By Heather Douglas “If anything offers a litmus test for trends in hard-nosed realpolitik, it’s the cutting of strategic international energy deals. While the Western media persists in warning of apocalyptic consequences should Iran’s nuclear ambitions lead to outright conflict with Israel – a conflict drawing in Russia et al – an entirely different scenario…
By Rosemary Bruus “That’s within tolerance.” “Suppliers know every day represents lost production, so everything costs more.” “We are the experts.” “We have been doing business this way for 23 years!” “We don’t understand – how did this happen??” Sound familiar? These are some of the most common excuses boards hear when a capital construction…
By Brent Rathgeber Thanksgiving was a time for family, food, post-season baseball and politics. More than one election has been won (or lost) over holiday table chatter. This year, the table talk in my neighbourhood was all about Energy East The announcement of the pipeline project’s collapse almost seemed to have been timed for maximum…
By Heather Douglas “Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing? Where is the hand on the harpstring, and the red fire glowing? They have passed like rain on the mountain, like a wind in the meadow;…
By Scott Jeffrey When times are good, it’s easy to spend money, to go into debt, because the price of oil is always going to go up, you’ll always pay off your debt, and you’ll be forever growing your company, to the delight of your shareholders and the entire investment community. However, when times are…
By Heather Douglas Vladimir Putin proclaimed the meeting was a “landmark event” that will give “a strong impulse to bilateral ties.” King Salman responded he had come “looking to expand relations with friendly nation Russia in the interests of peace, security, and the development of the world economy.” The King and Putin endorsed a plan…
