December 28, 2020

China state planner says to ensure gas, coal supplies ahead of cold spell

Top coal-producing regions like Shanxi and Inner Mongolia were urged to expand mining.

December 21, 2020

China to abolish access restrictions on foreign investment in energy sector

Country to fully lift access restrictions on foreign investment in coal, oil, gas, power generation and new energy businesses, according to white paper.

December 17, 2020

Canada unveils hydrogen strategy to kick-start clean fuel industry

Clean fuel sector could be worth C$50 billion, create 350,000 jobs and help the country achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

December 15, 2020

British Columbia to double carbon tax in four years

Tax will need to go to $80 per tonne by 2024.

December 14, 2020

Oil sands win Wall Street favour after years in shale’s shadow

Canadian producers are emerging from 2020’s historic market crash with a slew of upbeat outlooks.

December 11, 2020

Commodities hit 6-year high with recovery boosting oil, copper

The Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index rose 1.3% on Thursday to its highest since 2014.

December 8, 2020

China’s imports of major commodities show early signs of moderating

Demand growth is moderating and imports may tend to stay around current levels, rather than show some of the dramatic increases from earlier in 2020.

December 7, 2020

The death of US shale has been greatly exaggerated

The industry could be primed to recover much faster than what we have been led to believe.

December 4, 2020

Trump to sell Arctic oil rights days before Biden sworn in

Any investment in Arctic refuge oil rights is unlikely to see action over the next four years.

November 25, 2020

These days, the smart money is staying away from Arctic drilling

Both oil companies and banks have decided they can no longer tolerate the risk of drilling in one of the fastest-warming places on the globe.