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Chris Varcoe

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: With election over, can government and oilsands industry find path forward for $16.5B carbon capture project?

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Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: 'You've seen this movie': Canadian oil companies adjust to new reality of prices below US$60

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Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: 'You've seen this movie': Canadian oil companies adjust to new reality of prices below US$60

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Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: A $12.6B deal and falling oil prices rumble through Canadian oilpatch

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Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: A $12.6B deal and falling oil prices rumble through Canadian oilpatch

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Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: 'Turn us loose' says Suncor Energy CEO, as 38 oilpatch leaders sign new letter to Carney

Varcoe: 'Turn us loose' says Suncor Energy CEO, as 38 oilpatch leaders sign new letter to Carney
01.05.2025 4

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: 'Turn us loose' says Suncor Energy CEO, as 38 oilpatch leaders sign new letter to Carney

Varcoe: 'Turn us loose' says Suncor Energy CEO, as 38 oilpatch leaders sign new letter to Carney

With the federal election in the rear-view mirror, Canadian oil and gas leaders are looking to find common ground with the Liberal government as the...

01.05.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Practical approach or 'ongoing warfare': What will Carney's relationship be with Canada's energy industry?

Varcoe: Practical approach or 'ongoing warfare': What will Carney's relationship be with Canada's energy industry?
01.05.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Practical approach or 'ongoing warfare': What will Carney's relationship be with Canada's energy industry?

Varcoe: Practical approach or 'ongoing warfare': What will Carney's relationship be with Canada's energy industry?

'We've yet to see how he will attack these challenges ... Words can be polite and supportive — it's always going to be actions that matter'

30.04.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Alberta's dreams for high-speed rail link face long journey ahead

Varcoe: Alberta's dreams for high-speed rail link face long journey ahead
30.04.2025 4

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Alberta's dreams for high-speed rail link face long journey ahead

Varcoe: Alberta's dreams for high-speed rail link face long journey ahead
29.04.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Danielle Smith confident Dow's $9B petrochemical project will be built, despite construction delay

Varcoe: Danielle Smith confident Dow's $9B petrochemical project will be built, despite construction delay
29.04.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Danielle Smith confident Dow's $9B petrochemical project will be built, despite construction delay The development is the largest capital investment taking place in Alberta, but it’s unfolding during a period of economic turmoil

Varcoe: Danielle Smith confident Dow's $9B petrochemical project will be built, despite construction delay The development is the largest capital investment taking place in Alberta, but it’s unfolding during a period of economic turmoil
28.04.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Alberta suffers collateral damage from tariff 'blast radius,' with delay of Dow's megaproject

Varcoe: Alberta suffers collateral damage from tariff 'blast radius,' with delay of Dow's megaproject
26.04.2025 4

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Alberta suffers collateral damage from tariff 'blast radius,' with delay of Dow's $9B megaproject

Varcoe: Alberta suffers collateral damage from tariff 'blast radius,' with delay of Dow's $9B megaproject
25.04.2025 9

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: National Bank of Canada CEO calls for new energy projects, unity, as tariffs put 'pause' on economy

Varcoe: National Bank of Canada CEO calls for new energy projects, unity, as tariffs put 'pause' on economy
25.04.2025 4

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: National Bank of Canada CEO calls for new energy projects, unity, as tariffs put 'pause' on economy

Varcoe: National Bank of Canada CEO calls for new energy projects, unity, as tariffs put 'pause' on economy
24.04.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Actions not words — Canada's next PM needs to get major energy projects built, not just debated

24.04.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Actions not words — Canada's next PM needs to get major energy projects built, not just debated

'This is different from energy debates we've had previously, because the question has now pivoted to, how are we going to develop our energy...

