Typewriters became obsolete. Therefore, oil will follow a sunset script too. The logic is disjointed, but admittedly pithy. But hold that thought before hitting the carriage return. Typewriters evolved into the new world of word processors. Can oil companies transform themselves, evolving their processes and products into the new world of competitive energy systems, lower […]
Last week, the first salvo of a global trade war was fired: US tariffs on steel and aluminum. Like the “shot heard round the world,” the American protectionist move has politicians and economists in industrialized nations strategizing with their spreadsheets. From Porsches to prosciutto, every country is scouring trade numbers to see what can be […]
Canadian pipeline debates keep raging. Nothing is new. We’ve been arguing the cursed things, both oil and natural gas, for 60-odd years. Political polarizers from past decades include the TransCanada Mainline (1954); Edmonton-Montreal Pipeline (1957); Mackenzie Valley Pipeline (1974); Northern Gateway (2005); and Energy East (2013) to name a few. Despite the antipathy, the hold-ups, […]
I love competition. So what better time to think about raw rivalry than during the Winter Olympics, now underway in PyeongChang, South Korea. Whether the arena is sports or business, “Playing to Win!” is a mandatory mental mantra. It’s a blood sport out there for energy suppliers. Every team is slugging it out for market […]
