Transportation Petroleum commentary: The world is trying to fight off an invisible enemy May 20, 2020 Making predictions brings out the unpredictable in predicting. In energy reports and observations in the past, I have opined that there are 16 factors that go into the final prices…
Transportation Petroleum commentary: Irving just may have woken us all up May 12, 2020 It’s been said by people much smarter than me that “for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”. I bubble-thought that for a moment or two, and I…
Transportation Should North America start its own oil cartel? May 1, 2020 They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Today I’m going to change that to a thousand ships. That’s about how many there are out there carrying crude oil,…
Transportation It’s time we stemmed the crude flow April 17, 2020 For me, someone going up the down staircase means that he or she either can’t read, just refuses to go with the conventional or conversational flow, or is being chased…
Transportation Covid-19 is a bigger animal in the oil fight April 3, 2020 Putting something on the back burner implies that there are at least two other burners. One really hot one, the other not so much. Well that picturizes (yes, my word) where…
Health & Safety On the brink of an economic quarantine March 27, 2020 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Much has been said and written about the conflict between Russia and Saudi Arabia over crude oil production…
Health & Safety Unlike Covid-19, the oil crisis can be easily fixed March 19, 2020 It’s hard enough at the hardest of times to defeat an adversary you can see. It’s a really tough call when you can’t see what’s coming, or where it’s coming…
Supply Chain The real Saudi-Russia target is U.S. shale industry March 13, 2020 A scary picture to go along with an intimidating week… As if it weren’t difficult enough to ignore one elephant in a room, try being oblivious to three! Taking this…
Transportation Why diesel prices will go up February 15, 2020 For most of 2019, I warned (admonitum) of the impending tidal wave of diesel price spikes that would begin with the activation of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020 rule.
Petroleum commentary: Cooperation eludes politicians January 27, 2020 One thing I really like about our Canadian winters is that it lets me watch sun-soaked tennis on TV during the Australian Open, so we can see there’s balance…
Infrastructure A lesson from Russia on energy policy December 16, 2019 The Power of Siberia gas line from Russia to China. – Gazprom graphic. I hear some people at this time of the year begin to sift through files and…
Sustainability Time for Quebec politicians to rethink pipeline? November 29, 2019 There’s an elephant in the room of the politicians involved in the Paris Accord. But first, here in Canada… In this report, I will go with the position that the…
Supply Chain EnTrans expands presence in Canada September 3, 2019 OAKVILLE, Ont. – U.S. tank trailer maker EnTrans International has signed a new distributor, Transcourt Inc. of Oakville, Ont., for its Heil Trailer and Polar Tank Trailer brands, expanding its…
Transportation Apathy persists as federal election nears August 30, 2019 I don’t know if it’s true or not, but I’m told and have been told since grade school that there are a myriad of ways to cure hiccups. One way…
Transportation Trump’s see-saw China policies rattle oil markets August 19, 2019 Admonish the thought (out, damned spot!) that there is no political element in the day-to-day changes in the value of crude oil or its refined derivatives. To compensate, add the…
