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1. Regulations need to change if Quebec wants to attract oil and gas investment

   Appeared in La Presse When petroleum companies think about where to invest money in exploration and development of oil and gas, Quebec is far down the list of preferred destinations. Quebec ranks 101st out of 147 jurisdictions around the world in terms of ...

2. Pipelines or Policies: What's Behind the Fall in Investor Confidence in Alberta?

   While an analysis of the share prices of firms show that savvy investors have already “priced in” many of the concerns about oil transport and access to outside markets, the Fraser Institute’s annual Global Petroleum Survey shows that investor confidence ...

3. Mexico’s energy reforms may provide new opportunities for investment

   A recent article published in The American Interest references Mexico’s newly-privatized oil industry as a bright spot for the Mexican-American relationship. The author states: “Plenty of American producers already have experience ...

4. The investment exodus from Alberta continues

   As a recent article in the Financial Post documents, the exodus of foreign capital from Canada’s energy industry is continuing apace. In addition to Kinder Morgan: Other recent major exits include ConocoPhillips’ US$13.2 billion sale of ...

5. Investment climate for B.C. energy sector remains dismal

   This year’s Global Petroleum Survey contains more bad news for the province of British Columbia. For the second straight year, B.C. is Canada’s least-attractive jurisdiction for oil and gas investment. And B.C.’s overall ranking remains ...

6. Saskatchewan drops out of world’s top 10 most attractive jurisdictions for oil and gas investment

   After more than five years in the global top 10 most attractive jurisdictions for oil and gas investment, Saskatchewan is no longer a top-ranked jurisdiction. According to the recently-released 2018 Global Petroleum Survey, Saskatchewan ...

7. Federal regulators continue to ignore industry concerns

   In 2018, 73 per cent of respondents said compliance costs were a deterrent to investment compared to only 32 per cent in 2013. ...

8. Alberta’s one-stop shop for energy project approvals is a good step forward

   In the midst of the Trans Mountain saga, Alberta has launched a new regulatory reform effort that will streamline the permitting process for energy projects in the province. Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd says the new process will ...

9. Investor confidence in Alberta oil and gas industry lags behind U.S. states

   Appeared in the Financial Post, December 7, 2017 With continued obstruction of pipeline construction and regulatory uncertainty, investors see a gloomy outlook for Alberta’s oil and gas industry compared to some U.S states. The province also continues to ...

10. Indonesia should study Canada’s history of resource development

    Southeast Asian country’s policy climate receives poor grade in annual survey. ...