February 2024
2024 Forecast and Review

Prices and governmental policies combine to stymie Canadian upstream growth

At one point, 2024 was shaping up to be the Canadian oil patch’s big comeback year. But price volatility and a federal government that singles out fossil fuels in its climate crusade have plunged the industry into greater uncertainty and dimmed hope that Canada might again step to the international hydrocarbons forefront.
Robert Curran / Contributing Editor
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