Tagged With Vincent Lauerman
9 May 2024
Pipeline boosts Canada’s oil industry by widening its export options, making it less reliant on US market and bringing Asia into the mix
2 April 2024
Report by Canada Energy Regulator outlines three different scenarios, with the global push for decarbonisation the key to future production levels
11 March 2024
Oil sands set to provide growth over next few years, but infrastructure and policy hurdles could stifle momentum further out
4 March 2024
Leaner North American midstream behemoth looks to strategic success with renewed gas focus
31 October 2023
The war in Ukraine has given new impetus to oil and gas projects in the US’ most northerly state, but two proposed LNG projects may still struggle to reach FID
16 October 2023
A recent decision by Canada’s energy regulator will see the pipeline’s expansion project avoid yet more additional costs, but it remains blighted by poor economics
26 September 2023
Bottlenecks continue to constrain gas-rich Appalachia, and relief may not be in the pipeline
18 August 2023
Canadian regulator the CER’s Global Net-Zero scenario paints a gloomy picture for the oil sands, but the analysis may be fundamentally flawed
28 June 2023
New management looks to focus on oil sands firm’s core upstream and downstream business
31 May 2023
The long-term prospects for the sector may depend on the rate of decline in global oil consumption
25 April 2023
Producers are not necessarily using their cash on oil sands output
27 February 2023
Potential bonanza for Heritage Fund is not without caveats
20 February 2023
The province on Canada’s eastern coast is attempting to breathe new life into its moribund offshore oil and gas industry
15 February 2023
Even a completed environmental assessment might not guarantee progress
14 February 2023
The French major has expanded its stake in the Fort Hills mine to make the divestment more attractive
28 November 2022
Alaska's upstream continues to gain momentum despite environmental concerns
25 November 2022
Developers are pushing to complete the Appalachian pipeline project despite years of delays
17 November 2022
Companies are still fleeing the carbon-heavy assets, despite the industry committing to net-zero emissions by 2050 through the Pathways Alliance
14 November 2022
The US producer is calling for a rapid buildout of pipeline and export infrastructure
13 October 2022
Output from the mature play has not bounced back as expected from Covid-19
29 September 2022
But difficulty accessing resources, particularly on federal land, is compounding the usual problems with operating in such a remote and unforgiving environment
2 September 2022
But cost and commercialisation timeframes may prove a barrier to adoption
1 September 2022
The country’s pipeline owners are poised to capitalise as North American LNG export projects proliferate
8 July 2022
Commercial oil discoveries off Newfoundland and Labrador could see three or four new fields coming online in the next ten years
6 July 2022
Federal policy in recent years has severely limited the country’s ability to raise exports
9 May 2022
Canadian Natural’s chief is comfortable with his firm’s bet on the controversial resource
5 May 2022
The requirement to cut the upstream industry’s carbon footprint places a chokehold on growth ambitions
17 March 2022
Orphan wells are growing in number, but high oil prices may present a good opportunity to tackle the problem
7 March 2022
Recent attack on Coastal Gaslink demonstrates the hostile environment for such projects
14 February 2022
A combination of material reductions in environmental footprint and better communication aims to safeguard the beleaguered industry for the long term
1 February 2022
Reverse flows on the Capline pipeline and expansion of the Trans Mountain system will dramatically boost capacity
21 December 2021
Canadian export project buffeted by hitches in its Coastal GasLink feedstock provision
10 December 2021
Pipeline verdict is music to the ears of many Western Canadian oil producers, but will only add to surplus capacity
30 November 2021
The US president talks the talk on urgent decarbonisation, but cannot ignore bilateral midstream dispute between Michigan and Canada
19 October 2021
Midstream pipeline expansion and cautious operator spending is fuelling an uptick in prices
24 May 2021
Wave of recent refinery closures and competitive edge make consolidation increasingly less likely
26 January 2021
The Canadian oilsands industry should now be clear where it stands and plan accordingly
19 January 2021
Canadian midstream firm rails against federal executive order calling for Line 5 pipeline closure
13 November 2020
Covid-19 demand destruction brings shut-ins and severe financial losses to the once-booming sector
17 August 2020
The Kenney administration seems to be ignoring any warning signs on future demand growth
16 June 2020
Lack of midstream takeaway capacity had been a growing concern for years, but Covid-19 has reversed the danger
20 May 2020
Slumping global oil consumption, tightening margins and throttled-back throughput pile on the pressure
1 May 2020
The global gas market faces choppier waters on demand uncertainty, overbuoyant supply and lower-for-longer oil
17 March 2020
The exodus of international partners and the global gas glut raise doubts about the economic viability of an already challenged sector
14 February 2020
Canadian province reverses policy after financial burden begins to mount
2 September 2019
A flurry of responses to a proposed change in pipeline capacity allocations has compelled the new authority straight into action
