Canadian Producers Turn to Oil Trucks
The highways of Saskatchewan show just how desperate Canadian oil producers are to get their crude to market. Tanker trucks laden with oil are journeying almost 500 miles (800 kilometers) Continue Reading
Canada Lacks A Successful Energy Strategy
“Canada has no energy plan beyond pedal-to-the-metal export of its non-renewable energy assets.” That’s the bottom line of a recent opinion piece in Calgary Herald by David Hughes, an earth Continue Reading
The Lucky Few In Canada’s Oil Patch
In a fascinating twist of price trends, a barrel of Canadian heavy crude that is selling for less than US$20 a barrel in Alberta could sell for three times that Continue Reading
Crude, Pipeline Woes Loom Over Oil-Sands Earnings
Forgive Canada’s oil-sands producers for the whiplash. After seeing Western Canada Select crude climb during the first half of 2018, producers have since watched the price plummet by more than Continue Reading
Crude, Pipeline Woes Loom Over Oil-Sands Earnings
Forgive Canada’s oil-sands producers for the whiplash. After seeing Western Canada Select crude climb during the first half of 2018, producers have since watched the price plummet by more than Continue Reading
First Nation To Shun Any Trans Mountain Pipeline Review
A First Nations chief has declared that no outcome from the National Energy Board’s review of the Trans Mountain expansion project will satisfy his people because they want the project Continue Reading
CN Rail Vies for Crude-Hauling Crown
Canadian National Railway Co. expects to set a record for crude-by-rail shipments next year as it vies with Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. to dominate a booming market for the alternative Continue Reading
Why Is Canadian Crude Selling For $20?
Oil prices in Canada plunged late last month, with the losses continuing throughout much of October. Canadian oil producers exposed to the low prices are now fetching around $40 to Continue Reading
Alberta PM Asks Ottawa For More Oil Trains
The Prime Minister of Alberta, Rachel Notley, has called on the federal government in Ottawa to supply more rail cars to transport the province’s rising crude oil production to refineries Continue Reading
B.C. Faces Gas Shortage As Winter Approaches
A natural gas pipeline explosion that occurred earlier this month near the city of Prince George will reduce supply to British Columbia by between 20 and 50 percent this winter, Continue Reading