Offering oil and gas licences every year distracts from the challenge of winding down UK North Sea
Nov 10, 2023 14:43 pm UTC| Business
New areas for oil and gas development on the UKs North Sea continental shelf are to be made available through annual licensing rounds subject to net zero tests. These proposals by the UK government, outlined in the 2023...
Abandoned oil rigs could scrape carbon from the sky and store it in empty undersea reservoirs
Nov 07, 2023 09:06 am UTC| Business
Keeping control of our planets thermostat is proving tricky these days. Temperatures are rising slowly, and inaction is proving costly as we awkwardly lurch towards a cleaner future. Some industries are proving...
How to ensure Alberta's oil and gas workers have jobs during the energy transition
Nov 01, 2023 07:00 am UTC| Economy Business
Retraining Albertas oil and gas workers for the solar industry costs far less than you think. The results of our new study clearly show that a rapid transition to sustainable energy production is feasible, as costs of...
Electrifying offshore platforms targets a tiny fraction of the oil industry's emissions
Oct 27, 2023 14:54 pm UTC| Business
We are all familiar with the greenhouse gas emissions that come from burning fossil fuels in car engines, central heating systems and power stations. Little discussed is the climate footprint of producing oil and gas in...
Oct 25, 2023 14:27 pm UTC| Economy
Todays figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show inflation fell in the September quarter for the third consecutive quarter. But petrol prices kept it uncomfortably high. After reaching a 30-year high of...
Oct 25, 2023 05:35 am UTC| Business
In December 2023, negotiators from countries worldwide will meet in the United Arab Emirates for the next round of international climate talks. While the talks are considered essential to securing global agreements needed...
How secrecy and regulatory capture drove Alberta’s oil and gas liability crisis
Oct 23, 2023 08:14 am UTC| Business Economy
A hustle in the oil patch, a dirty legacy: These are just a couple of the ways that the escalating costs of abandoning and reclaiming non-producing oil wells in Canada have been described. In a new paper, we look back...