Published on Tuesday, August 27 2019
Authors: Sam Davis and Robert Auers

Pipeline project developments in Western Canada and the Permian continue to make news, albeit with different trend lines and under different regulatory environments. The three major pipeline projects out of Western Canada continue to face opposition, but recent progress has been made on two out of the three projects despite…

Published on Tuesday, August 20 2019
Authors: John Auers

The 1971 catchy tune “Signs,” by the otherwise forgettable Canadian rock group, “Five Man Electrical Band,” is an appropriate anthem for the ever changing regulatory environment facing the petroleum industry in the U.S. and around the world.   While all businesses are impacted by government regulations, the petroleum industry, and especially…

Published on Tuesday, August 13 2019
Authors: Sam Davis and Ed Koshka

All eyes continue to be on Canada as the main source for replacing the declines in heavy crude production from traditional Latin American producers, especially Mexico and Venezuela. While Canadian crude production is projected to increase by 650 MBPD from current levels by 2025, this forecast is threatened by the…

Published on Tuesday, August 6 2019
Authors: John Auers and Beth Hilbourn

The past few years have truly been eventful ones for the oil industry, both within the U.S. and throughout the world. We’ve seen major and potentially trend-setting developments in all segments of the business, from the upstream, through the midstream and the downstream as well. In thinking about this rapidly…