Alberta Oil Being Moved by Railcar Hits Record High

Alberta Oil Being Moved by Railcar Hits Record High

With lengthy delays and so much uncertainty when it comes to getting pipelines built in Canada, it seems Canadian producers have found another way to get their oil to market. According to Statistics Canada, there was a total of 16,193 railway carloads transporting petroleum an...

If you Support Proportional Representation, Maybe it is Time to Support Canadians on Trans Mountain

If you Support Proportional Representation, Maybe it is Time to Support Canadians on Trans Mountain

Over the weekend Abacus Data undertook to a poll of Canadians to measure support for the Trans Mountain expansion. The results were a resounding 7/10 people supporting the project, including 67% of people in British Columbia. A significant majority. Theses results led me to th...

Who Does Carbon Pricing Among the World’s Top Oil Exporters?

Who Does Carbon Pricing Among the World’s Top Oil Exporters?

Only one of the world’s top 10 oil exporting nations has carbon pricing initiatives – Canada. If you aren't familiar with which countries are the world's top exporters, here's a list (WTEx, 2017):   Top 10 World Oil Exporters 2017 #1 – Saudi Arabia #2 – Russia #3 – Iraq #4 –...