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Be careful what you wish for

February 19, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Be careful what you wish for

The pressure to stop major oil pipeline projects prompted the industry to look for other solutions to moving oil. The train seemed like a natural solution. Forget the fact that pipelines are more energy-efficient and emit less carbon.  People protest against them so trains carrying millions of barrels of oil are crisscrossing the continent in greater […]

Filed Under: Canada, Environment, International, News, Safety Tagged With: derail, derailment, energy, oil, oil cars, oil industry, pipeline, timminis ontario, train, west virginia

‘Lower oil prices make it difficult to achieve climate-change goals’

February 9, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

‘Lower oil prices make it difficult to achieve climate-change goals’

The Saudis have stated their goal in maintaining current oil output and export volumes is to protect market share against foreign rivals. The Saudi’s rivals are not limited to other oil producers though, they are also striving to undermine clean energy technologies and climate change policies. “Lower oil prices are going to make it more difficult to […]

Filed Under: Environment, International, News Tagged With: climate action, Communications and Messaging, energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, market share, News, oil, oil price collapse, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Saudi Arabia, Storage, Sustainability, Utilities

Comment: Monopoly – it’s not just a game

February 5, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Comment: Monopoly – it’s not just a game

The website Wall St. Cheat Sheet recently posted this article – 3 Industries Run by Cartels.  Normally when we hear the word cartel, many of us would think illegal drugs, but that is not included in the articles top 3. 1. The oil industry The oil industry has always been amenable to cartels and monopolies. […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Canada, diamonds, monopoly, oil, oil industry, olive oil, OPEC, standard oil

Don’t even take it out of the ground

January 22, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Don’t even take it out of the ground

The Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry crude oil from the oil sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast, isn’t just an infrastructure project. It’s also a symbol for the fight over the future of energy. Producing oil from Alberta’s tar sands emits more pollution than traditional oil drilling, so many environmentalists want that crude left in […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Environment, News Tagged With: Alberta oil sands, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, energy, Greenpeace Canada, Greg Stringham, Keystone XL pipeline, Mike Hudema, oil

Single hull oil tankers banned from U.S. waters

January 5, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Single hull oil tankers banned from U.S. waters

It’s only been a quarter of a century since the United States passed it’s Oil Pollution Act. A year after the 1989 Exxon Valdez environmental disaster off the coast of Alaska, American politicians wrote a law requiring all new tankers need to have double hulls to prevent similar catastrophes. But single hull tankers were still […]

Filed Under: Environment, International, News Tagged With: Alaska, double-hull tankers, environmental disaster, Exxon Valdez, oil, Oil Pollution Act, single hull tankers, United States

Comment: Remove oil train threat

November 20, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Comment: Remove oil train threat

Twelve or 13 oil trains destined for points north rumble through Vancouver weekly. If the fossil fuel industry is permitted to build all its proposed Washington terminals, 72-80 oil trains will pass through weekly — a six-fold increase in pollution, congestion, risk of fire, explosion, environmental destruction. One terminal is proposed for Vancouver, three in […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: derailment, oil, train

Just say no to fracking

November 19, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Just say no to fracking

In some European Union countries the debate over fracking is leading to governments taking steps to either curb or stop oil companies from using the practice. Germany doesn’t plan on lifting its conditional ban on the process any time soon. A moratorium has been in place for two years on new permits. And while fracking […]

Filed Under: Environment, International, News Tagged With: fracking, germany, groundwater, moratorium, oil, scotland, unconventional gas

Comment: Oil – a financial cure?

November 19, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Comment: Oil – a financial cure?

Austerity is in the air and there is much grieving and gnashing of teeth across the land. I understand the anger of the municipal workers. But I also understand the anger of the average taxpayer. Most of us don’t have a gold-plated pension plan like they do. And if things stay as they are, there […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Canada, Norway, oil, oil sands, oil-producing nation, Saudi Arabia

An inside look at Public Relations and Engagement in Oil & Gas – Part 3

October 24, 2014 by Evan Leave a Comment

An inside look at Public Relations and Engagement in Oil & Gas – Part 3

In part three of this three part series, Rob chats with Doug Ford, of Communica Public Affairs Inc. about the PR and Engagement process in the Oil & Gas industry. You can watch the entire series here.

Filed Under: iKanMedia TV, Video Tagged With: activism, Doug Ford, engagement, First Nations, oil, oil companies, oil industry

An inside look at Public Relations and Engagement in Oil & Gas – Part 2

October 23, 2014 by Evan Leave a Comment

An inside look at Public Relations and Engagement in Oil & Gas – Part 2

In part two of this three part series, Rob chats with Doug Ford, of Communica Public Affairs Inc. about the PR and Engagement process in the Oil & Gas industry. You can watch the entire series here.

Filed Under: iKanMedia TV, Video Tagged With: activism, Doug Ford, engagement, First Nations, oil, oil companies, oil industry

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