By Heather Douglas “The transition to a zero-carbon economy will create significant opportunities for Canada, but the process of decarbonization may also cause hardship for certain workers and their communities. To ensure no one is left behind in the zero-carbon transition, governments must pursue an environmental policy agenda that prioritizes the stability of communities in…
By Nick Candito Co-founder and CEO Progressly The Future is Now Over the past several years the oil and gas industry has struggled with diminishing demand, evolving regulations, political uncertainty, and even natural disasters. All these factors have forced companies inside the industry to adopt new strategies to sustain profits. Many, of course, are looking…
By Heather Douglas “In the United States between 2005 and 2015, there were 85 deaths due to fires or explosions at oil and gas wellsites, including 27 ignited by mobile engines or auxiliary motors.” United States Department of Labor, Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OHSA), June 2017. This summer, the Americans issued a safety alert…
By Scott Jeffrey Maybe we should all try this. Let’s make resolutions on behalf of other people and institutions. That way we get to take the moral high ground when they fail to follow through on the New Year’s promise. If by some miracle these common sense wishes for the oil and gas industry come…
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…
