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1. Global Petroleum Survey 2018

   This report presents the results of the Fraser Institute’s 12th annual survey of petroleum industry executives and managers regarding barriers to investment in oil and gas exploration and production facilities in various jurisdictions around the globe. ...

2. Cryptocurrency investors eye provinces with low electricity rates

   Recent media reports suggest lower power costs in some provinces could make Canada an attractive destination for bitcoin miners to run their power-hungry operations, with a Chinese firm already considering establishing a bitcoin ...

3. Canada’s energy sector gets some gifts (and a lump of coal) in 2017

   Canada’s energy economy received several gifts in time for this holiday season. Some were good, some were, well, not so good. One of the gifts was from the National Energy Board, which finally exerted its federal authority to approve ...

4. Investor confidence plummets for British Columbia energy sector

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, November 29, 2017 Investor confidence in British Columbia’s energy sector is crucial, as the province is rich with vast natural gas resources. But according to this year’s Fraser Institute Global Petroleum Survey, B.C. ranks ...

5. Global Petroleum Survey 2017

   This report presents the results of the Fraser Institute’s 11th annual survey of petroleum industry executives and managers regarding barriers to investment in oil and gas exploration and production facilities in various jurisdictions around the globe. ...

6. Keystone XL approval errs on side of safety

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, November 24, 2017 This week, state regulators in Nebraska approved the Keystone XL pipeline, ending nine years of regulatory and political limbo across multiple jurisdictions. TransCanada Corp can now build its pipeline. That ...

7. Ontario’s flawed electricity system subsidizes neighbouring jurisdictions

   A recent study by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) found that cheap exports of surplus clean electricity—nuclear, solar, wind and hydro—could have cost Ontario up to $1.25 billion over 21 months. The study states that ...

8. Ontarians need real reforms that will actually reduce electricity prices

   Those smart thermostats won't be free—taxpayers will foot the bill. ...

9. Renewable power (wind, solar) gets 72% of energy subsidies in the U.S.

   A new report by the U.S. Department of Energy makes for some interesting reading—well, if you’re an energy policy wonk with no life. The report examines whether the U.S. electricity grid, as it’s evolving, is likely to remain as reliable ...

10. Trans Mountain pipeline—B.C.’s NDP government should put safety first

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, July 28, 2017 The last several weeks have seen new, if somewhat contradictory, developments on the Trans Mountain pipeline file. Kinder Morgan received approval last year to twin the existing Trans Mountain pipeline, ...