An industry report for the oil & gas industry of Canada is presented from publisher BMI Research presenting a forecast for the industry and discussing oil production, the demand of natural gas, and the leading companies such as Suncor, Encana and Imperial Oil.

Th[is] book will demonstrate how the leaders of th[e] industry, former champions of progress, are now coming under scrutiny and being depicted as the biggest culprits of environmental degradation. Yet the industry is likely to continue to grow until some form of alternate fuels is developed. The oil and gas industry will continue to have an enormous impact on life on the planet.

Drawing on a century of the world's experience with gas and oil pipelines, this book illustrates the importance of economics in explaining the evolution of pipeline politics in various countries. It demonstrates that institutional differences influence ownership and regulation, while rents and consumer pricing depend on the size and diversity of existing markets, the depth of regulatory institutions, and the historical structure of the pipeline businesses themselves.

Joseph Hilyard's timely new book provides a broad perspective on the oil and gas industry, with primary attention to the United States. It takes the reader on a tour of the operations used to find and evaluate resources, and then to produce, store and deliver oil and gas.Three appendices define key industry terminology; suggest further reading on selected topics; and identify organizations that can provide more information.