Oil sands industry fights back amid withering criticism
As withering criticism of the oil sands continues unabated, the industry is fighting back, armed with its own set of facts and highlighting the strides made in tackling the environmental issues that...
View ArticleDemand: The bright spot in depressed oil markets
Demand is an under-appreciated bright spot in today’s depressed oil markets. In the constant chatter, supply-side questions dominate the discussion. For instance, what will be the future trajectory of...
View ArticleComment: Grand Prairie finds ways to innovate in downturn
Jackie Forrest: Although the job market is not what it used to be, top-tier employees are still able to find work with competitors or in other sectors of the diverse Grand Prairie economy
View ArticleJackie Forrest: Why the OPEC price war will rage on
November 27th marks the one year anniversary since Saudi Arabia made the watershed decision to pivot from protecting oil price to maximizing market share. In a matter of weeks the members of the cartel...
View ArticleThe bullish (and bearish) case for natural gas
North American natural gas markets are having a record breaking year. While some of the new (and potentially new) records are bullish, there are also several bears.
View ArticleRise of electric vehicles does not spell doom for global oil industry
Jackie Forrest: Given a barrel of oil's myriad uses and the limited market share under threat by the electric vehicles on offer now, the end of the oil age is still a long way out
View ArticleCanadian oilpatch may defer $19 billion in capex spending if low prices...
If WTI prices hover around US$43 per barrel for the next 12 months, anticipated capital spending would contract to $23 billion from $44 billion, according to an analyst
View ArticleWhy Canada will have a tougher time cutting greenhouse gas emissions than the...
Jackie Forrest: But if we could get credit for cutting emissions abroad, the reduction would be half the Paris goal
View ArticleIf Canada and the U.S. slap tariffs on oil imports, it will be their...
Jackie Forrest: Sending a message to OPEC-Plus by erecting continental trade barriers for oil comes at a heavy cost
View ArticleJackie Forrest: I own an electric car — this one barrier is holding the...
Pure-battery models are close to the mass adoption tipping point — except for one major obstacle
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