Business
Qatar, Norway and ‘The Trouble with Canada’
Resource developers in Canada face unique geographical, jurisdictional, regulatory and political obstacles. Pictured is Pearl Island in Doha, Qatar. Photo credit: DEME Group …
David Yager
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David Yager is an energy policy analyst and oil and gas Writer. Since 1979 he has been a regular contributor and commentator in trade magazines and newspapers and on radio and television on business, economics, politics and public affairs. This column originally appeared at energynow.ca
Opinion
COP27 – after 50 years, UN-led environmental central planning is failing
The primary goal of governments today is to keep the lights on and economies moving. Photo credit: AP/Peter Dejong “Fossil fuel addiction is…
Opinion
It is time to revisit resource corridors
In a dramatically changed world, resource corridors could be the catalyst to actually getting something done in Canada. Photo credit: Facebook/Trans Mountain One…
Business
Architects of TMX cost explosion and delays remain unaccountable
How could twinning an existing pipeline that has been operating safely for 69 years be this late and this expensive? Photo credit: Trans Mountain …
Business
The world’s remarkable reversal on the future of oil
The message is now to resume normal activities even though 'civil society' has spent years trying to crush the industry. Photo credit: YouTube/CBC News…
National
The rising value of Mark Carney’s ‘stranded assets’
Former governor of both the Bank of Canada and Bank of England Mark Carney. Photo credit: Reuters/Tolga Akmen The pre-COVID climate playbook and…
Opinion
Yager: Climate change and rising insurance costs are more complex than terrible weather
As the economic impact of weather disasters grows, the need to discuss all factors is increasingly important. Pictured is last month’s mass flooding in…
Business
Europe changes course as green ambitions collide with energy reality
European energy crisis prompts course change about revisiting the role of natural gas in green energy future. Pictured is president of the European Commission…
Business
The world must respect the key role of natural gas in the energy transition
Hard lessons are learned only after the lights go out. Photo credit: FortisBC The world’s most important but least appreciated energy source is…
Business
U.S. election will help Canada’s oilpatch no matter who wins
The United States has always played an oversized role in the development, success and future of western Canada’s oil and gas industry. The upcoming US election on November 3 will affect the Canadian oilpatch yet again. Two materially different presidential outcomes are assured, be it Donald Trump or Joe Biden. The impact will be significant. What happens in the US always is. The effects will not be evenly distributed. There will be winners and losers either way.