Tagged With Vincent Lauerman
30 September 2025
Federal and provincial governments have passed legislation to speed the development of hand-picked projects, but failure to win Indigenous support may stymie their plans
26 June 2025
While oil prices will determine the trajectory of the key US shale patch, regulation and technological shifts are also likely to shape direction longer term
13 June 2025
CEO argues the upstream potential remains huge as analysts question future oil production for Canadian province’s offshore industry
5 June 2025
The new government is talking and thinking big, and there are credible reasons to believe it is more than just grandstanding
4 February 2025
The threat of Trump tariffs and the departure of Trudeau have sharpened the domestic political focus on boosting the oil and gas industry
3 October 2024
The formation’s gas-to-oil ratio is set to keep rising, but new markets and midstream plans mean infrastructure constraints may not be an issue
30 September 2024
The days of bumper output may be behind the producer, but moderate growth could persist for some time, especially if demand and oil prices stay high
3 June 2024
Federal government restricts activity in Alaskan petroleum reserve but leaves current arrangements like Willow alone
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
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
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
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
14 February 2022
A combination of material reductions in environmental footprint and better communication aims to safeguard the beleaguered industry for the long term
21 December 2021
The worst possible future for the country’s oil producers goes underexplored in scenario planning
23 November 2021
No extravagant spending is planned ahead of a capital-intensive push towards a lower carbon footprint
14 September 2021
Domestic production has gradually crept up since the worst of the pandemic, but significant growth is unlikely to take place before 2023
10 August 2021
Positive CCS dialogue highlights an alternative path if the populist provincial leader can stomach it
22 June 2021
Oil Sands Pathway offers sector renewed long-term hope
8 June 2021
Oil sands producers will need to make drastic changes if they are going to survive the next few decades
12 March 2021
Producers tighten their belts even as financial conditions rally and midstream expansion looms
4 February 2021
The province has potential, but it needs big finds and it needs them fast
7 May 2020
Production across the country is in freefall, prompting oil-rich province Alberta to plead for financial support
17 April 2020
The province is seeing a sharp rise in the number of inactive wells without operators, and the problem will be expensive to fix
27 February 2020
The miner abandons its oil sands plan as long-term fissures between opposing lobbies claim another investment casualty
30 January 2020
Reversal of crude curtailments and improved capex spending are encouraging signs for the country’s principal producers
23 January 2020
Mounting constraints on US light-tight oil only compound the hazardous task of predicting growth
9 October 2019
The island’s offshore oil industry is rebounding after a sustained lull
7 August 2019
Higher prices more than offset Western Canada restrictions on production
