A royal screw-up on royalties
Don’t conflate forecast errors with new oil and gas royalty scheme.
Why BC’s reformed natural gas royalty could hold the secret to a thriving sector
Far from the industry’s death knell, BC’s new natural gas royalty framework may hold the key to economic reconciliation with Blueberry River First Nations, writes Josiah Haynes.
Debunking natural gas myths: The size of BC oil and gas
How big is BC’s oil and gas industry? As BC reviews its natural gas royalty system, Josiah Haynes debunks the third of the top five myths in this series about the gas that could fuel the world.
Debunking natural gas myths: Natural gas subsidies
Does BC subsidize the natural gas industry? As BC reviews its natural gas royalty system, Josiah Haynes debunks the second of the top five myths in this series about the gas that could fuel the world.
Debunking natural gas myths: BC’s royalty review
As BC reviews its natural gas royalty system, Josiah Haynes debunks the first of the top five myths about the gas that could fuel the world.
The oil-gas subsidies that aren’t
A new report claims Canada’s oil and gas pipelines received over $23 billion in federal subsidies. But is that really true?
Digging deeper into deep-well credits
Even when the market price of natural gas is low, natural-gas developers pay millions of dollars of royalties to the BC government each month.
10 lessons from Alaska for running a sound resource economy
Is the US state’s model for resource prosperity breaking down? The state will spend $8,200 per resident this year – but takes in only $3,000 per head in revenue