23.04.2025 30

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Calgary energy firm revives nuclear ambitions, kick-starts approval process for Alberta project

18.04.2025 6

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: A blueprint for growth — Finding new export markets for oil, propane offers Canada 'huge opportunity'

16.04.2025 2

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Shifting from ‘price-takers to price-seekers’ – new $1.3B LPG export project and TMX prove global demand for Canadian energy

15.04.2025 9

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: How can Canada become an LNG powerhouse – the head of TC Energy has some ideas

12.04.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: 'A generational opportunity': Timely projects, political will needed to make Canada an LNG powerhouse

'It's a time-bound opportunity, and we have to get our elbows up. We have to be a little bit more competitive'

11.04.2025 6

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Canadian producers more battle-tested than U.S. to withstand strain of low oil prices

10.04.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Canadian producers more battle-tested than U.S. to withstand strain of low oil prices

'We've been at this a lot longer than the U.S. industry . . . There's no doubt in my mind their sustaining capital requirements are a lot higher than...

09.04.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: No need for Alberta to panic, Smith says, as oil prices tumble amid economic havoc in U.S.

08.04.2025 5

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: 'Market is fearful' — Global trade war, increased OPEC production shock oil prices, stocks

06.04.2025 8

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: 'Market is fearful' — Global trade war, increased OPEC production shock oil prices, stocks

“There's a lot of uncertainty around how this is going to impact the global economy”

05.04.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: As Trump tariff clock ticks down, case for Canadian trade corridors is 'long overdue'

03.04.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: As Trump tariff clock ticks down, case for Canadian trade corridors is 'long overdue'

02.04.2025 7

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Calgary office vacancy rate creeps above 30% — 'Like climbing out of a hole made of quicksand'

01.04.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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New report shows Calgary's downtown office vacancy rate climbs back above 30%

31.03.2025 5

Calgary Sun

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Varcoe: How to turn growing public support for pipelines into action: 'Let's get it done' Eighty-eight per cent of respondents to a new poll see oil and natural gas as important to Canada's economy

30.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: How to turn growing public support for pipelines into action: 'Let's get it done'

29.03.2025 8

Calgary Sun

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Varcoe: How to turn growing public support for pipelines into action: 'Let's get it done'

Eighty-eight per cent of respondents to a new poll see oil and natural gas as important to Canada's economy

29.03.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Will U.S. tariffs trigger Canadian stagflation? Bank of Canada faces test of rising prices, slowing economy

22.03.2025 9

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Rising prices or slowing economy — Bank of Canada faces test picking priority amid tariff war

21.03.2025 30

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Guilbeault out, Wilkinson stays as energy boss in Carney cabinet, as wary oilpatch watches

16.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Guilbeault out, Wilkinson stays as energy boss in Carney cabinet, as wary oilpatch watches

15.03.2025 50

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Danielle Smith wants Canada to play 'long game' on U.S. tariffs, touts energy co-operation

15.03.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Danielle Smith wants Canada to play 'long game' on U.S. tariffs, touts energy co-operation

14.03.2025 6

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Energy a weapon in Ontario, off-limits in Alberta as Trump tariff war escalates 'We’re trying everything and anything to see what gets them to wake up and realize this tariff war helps no one'

13.03.2025 8

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Energy a weapon in Ontario, off-limits in Alberta as Trump tariff war escalates

12.03.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Whitecap and Veren $15B blockbuster merger builds bigger energy company that's able to 'weather the storm'

11.03.2025 6

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: Double trouble as oil price falls and Trump tariffs leave oilpatch on edge

08.03.2025 5

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Double trouble as oil price falls and Trump tariffs leave oilpatch on edge

07.03.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: 'Elbows-up' - last call for U.S. booze, but Alberta will keep serving oil and gas in tariff war

07.03.2025 2

Edmonton Journal

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Varcoe: Last call for U.S. booze, but Alberta will keep serving oil and gas in tariff war

06.03.2025 8

Calgary Herald

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Varcoe: 'The damage is done': Flow of Canadian oil to U.S. continues, even as relationship fractures

Although the integrated North American energy system has just been dealt a blow by the U.S. trade action, it still matters You can save this article...

06.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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