The Newsroom by DOB Energy

On this episode of The Newsroom , DOB Energy reporter Josh Skapin interviews Mark Scholz, president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors. The CAOEC’s top executive will be discussing several issues, including the outlook for drilling activity in Western Canada, service-sector capacity and consolidation. The Newsroom is available on DOBEnergy.com , Spotify and Apple Podcasts ....

On this episode of The Newsroom , DOB Energy reporter Josh Skapin interviews Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. He will answer questions on key energy trade and policy issues, including the Alberta and federal government’s energy deal and the state of energy investment in Canada. Mar is a former politician who served for several years as a prominent Alberta Progressive Cons...

On this episode of The Newsroom podcast, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith joins DOB Energy editor Richard Macedo. The premier will answer questions about the challenges and opportunities ahead for Alberta’s energy sector, including its continuing push to diversify export markets. Background reading: Bringing the Canada-Alberta MOU to fruition, Part 1 – potential and impediments . Bringing the Canada...

On the latest episode of The Newsroom podcast, DOB Energy reporter Josh Skapin is joined by Robert “RJ” Johnston, who is the director of energy and natural resources policy at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. Johnston, a recognized expert in global energy and natural resources policy and geopolitics, will discuss the changing dynamics in worldwide oil and gas flows and the impl...

On the latest episode of The Newsroom podcast, KPMG’s Conor Chell, one of Canada’s leading environmental, social and governance lawyers, joins DOB Energy reporter Josh Skapin. Chell addresses a range of questions about Bill C-5, major project approvals, Indigenous consultation and why outcomes-based regulation may benefit the Canadian system. Background reading: Canada needs an outcomes-based regu...

On the latest episode of The Newsroom podcast, Calgary-based energy market analyst Martin King of RBN Energy joins DOB Energy editor Richard Macedo. King will discuss the oil and natural gas market outlook for 2026, including his forecast for prices, and the impact of Venezuelan oil coming back to the market and its effect on Canada.  Background reading: Alberta could double oil production with ne...

On today’s episode of The Newsroom, DOB Energy reporter Josh Skapin interviews Chana Martineau, the CEO of the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation. Martineau will discuss Indigenous participation in energy projects and the organization’s role in the evolving energy and technology landscape. Background reading: New industry standard set by Indigenous-led development . New bitumen pipeline...

On today’s episode of The Newsroom, Pembina Pipelinepresident and CEO Scott Burrows joins DOB Energy editor Richard Macedo. Burrows discusses a range of issues, including Canada’s renewed push to build major energy projects; Pembina’s own list of capital projects; and its Indigenous partnerships.   Background reading: Pembina Pipeline locks up volumes on its conventional pipeline systems . Pembina...

On today’s episode of The Newsroom, Deep Sky CEO Alex Petre joins DOB Energy reporter Josh Skapin. Deep Sky, a Montreal-based carbon removal project developer, aims to remove gigatons of carbon from the atmosphere and permanently store it underground. Petre will discuss the potential impact of direct air capture, its costs, policy measures, carbon markets, and her company’s new Deep Sky Alpha faci...

On today’s episode of The Newsroom, Trican Well Service’s president and CEO Brad Fedora joins DOB Energy reporter Cathryn Atkinson. In this wide-ranging interview, Fedora provides his outlook for industry activity, deal-making in the service sector, his views on the implementation of AI, and how tariffs are affecting his company and the broader industry. Background reading: Tariffs highlight Canad...

Jeremy McCrea, an oil and gas analyst with BMO Capital Markets, joins DOB Energy editor Richard Macedo on this episode of The Newsroom. McCrea reviews merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the oil and gas producer sector so far in 2025 and discusses what may be in store for the remainder of the year, including the possibility of an American producer dipping into the Canadian M&A market....

On today’s episode of The Newsroom, DOB Energy reporter Josh Skapin interviews Avik Dey. Dey is the president and CEO of Capital Power. The company is a power producer with about 12 GW of power generation at 32 facilities across North America. This includes the Genesee generating station located west of Edmonton, where Capital Power is headquartered. Dey has more than two decades of experience in...

On today’s episode of The Newsroom, DOB Energy reporter Cathryn Atkinson speaks with Crystal Smith, Chief Councillor of the Haisla Nation in British Columbia. Chief Smith will be discussing Indigenous involvement in energy projects, and what she’s learned through the Haisla Nation’s participation in Cedar LNG. Editor’s note : After the podcast was recorded, Chief Smith announced she is not standin...

On today’s episode of The Newsroom, DOB Energy reporter Josh Skapin speaks with Justin Riemer, chief executive officer of Emissions Reduction Alberta. Justin will be discussing the future of energy cleantech, emissions reduction strategies, and how policy and investment are shaping Alberta’s low carbon ecosystem. Background reading: You can access our Low Carbon Solutions content stream here . Epi...

On today’s episode of The Newsroom, DOB Energy editor Richard Macedo interviews Tristan Goodman, president and CEO of the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada. The organization represents over 80 Canadian energy producers, from start-ups to multibillion-dollar public companies. Its members represent close to half of the country’s oil and gas production. Tristan discusses industry’s priori...

On today’s episode of The Newsroom, DOB Energy reporter Cathryn Atkinson speaks with Gitane De Silva . Gitane is the former CEO of the Canada Energy Regulator , and is the founder and principal of the consulting firm GDStrategic . Cathryn asks Gitane how Canada could build new infrastructure — like pipelines — in a more efficient way, especially as it relates to regulation and political decision-m...

On today’s episode of The Newsroom, DOB Energy reporter Josh Skapin interviews Peter Tertzakian . Peter is the founder of ARC Energy Research Institute , and founder and CEO of Studio Energy . With a federal election underway, Josh asks Peter about the top energy issues in the campaign, including the emissions cap, carbon taxes, and how to build more energy infrastructure. Also in this episode: Ho...

On today’s episode of The Newsroom, DOB Energy editor Richard Macedo interviews Monica Gattinger, a professor in political studies at the University of Ottawa. She’ll be talking about Canadians’ changing views about the importance of energy and the implications amidst a federal election campaign, a trade war with the United States, and renewed ambition in Canada to get more energy infrastructure p...

On today’s inaugural episode, DOB Energy editor Richard Macedo interviews Calgary-based energy market analyst Martin King of RBN Energy. King, one of the foremost energy market analysts in Canada, will be talking about his outlook for oil and gas prices.