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1. Delaying pipeline projects leads to economic loss for Canadians

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald, July 20, 2016 In a recently released study, we reviewed the economic consequences of insufficient pipeline capacity to ship western Canadian crude oil to refiners in the U.S. Gulf Coast and to ocean ports with access to ...

2. 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 ...

3. Time to reconsider Alberta's planned north-south electricity transmission line

   Appeared in the Red Deer Advocate A year ago the Alberta Government appointed a Critical Transmission Review Committee to determine whether the Alberta Electric System Operator's (AESO) proposal that two high voltage direct current (HVDC) north-south ...

4. China National Oil Company Takeover of Nexen Will Be Costly for Canada

   Appeared in the Hamilton Spectator, Vancouver Sun, Victoria Times Colonist, Huffington Post, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, Saskatoon Star Phoenix and Woodstock Sentinel Review The proposed sale of Nexen Inc. to China National Offshore Oil Company ...

5. No room for complacency if Alberta wants to attract petroleum investment

   Appeared in the Spruce Grove Examiner If you asked a typical Canadian to name the best place for investing in the petroleum industry, they’d likely say Alberta. But ask a typical petroleum executive, and the answer is quite different. In recent years, ...

6. Regulations need to change if Quebec wants to attract oil and gas investment

   Appeared in La Presse When petroleum companies think about where to invest money in exploration and development of oil and gas, Quebec is far down the list of preferred destinations. Quebec ranks 101st out of 147 jurisdictions around the world in terms of ...

7. Wildrose's wild idea

   Appeared in the National Post In an early February announcement with a local candidate near Edmonton, Wildrose leader Danielle Smith added her voice to those who want  to offer “incentives” to attract investment for more refineries in Alberta. Smith said ...

8. New Brunswick shows Quebec there's no need to fear shale gas development

   Appeared in La Presse Once formerly too expensive to produce, shale gas has suddenly become one of the hottest commodities in North America as advanced technologies such as horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing have made recovery of the ...

9. N.B. Power deal more politics than economics

   Appeared in the Miramichi Leader Hydro-Québec is proposing to purchase 56 per cent of New Brunswick Power’s electricity generating capacity, as well as its transmission system and other assets, for $4.75 billion. But the public cannot adequately judge the ...

10. President Obama: You need Canuck oil

    Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald, Fredericton Gleaner, and Kitchener Record A great deal is riding on President Barack Obama’s visit to Canada on Thursday. The decidedly green bent of his new administration has the potential to undercut Canada’s ...