Entries by Peter Tertzakian

It is Time for A Carbon Policy Time-Out in Canada

This article was originally published in The Hub.  Canada’s energy industry needs a carbon policy “time-out.” Antennae are up: more federal climate directives are expected to be telegraphed on the eve of COP29, possibly including final details on a proposed cap for oil and gas sector emissions. Yet before introducing additional policy action, we need to pause […]

Cold War, Inflation and Spiking Oil Prices: Q&A Through Déjà Vu

Why am I waking up feeling like it’s the 1970s? Russian aggression, superpower confrontations, inflation, spiking energy prices and fears of disruption—it’s all déjà vu for Cold War veterans (like me). Environmental degradation was top-of-mind in the ‘70s too. Acid rain, Three Mile Island, smog and leaded gasoline were among many earthly problems furrowing our […]

Meet the New Boom, Different from the Last Boom

The price of oil ‘has legs’, as they say.   Running bulls are calling for another era of $100-plus. The last time we saw that number flicker on a quote screen was July 2014.  Today’s market feels more like circa 2007. Robust oil and gas consumption tugs against reluctant production; geopolitical tensions—think Russia, Ukraine, Middle East—act […]