AECO experienced some volatile price swings throughout the summer, and into autumn of 2017.This came as the result of maintenance outages on the TransCanada NOVA system, which limited exports and reduced access to natural gas storage caverns. The outages caused significant price discounts, with intraday prices even falling into negative territory on a few occasions. […]
With the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) currently taking place in Germany, it is a perfect time to review how countries are doing in meeting the commitments made in the historic Paris Climate Agreement inked at the end of 2015. Jackie Forrest sits down with Samantha Gross, Fellow Foreign Policy, Energy Security and Climate Initiative […]
Jackie Forrest sits down with Brian Glavin, Manager of Economic Development and Land, for the City of Grande Prairie to get an update on the economy of the northwest Alberta city that is a center for shale gas and tight oil development. The discussion covers economic indicators such as population growth, the commercial real estate […]
There is a great debate going on about investing in oil. Some say the risks of climate change are so urgent that investors should start divesting of their fossil fuel assets immediately. Aside from moral suasion, the economic argument is that today’s reserves-in-the-ground will soon become tomorrow’s stranded assets. However, some important economic factors are […]
