ARC ENERGY IDEAS
Episodes
Farming Wind on the Canadian Prairies
14 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we interview Evan Wilson from the Canadian Wind Energy Association. Evan talks about the potential for more low cost wind farms in Saskatche...
Transmountain Pipeline 65 Years and Onward: An Interview with CEO Ian Anderson
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we interview Ian Anderson the President and CEO of Trans Mountain Corporation, the proponent of the hotly debated TMX pipeline expansion pro...
Recapping CERAWeek 2019
30 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The energy world’s top leaders and influencers recently gathered in Houston for the annual IHS Markit CERAWeek. In this week’s podcast we discuss ...
Getting the Message Out on Modern Oil Sands: Lower Cost, Lower Carbon
23 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we interview Alex Pourbaix the President and CEO of Cenovus Energy, Canada’s largest SAGD oil sands producer. Alex explains that the oil s...
Are Investors in Oil and Gas Doomed?
16 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
ARC Energy Research Institute debated Carbon Tracker on the risks of investing in fossil fuels at the Globe Capital Conference in Toronto last month. ...
Impact of Canadian Oil Pipeline Delay
09 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s podcast covers the latest twist in the Canadian oil pipeline saga, the delay in the Enbridge Line 3 Replacement Project. The postponemen...
World Energy: Still Made in China?
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Chinese economy is still very consequential to energy and oil demand, making up one-third of all global growth. In this week’s podcast, we consi...
Canada’s Low Carbon LNG Opportunity
23 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we interview Susannah Pierce, LNG Canada’s Director of External Relations. LNG Canada will be the first major LNG project in the country, ...
Drilling into the Green New Deal
16 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The US Green New Deal puts forward an aggressive plan for tackling climate change and social issues. On this week's podcast we explain the resolu...
Canadian Crude by Rail: Growing or Slowing?
09 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we interview James Cairns, CN Rail’s Vice President of Petroleum and Chemicals on the outlook for Canadian crude by rail considering the A...
The US Stops Importing Venezuelan Oil: Will Canada Help Fill the Void?
02 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s podcast considers how Canada could help fill the gap created by the US sanctions on importing Venezuelan crude oil, explaining the poten...
Is Western Canadian Natural Gas Facing a Crisis?
26 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we tackle the Western Canadian natural gas markets that have faced weak prices for more than a year. What are the implications of the situat...
How Long Before Renewable Energy Causes Disruption?
19 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we interview Grant Arnold CEO of BluEarth Renewables on how and when renewables could disrupt the current electric utilities model. What i...
Phew, A New Year
13 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There is a sense of relief that 2018 is over. The year ended with pipeline drama and low international oil prices. But, so far, the year is starting o...
What’s Ahead for 2019?
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Following the time honored year-end tradition, this week we flip the calendar and present our list of energy market trends and unknowns to watch for i...
What is Bill C-69?
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we interview Martha Hall Findlay from the Canada West Foundation about the contentious Bill C-69 that aims to overhaul the review process fo...
Cuts and More Cuts
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is about the oil supply cuts. First, the Alberta Government’s historic announcement to curtail output on December 2, and secon...
Western Canada Oil Glut: To Cut or Not?
01 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we tackle the most hotly debated question in Western Canada today, should the Alberta government mandate oil production cuts to help clear t...
The Alberta Economy: What Next?
24 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we interview Todd Hirsch, Chief Economist at ATB Financial. Tune in to hear about the current state of the Alberta economy and the outlook ...
OPEC Plus and the Future of Oil Supply
17 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Too much oil supply is back, causing global oil price to slide from $US 85/B in October to under $US 70/B now. This week’s podcast reviews the out...
Keystone XL Setback, Again
11 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A Montana court has overturned President Trump’s approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. This week’s podcast reviews the decision and the implicat...
Oil and Gas Innovation: Past, Present and Future
03 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s podcast is about oil and gas innovation, including the strategic implications resulting from the development of low cost North American ...
Electric Cars and the Oil Age
27 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla just had a historic quarter; surging Model 3 sales and greater margins on every car sold erased the red ink from the company’s financial state...
Oil and the Economy
20 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The US/China trade war, higher oil prices and stumbling emerging markets are causing forecasters to downgrade their economic outlooks for next year. O...
Canada Oil Markdowns and Sobering Climate Report
13 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the ARC Energy Ideas podcast covers the record breaking markdowns for Canadian oil, including the causes and solutions that would fix ...
Big News Week for Canadian Energy
05 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you will hear our take on the big LNG Canada announcement, NAFTA, oil sands corporate takeovers and the latest on the Trans Mountain E...