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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 ...
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Fraser Forum- November/December 2012: Solving traffic congestion the European way
In this issue: The price of public health care insurance in 2012 by Nadeem Esmail and Milagros Palacios Canadian health care is often considered “free” but how much do Canadians actually pay for the care they receive? How the media covered Occupy Wall ...
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Laying the Groundwork for BC LNG Exports to Asia
Use of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) has been growing rapidly in the Asia-Pacific region, mainly as an energy source for electric generation but also for distribution to residential, commercial, and industrial consumers. Growth in LNG use has been strongest ...
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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 ...
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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, theyd likely say Alberta. But ask a typical petroleum executive, and the answer is quite different. In recent years, ...
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Alberta's 2012 Fiscal Time Bomb: A higher deficit and a steep decline in financial assets
In its February pre-election budget, Alberta relied on unrealistic economic assumptions, ignoring private sector forecasts that were more realistic than its own. It appears to have been overly optimistic about oil and gas forecasts, among others. As a ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Global Petroleum Survey 2012
The 2012 Fraser Institute Global Petroleum Survey presents the results of the Fraser Institutes 6th annual survey of petroleum industry executives and managers regarding barriers to investment in upstream oil and gas exploration and production in various ...
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A Sensible Strategy for Renewable Electrical Energy in North America
A Sensible Strategy for Renewable Electrical Energy in North America is the fourth in a series published by the Fraser Institute on developing a continental energy strategy. It analyzes the economics of technologies used to generate electricity, technical ...