Canadian Oil Sands

Prime Minister Harper And Supporters Await Election Results

The Canadian National Energy Board released its 2018 report on energy supply and demand projections to 2040

Northeast Debates Benefits And Dangers Of Hydrofracking

OK, so EPA says safe hydraulic fracturing isn’t a threat to the nation’s drinking water. That’s great news for America’s energy revolution, which is being driven by advanced fracking and horizontal drilling. Without them there’s no revolution and certainly fewer jobs and less economic opportunity. Thanks, EPA, for following the science and recognizing – as… Keep reading →

ExxonMobil CEO And XTO Energy CEO Testify Before House On Merger

ExxonMobil’s CEO, Rex Tillerson, stated Wednesday the company will not be joining a group of European oil companies who are forging a unified corporate policy towards climate change. “Exxon has been consistent in its positions on the impact of rising temperatures and doesn’t need to be part of a group, Tillerson said. Royal Dutch Shell… Keep reading →

Senate Republicans Mark Anniversary Of Plan For Keystone XL Pipeline

Vice President Joe Biden underscored the administration’s call for infrastructure spending during a Bloomberg Government event that focused on the country’s deteriorating delivery and transportation systems. Some highlights: The Washington politics of infrastructure spending is challenging. “The idea that there is a debate on the Hill on the need to invest in infrastructure is mind… Keep reading →

Senate Republicans Mark Anniversary Of Plan For Keystone XL Pipeline

Apparently not content with the four Pinocchios he recently earned from the Washington Post for statements on the Keystone XL pipeline, President Obama last week put in a bid for five with remarks aimed at the project’s environmental impact. At an appearance in South Carolina, the president termed “extraordinarily dirty” the methods used to develop… Keep reading →

President Obama Delivers State Of The Union Address

President Obama, in an interview with a North Dakota television station, explaining why he continues to delay the Keystone XL pipeline: “Part of the reason North Dakota has done so well is because we’ve very much been promoting domestic U.S. energy use. I’ve already said I’m happy to look at increasing pipeline production for U.S. oil.… Keep reading →

A large excavator loads a truck with oil

The President of one of Canada’s biggest oil and gas producers warned the oil sands industry that they must cut costs or face a “death spiral”. The drop in oil prices is an “opportunity” for every part of the industry to cut costs and eliminate inefficiencies that crept into the system during years of high… Keep reading →

President Obama Speaks At Southern Site Of The Keystone Oil Pipeline

In a democratic republic like ours, the legislative branch is the voice of the people. Throughout the long – too long – debate over the Keystone XL pipeline, the White House has used politics to stymie a conclusion on the matter. But no more. House approval of a Senate bill advancing the pipeline will require… Keep reading →

US President Barack Obama receives appla

In a State of the Union address that mostly skimmed over energy issues – remarkable, given the generational opportunities stemming from America’s ongoing energy revolution – President Obama still underscored the yawning disconnect between his all-of-the-above energy rhetoric and his administration’s failure to put that rhetoric into action. Talking about the need for infrastructure investment,… Keep reading →

Senate Republicans Mark Anniversary Of Plan For Keystone XL Pipeline

The federal approval process for cross-border pipelines (and there are many) historically has taken 18 to 24 months, yet the White House says that more than six years isn’t enough time to determine whether the Keystone XL pipeline is in the national interest. Perhaps the State Department can help them out. On the need for… Keep reading →

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