Budget Deal Has No Specifics on Infrastructure Spending  Engineering News-RecordUnlike 2018-19 pact, new two-year deal sets no overall annual infrastructure increase target. Read more https://www.enr.com/articles/47265-budget-deal-has-no-specific …

BloombergOil Declines as Supply Fears Ease, Trump Tweets on Chinese TradeBloombergOil topped $80 a barrel in London on Wednesday and the U.S. benchmark crude's almost 14 percent year-to-date advance has already outstripped its 2017 performance. OPEC hi …

The GuardianOil prices could spiral higher in the coming months, says IEAThe GuardianThe world's energy watchdog has warned there is a risk of oil prices spiralling higher in the coming months, posing extra costs for drivers and a dilemma for the chanc …

BloombergAlberta Looks Beyond Oil as Crash Leaves Balanced Budget Far OffBloombergAlberta is looking beyond its oil industry as it works to end years of red ink. Still, a recovery to balanced budgets is a long ways off. Canada's top oil-producing provi …

Financial PostRose-coloured view from Alberta as province remains dependent on oil economyFinancial PostThe big theme in Alberta's 2018 budget is that thanks to NDP government leadership during the “worst recession in generations,” the provincial econo …

Journal of Petroleum TechnologyEngineering Bits for Drilling Down Close to the MagmaJournal of Petroleum TechnologyEngineering Bits for Drilling Down Close to the Magma. Stephen Rassenfoss, JPT Emerging Technology Senior Editor | 09 March 2018. Cutters sho …

BBC NewsGKN and Dana agree auto-engineering merger for $6.1bnBBC NewsUK engineering giant GKN has agreed to merge part of its business with US company Dana, as it seeks to fend off a takeover bid from Melrose Industries. The merger will combine GKN's D …

Business LineFiscal engineering is name of the gameBusiness LineThe task of borrowing is passed on to PSEs instead and included in the Budget discourse. The PSEs are strictly speaking corporate entities and run their own balance sheets and, hence, are resp …

Calgary HeraldAlberta budgets for deficits, pinning hopes on oil prices and pipelinesThe Globe and MailThe reliance of Premier Rachel Notley's NDP government on the energy market to improve its books runs against its promise to wean the province off re …

Calgary HeraldAlberta plans to double debt with budget that bets on oil reboundThe Globe and MailThe Alberta government expects to more than double its debt over the next three years and run deficits for another six, all while counting on rising oil prices …