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1. ‘Better deals’ on pipelines will not make America rich again, Mr. Trump

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 11, 2016 From a Canadian perspective, Donald Trump’s recent energy policy speech was both interesting and troubling. On one hand, Mr. Trump’s commitment to approve the Keystone XL pipeline—a key piece of continental ...

2. Oil-train derailments in Canada expose folly of anti-pipeline movement

   Appeared in the Financial Post Four recent oil-train derailments—two in the United States and two in Canada accompanied by yet another drive-by rhetorical smear of the Keystone XL pipeline by U.S. President Barack Obama—have re-invigorated the debate over ...

3. 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 ...

4. Proposed Kitimat oil refinery just another barrier to oil sands development

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province BC Green party MLA Andrew Weaver has (grudgingly) endorsed the idea of building a $25 billion refinery in British Columbia to convert Alberta's bitumen into gasoline, diesel fuel, and aviation fuel, allowing the ...

5. Pipeline construction would boost government revenues

   Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, Kelowna Daily Courier, Vernon Daily Courier Discussions surrounding the need for new pipelines to transport Canada's oil to market have been a dominant economic, environmental, and political issue for ...

6. 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 ...

7. Pensions and governments both hurting from Canada's inability to ship oil to market

   Appeared in Huffington Post As almost everyone knows by now, Canada has some interesting challenges looming when it comes to transporting increasing oil production to markets both inside and outside of Canada. What many Canadians might not realize is how ...

8. 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 ...