Entries by ARC Energy Research Institute

Oil Market Crash: Why Start a Price War Now?

Oil prices have collapsed due to the Saudi Arabia/Russia price war and the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.  On this episode we discuss the possible motivations behind why Russia and Saudi Arabia are threatening to ramp up their production and start a price war now, especially in the face of a already high degree of uncertainty for […]

An Interview with CEO of AIMCO, Kevin Uebelein

How is the Coronavirus impacting the markets? Did the protests across Canada in opposition to the Coastal GasLink pipeline surprise you? Does climate change risk impact investment strategy?  These are just some of the questions we asked Kevin Uebelein, Chief Executive Officer at Alberta Investment Management Corporation(AIMCO). AIMCO is one of Canada’s largest and most […]

Small and Modular, A New Era for Nuclear Reactors?

So you think nuclear power plants are big concrete monoliths? Not so, says Norman JD Sawyer the President and CEO of ARC Nuclear Canada. His company is among a new generation developing small, modular nuclear reactors. Norm explains why, compared to the big reactors in operation today, his technology overcomes many of the issues. For […]

LNG: Then, Now and Future

On this weeks episode we go back in time to 1959, when the Methane Pioneer carried the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) between the United States and the United Kingdom. Now, LNG has become the fastest growing energy system in the world. Natural gas is expected to grow 40% or more over the […]