How much do we stand to lose
in oil royalties and taxes if this pipeline doesn't go through?
Not exact matches
LNG development also has strong political support
in B.C. — all three major parties favour it
in principle — because, unlike
oil from Alberta, it would almost certainly result
in higher
royalty revenues.
Third, the government of Alberta takes bitumen (and conventional
oil and gas)
royalties in kind, and their responsibility is to market those products to maximize the value to Albertans.
Petrobras's participation
in the ultra-deep water
oil business remains mostly passive and is viewed by the
oil industry as another form of
royalty payment to the state.
The federal government wants to distribute more of the
oil royalties evenly across all the states
in Brazil, instead of the lion's share going to states on the coast where the drilling occurs.
Franco - Nevada Corp. (FNV: $ 44.16) A
royalty company that buys interests
in a diversified range of gold mines as well as interests
in oil and gas and other assets.
If you're talking about a new project with no significant investment already deployed, building a new mine if you expect today's prices to hold
in the long term is a tough call — a 50 - year
oil sands project is a lot of risk for less than a 10 % rate of return — but even there, you can see the impact of the lower Canadian dollar and the hedge provided by a
royalty regime which lowers rates when prices are low.
Cuts to the highest per - capita spending
in Canada will doubtless be part of the budget Premier Alison Redford unveils on March 7, but a shortfall on the revenue side, namely
oil and gas
royalties, has prominent Albertans calling for a more stable source of funding: a provincial sales tax.
In a characteristic jab at his less energetic Asian neighbors, he explains: «We haven't got
oil and minerals on which other people have to pay
royalties.
Smith then added up what the «under - appreciated»
oil and gas sector contributes
in taxes and
royalties.
If you're talking about a new project with no significant investment already deployed, building a new mine if you expect today's prices to hold
in the long term is a tough call — a 50 year
oil sands project is a lot of risk for less than a 10 per cent rate of return — but even there, you can see the impact of the lower Canadian dollar and the hedge provided by a
royalty regime which lowers rates when prices are low.
In an attempt to deter Soviet influence in the Middle East in the 1950s, the State Department backed a Saudi Arabian accounting maneuver that reclassified the royalties charged by foreign governments to American oil driller
In an attempt to deter Soviet influence
in the Middle East in the 1950s, the State Department backed a Saudi Arabian accounting maneuver that reclassified the royalties charged by foreign governments to American oil driller
in the Middle East
in the 1950s, the State Department backed a Saudi Arabian accounting maneuver that reclassified the royalties charged by foreign governments to American oil driller
in the 1950s, the State Department backed a Saudi Arabian accounting maneuver that reclassified the
royalties charged by foreign governments to American
oil drillers.
While falling
oil prices spurred discussion of a provincial sales tax to help plug the hole
in the province's
royalty revenues, Alberta needs to consider more consequential measures.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board was busy acquiring everything from real estate to power,
oil and gas, and future
royalties in a cancer drug, Venetoclax, while the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec joined forces with Suez to buy General Electric Co.'s water and process technologies business for US$ 3.4 billion.
There are also additional hidden expenditures already on the table such as
royalty relief programs for Enhanced
Oil Recovery (EOR) which effectively use oil in the ground to pay for CCS over and above the $ 2 billion CCS fu
Oil Recovery (EOR) which effectively use
oil in the ground to pay for CCS over and above the $ 2 billion CCS fu
oil in the ground to pay for CCS over and above the $ 2 billion CCS fund.
Evan Solomon: The government of Alberta, they point to these statistics: the
oil sands creates $ 307 billion
in tax revenue, $ 187 billion for the federal government, 23 % of employment is from
oil sands, 7 % of employment
in Canada from the
oil sands and
in Ontario alone, 7 %, they say, of employment comes from the
oil sands and they say
royalties of $ 1.9 billion fund programs across the country.
In the case of an oil spill cleanup, the costs are likely to be directly incurred by an insurance company, but the premiums paid for that insurance come at the expense of the value of the oil transportation service — the higher the expected clean - up costs from oil spills, the higher insurance premiums will be, and this will mean higher pipeline tolls, which in turn implies lower profits, taxes, and royalties on the products shippe
In the case of an
oil spill cleanup, the costs are likely to be directly incurred by an insurance company, but the premiums paid for that insurance come at the expense of the value of the
oil transportation service — the higher the expected clean - up costs from
oil spills, the higher insurance premiums will be, and this will mean higher pipeline tolls, which
in turn implies lower profits, taxes, and royalties on the products shippe
in turn implies lower profits, taxes, and
royalties on the products shipped.
«Just like
in our
royalty plan, the panel has found that Albertans are getting a fair share from
oil and gas
royalties, and that our
royalties today are globally competitive.
Like the Tories that ruled Alberta for nearly 44 years, Mr. Wall's party never saved anything from the resource boom
in his province, and the recent decline
in oil prices has left both provinces
in a
royalty bind.
Over the past four years the Wildrose has excelled at using wedge issues like
oil and gas
royalties and property rights to drive the political agenda
in Alberta.
When
oil prices drop and natural resource
royalties are low, our artificially low tax rates are unrealistic if we want to sustain the public services that contribute to the high quality of life we enjoy
in Alberta.
The PC Party has released some radio ads and its supporters
in corporate Calgary, like
oil company CEO Brian Ferguson, have spoken out against the NDP proposal to review natural resource
royalties.
