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Commentary – Alberta Bound for a Rebound

Commentary – Alberta Bound for a Rebound

Written by Peter Tertzakian | February 2nd, 2017

Canadian rigs are going back to the field, coaxed by higher commodity prices and greater productivity. Across the (...)

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Commentary – How Much Oil Could an Oil Rig Rig?

Commentary – How Much Oil Could an Oil Rig Rig?

Written by Peter Tertzakian | January 26th, 2017

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck? Okay, that’s trite, but assuming a woodchuck can chuck wood, the (...)

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Commentary – The Battle for the Hearts and Wheels of the Market

Commentary – The Battle for the Hearts and Wheels of the Market

Written by Peter Tertzakian | January 17th, 2017

Recently, I gave a presentation on the future of energy to an audience of about 250 oil and gas professionals. Halfway (...)

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Commentary – That’s Life in the Oilpatch

Commentary – That’s Life in the Oilpatch

Written by Peter Tertzakian | January 10th, 2017

For an energy veteran like me, North America’s oil industry reminds me of “That’s Life,” the classic Frank (...)

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Uncertainty about when tankers will start transiting the Strait of Hormuz again created an oil price roller coaster this week, with WTI price reaching $118/B on Sunday, and then falling quickly to the mid-80s on the potential for SPR releases and  comments from the US President

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