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1. Crude Oil Politics

   Appeared in the American Magazine The Obama administration has been punting a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline for five years now, and there’s no sign the president’s kicking leg is getting tired. At various junctures in this endless drama, the White ...

2. New Brunswick derailment highlights rail vs pipeline tradeoffs

     Yet another train derailment involving petroleum products has re-invigorated the debate over how we transport oil in Canada. In this case, 17 cars on a train near Plaster Rock, New Brunswick, derailed; nine of which carried dangerous goods including ...

3. Not a superpower but Canada on the brink of becoming energy superproducer

   Appeared in the Guelph Mercury, Hamilton Spectator, Stratford Beacon Herald and Winnipeg Free Press In a speech to the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce in London on July 14, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper referred to Canada as the emerging “energy ...

4. Keeping Iran on the Strait and Narrow

   Appeared in The Mark Iran is making lots of noise about closing the Strait of Hormuz, the vital international waterway that carries 17 million barrels of oil every day—35 percent of the crude oil transported by sea. The control of the Persian Gulf region ...

5. Ensuring Canadian Access to Oil Markets in the Asia-Pacific Region

   This report provides a comprehensive overview of the outlook for Alberta crude oil and bitumen production and an assessment of the economic attractiveness and feasibility of exporting oil to countries in the Asia-Pacific region instead of solely to ...

6. In America's National Interest- Canadian Oil

   Attempting to restrict American imports of Canadian oil is a mistake that ignores both the reality of US dependence on imported oil, as well as the only major alternative sources of such oil?repressive governments that restrict civil, political, and ...