Ms Notley replied that the
royalty review did not cause the international drop
in oil prices (she's right, Alberta may think it's the centre of the
oil universe, but it's not OPEC), and the commission would be a transparent forum to ensure Albertans get the best value for their natural resources.
My friends
in the industry say this is a ludicrous oversimplification for a number of reasons including (1) Kenney's valuation is based on what he called the «current global market value» ($ 60 / barrel) which doesn't apply to bitumen, (2) he hasn't included the cost of extraction or the fact producers would never dump that much
oil onto the market at once and (3) Albertans only get
royalties, not the entire amount.
Alberta has a revenue problem and if we should have learned anything since the international price of
oil collapsed
in 2014, it is that we should not depend on
royalty revenues from
oil and gas to fund the day to day operations of our public services.
The savvy Canadian is the co-founder and chairman of Toronto based Franco - Nevada (FNV 94.06 1.61 %) and pioneered the
royalty business model
in the gold mining sector based on the model used
in the
oil - and - gas industry.
There is, however, the beginning of a renaissance
in Kuwait and Bahrein because of the wealth brought by
oil royalties.
Indeed, at 24 per cent
in 2012, it is considerably lower even than the ETR observed for the fifth North Sea hydrocarbons producer, the German Federal Land of Schleswig - Holstein, whose government has been increasing the statutory
royalty rate
in line with rising
oil prices
in recent years — from 12.5 per cent
in 2003 to 21 per cent as of the time of writing — with the result that the ETR
in the German sector of the North Sea
in 2012 came to 33 per cent.
Since the 15 - year period of for non-payment of
royalties expired
in June 2014 the should collect arreas of
royalties running to hundreds of million of dollars owed by the
oil and gas companies operating
in the area.
He sponsored legislation to ensure that states and tribes have a say
in changes to federal coal,
oil and gas
royalties or leasing policy.
They both also have pensions and will collect Social Security
in two years and receive a monthly
royalty from an inherited
oil partnership.
Overriding
royalty interest:
In an
oil and gas program, a compensation arrangement giving the general partner a percentage of the gross income, on top of the other
royalties.
Royalty income is classified into two major types that include the use of copyrights, trademarks and patents and investing
in the extraction of gas,
oil and other minerals.
As
oil and gas prices decline and the availability of reserved - based senior credit becomes increasingly scarce, exploration and production companies are seeking to refinance into more traditional term loans or to divest
royalties in an effort to...
So, as time goes on we're probably going to feel it even more, directly
in terms of the
royalty revenues from
oil from our provincial government.
For example, an «energy security fee» of $ 3.50 per barrel of imported
oil would raise approximately $ 15 billion annually; reduced fossil fuel subsidies as proposed by the administration could generate upwards of $ 35 billion over ten years; a utilities electricity fee could raise at least $ 2 billion annually, as included
in the Kerry - Lieberman American Power Act; and
royalties on new offshore continental shelf drilling could raise more than $ 100 billion over twenty years.
In fact, a 2008 energy blueprint released by House Republicans, the «American Energy Act,» included the concept of a trust fund for advanced technology research funded by
oil and gas
royalties.
This week, he announced that the part of the agency which permits
oil and gas drilling and collects
royalties will be separated from the part of the agency
in charge of inspecting the safety of
oil rigs and platforms and enforcing the law.
If he can't find new lands or waters to open to
oil and gas production, the only other other alternative is to propose an increase
in royalties and fees on existing
oil and gas producing lands.
The tricky situation though is that each of the Republican proposals envision dedicating
royalty revenues from expanded domestic production of
oil and gas, including opening up new areas previously closed to production
in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and places like the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Put another way, Congress could raise all of the funds needed to support long - term investments
in this Energy Security Trust by increasing
royalties paid for producing
oil and gas from public lands and waters by an amount less than the typical daily fluctuations of
oil and gas commodity prices.
Likewise, dedicating a small fee on
oil and gas production (or consumption) or a portion of increased
royalties from energy production on public lands would ensure that as we enjoy relatively cheap and abundant energy supplies today, we are also setting aside the funds needed to make steady investments
in the advanced energy technologies needed to secure cheap and abundant energy
in the future.
Extreme volatility
in the
oil markets impacts revenues and
royalties and leaves
oil companies demanding more subsidies to survive.
These anti-hydrocarbon policies also mean the U.S. Treasury will be deprived of hundreds of billions of dollars
in lease bonuses,
royalties, taxes and other revenues that it would realize from the development of our nation's vast
oil, natural gas and coal deposits.
One of the few energy specifics Obama floated
in his 2013 State of the Union speech was the creation of an Energy Security Trust, which over the next decade would steer $ 2 billion
in oil and natural gas
royalties to fund research into biofuels, fuel cells, and advanced batteries.
Instead of requiring perpetual subsidies, á la the «renewable» technologies that President Obama intends to redouble if he is reelected, the
oil sands generate vast sums
in royalties and taxes: an anticipated $ 690 billion into federal and provincial coffers all across Canada over the life of the project.
Despite promises that uranium,
oil, gas, and coal leases would bring
in millions of dollars
in royalties and create thousands of jobs, a visit to our reservation reveals a completely different reality.
Developing America's vast domestic
oil, natural gas, coal and shale gas deposits will generate millions of jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars
in critically needed
royalty and tax revenue.
To illustrate, Alberta collected just $ 827 million
in royalties on
oil sands company sales of $ 120 billion
in 2016 (note that this figure also includes downstream revenues).
2014 - 15 gas and
oil sales value totalled around $ 1.56 billion, but SA received just $ 105.3 million
in oil and gas
royalties.