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The downward spiral – a stoned Canada quits its job to sit on a park bench and feed the birds
“Have you been making your mortgage payments?” “Relax dude, have you tried this stuff? It’s the bomb.” “I asked you a question.” “Yeah yeah, I made some payments.” “How?” “The money was still flowing in, so it was, like, easy.” “What about next month’s bills?” “Dude, relax, something will come up. We got all sorts of resources.” “Why did you quit your job?” “Man, that job was bogus. It was working for the man and it was killing the environment. I’m doing good now, [Read more]
Keystone XL pipeline route would not harm environment – U.S. State Dept
The U.S. State Department on Friday issued an environmental assessment of a revised route for the Keystone XL crude pipeline that concluded it would not harm water or wildlife, clearing a hurdle for the project that has been pending for a decade. Even if the pipeline spilled crude oil along its revised route through Nebraska, a top concern of environmentalists, there would likely be no impact to groundwater, the nearly 340-page draft review said. "Prompt cleanup response would likely be [Read more]
U.S. oil drillers cut rigs for second week in three -Baker Hughes
U.S. energy companies cut oil rigs for a second week in three as new drilling has stalled in the nation's largest oil field, where production was forecast to grow at the slowest pace in nearly two years due to pipeline constraints. Drillers cut one oil rig in the week to Sept. 21, bringing the total count down to 866, General Electric Co's Baker Hughes energy services firm said in its closely followed report on Friday. The U.S. rig count, an early indicator of future output, is still much [Read more]
Canada Weekly Rig Count Down 29 to 197
Western Canada’s fleet of drilling rigs decreased to a total of 197 according to data collected by Baker Hughes for the week of September 21st. From one week ago, Alberta rig counts decreased from 156 to 126. Saskatchewan's rig count increased from 48 to 50. Oil drilling went from 148 to 135; natural gas rigs decreased from 78 to 62. View a full breakdown of western Canada’s rig activity. [Read more]
U.S. economy keeps growing even with rising oil prices
DALLAS - America's rediscovered prowess in oil production is shaking up old notions about the impact of higher crude prices on the U.S. economy. It has long been conventional wisdom that rising oil prices hurt the economy by forcing consumers to spend more on gasoline and heating their homes, leaving less for other things. Presumably that kind of run-up would slow the U.S. economy. Instead, the economy grew at its fastest rate in nearly four years during the April-through-June [Read more]
Now near 100 million bpd, when will oil demand peak?
LONDON (Reuters) - Sometime in the next few weeks, global oil consumption will reach 100 million barrels per day (bpd) - more than twice what it was 50 years ago - and it shows no immediate sign of falling. Despite overwhelming evidence of carbon-fuelled climate change and billions in subsidies for alternative technologies such as wind and solar power, oil is so entrenched in the modern world that demand is still rising by up to 1.5 percent a year. There is no consensus on when world oil [Read more]
Trump sets implied oil price target below $80
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States has sent mixed messages to OPEC and its allies over the last week about whether they need to do more to raise oil production and hold down prices. “The OPEC monopoly must get prices down now” President Donald Trump demanded on Twitter on Sept. 20. “We protect the countries of the Middle East, they would not be safe for very long without us, and yet they continue to push for higher and higher oil prices,” he complained. “We will remember,” the [Read more]
Feds launching review of oil tanker traffic in bid to renew pipeline approval
OTTAWA - The National Energy Board has less than six months to redo its environmental review of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, this time taking into account the impact of additional oil tanker traffic off the coast of British Columbia. Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi is making the announcement this morning in Halifax, where Canada is hosting environment and energy ministers at a G7 summit meeting. The federal cabinet has ordered the NEB to return with a new [Read more]
Velvet Energy Reminds Shareholders of Offer Expiry and Encourages Iron Bridge Shareholders to Tender Their Shares to Offer
Amended Offer of $0.845 per Iron Bridge share has unanimous support of Iron Bridge’s Board of Directors and largest shareholders Shareholders urged to tender their shares ahead of the deadline on September 24, 2018. at 5:00 p.m. Toronto time. Shareholders are reminded that most financial intermediaries have earlier expiry deadlines for processing tenders. Shareholders can tender today by contacting Kingsdale Advisors at 1-866-879-7650 or by e-mail at [Read more]