdiction for oil and gas investment. And B.C.’s overall ranking remains ...

4. Increased crude-by-rail in Alberta comes with increased risks

   This week Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced her government will purchase rail cars in an attempt to reduce the province’s transportation bottlenecks and help lower the massive oil price differential for Canadian heavy crude. ...

5. Trudeau sticking with Bill C-69

   In the Calgary Herald, Chris Varcoe recently reported that Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips expressed concerns about federal Bill C-69, which would radically revise the process of environmental assessment for major ...

6. With latest Keystone court ruling, the oil blockade continues

   With his recent ruling, which again delays TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline project pending further environmental review, Montana District Court Judge Brian Morris has thrown yet another wrench in the gears of Canada’s oil and gas ...

7. Alberta needs diversification—of oil transport capacity

   If it wasn’t already clear why Alberta needs a broader customer base and more highly diversified oil transportation capacity, recent events should make it painfully obvious. First, despite today’s dip, oil prices for West Texas ...

8. Stranded assets? Only if government strands them

   For years now, ever since Peak Oil Theory  (the idea that the world would soon run out of economically viable oil reserves) was utterly shattered by the oil and gas boom in the United States, we’ve heard, “it doesn’t matter anyway, and ...

9. Dearth of pipeline capacity drives Canada/U.S. oil price differential to widest point on record

   Oil producers south of the border must be breathing a sigh of relief as U.S. oil prices are rising, reaching more than US$70 per barrel. Meanwhile, the outlook for Canadian oil producers remains dismal as heavy oil is practically selling ...

10. Alberta’s one-stop shop for energy project approvals is a good step forward

    In the midst of the Trans Mountain saga, Alberta has launched a new regulatory reform effort that will streamline the permitting process for energy projects in the province. Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd says the new process will ...