oil and gas market

10:04AM
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Ottawa’s new ‘net-zero’ law takes unnecessary step towards unreachable goal

China and India set targets to increase carbon dioxide emissions, not reduce them.


9:18AM
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Rising oil prices won’t solve Canada’s oil and gas problems

Investors will invest in energy projects where expected risk-adjusted returns are highest.


4:31PM
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About those 9,000 jobs, Mr. Prime Minister

The biggest losses, unsurprisingly, are in Alberta.


12:14PM
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Red tape strangling Canada’s oil and gas industry

Canadian capital spending in oil and gas fell by 19 per cent since 2016.


8:53AM
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Time for regulatory reform in Alberta

Capital investment in Canadian oil and natural gas in 2017 was $45 billion, down 44 per cent compared to 2014.


2:00AM
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The proposed sale of Nexen Inc. to China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) is being applauded by some as potentially opening the doors to Asian oil and gas markets and providing an assured source of capital for resource development. On the other hand, some regard it as yet another sale of Canadian petroleum resources to foreign interests that could have serious long-term implications for Canadian energy security.