Oil

Game over for the loonie?

Although the loonie bounced back this week, it still trades at a low level relative to where it’s been for the past three years. Is the most recent decline a sign that the Canadian dollar is at the beginning of a longer-term drop against its U.S. counterpart?

By Gareth Watson |July 15, 2013

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Industry

Real estate boosts Q2 IPO market: PwC

Resilient demand for real estate investment trusts (REITs) helped the Canadian market for initial public offerings (IPOs) shift gears in the second quarter, according to the latest PwC IPO market survey.

By Staff |July 3, 2013

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Economic Indicators

NWT wants pipeline to Alberta

The Northwest Territories hopes to revive plans for a 1,200-kilometre pipeline to Alberta as demand and prices for natural gas rise, reports Financial Post.

June 11, 2013

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Industry

EU attempts to blacklist Canadian oil

The EU says crude from Alberta oil sands is dirty and harmful.

May 6, 2013

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Challenges aplenty for Canada’s energy sector: CIBC

While the approval of the Keystone pipeline is important, it alone is not going the fix the challenges facing Canada’s oil and gas sector, says a CIBC World Markets report. “Keystone will improve access stateside and put a cap on adverse price differentials for Western Canadian producers,” says Avery Shenfeld, chief economist at CIBC. “But […]

By Staff |April 3, 2013

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How the shale gas boom will impact the economy

The surge in unconventional gas production is transforming sectors such as energy and transportation, finds RBC Capital Markets and the Economist Intelligence Unit. Read: What’s wrong with fracking? “We are entering a paradigm shift in the way that businesses and national governments look at energy, particularly as it relates to underlying market drivers, business models, […]

By Staff |February 26, 2013

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Access to capital key for oil & gas companies

Growing pressures around cost and access to capital are setting the stage for a dynamic year of transaction activity in Canada’s oil and gas industry, with divestments taking on a greater strategic role, according to Ernst & Young.

By Staff |February 12, 2013

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Oil

Game over for the loonie?

Real estate boosts Q2 IPO market: PwC

NWT wants pipeline to Alberta

EU attempts to blacklist Canadian oil

Cyprus debacle lowers Eurozone oil demand forecast

Challenges aplenty for Canada’s energy sector: CIBC

Europe’s most dangerous financial products

China overtakes U.S. in oil imports

How the shale gas boom will impact the economy

Access to capital key for oil & gas companies