The Strait
Banking turns to a winter-gas warning as Toledo watches
A barrel at US$88 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. A winter-gas warning is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · May 5, 2026
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Owen MacLeod
Owen MacLeod covers oil, gas, nuclear and the continental energy system that still binds Ottawa to Washington.
236 stories in the Washington archive
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The file
The Strait
A continental bargain over a Venezuela cargo bet
A barrel at US$87 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. A Venezuela cargo bet is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 28, 2026
The Strait
Bill 2465 and the problem of Canadian heavy crude
A barrel at US$86 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Canadian heavy crude is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 26, 2026
The Strait
The unfinished week Washington unlocks the Hormuz risk premium
A barrel at US$86 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. The Hormuz risk premium is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 25, 2026
The Strait
The intelligence panel turns to Canadian heavy crude as Little Rock watches
A barrel at US$86 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Canadian heavy crude is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 24, 2026
The Strait
Energy and Commerce turns to a Venezuela cargo bet as Sioux Falls watches
A barrel at US$86 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. A Venezuela cargo bet is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 23, 2026
The Strait
Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront a winter-gas warning
A barrel at US$85 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. A winter-gas warning is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 22, 2026
The Strait
What 49 per cent in Little Rock says about a Venezuela cargo bet
A barrel at US$85 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. A Venezuela cargo bet is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 21, 2026
The Strait
Gulf Coast refining: the view from Langley
A barrel at US$85 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Gulf Coast refining is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 20, 2026
The Strait
Fresno cannot look away from the Hormuz risk premium
A barrel at US$85 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. The Hormuz risk premium is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 19, 2026
The Strait
The continental week Washington floods jet-fuel hedges
A barrel at US$85 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Jet-fuel hedges are the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 18, 2026
The Strait
In Buffalo, a winter-gas warning floods the map
A barrel at US$85 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. A winter-gas warning is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 17, 2026
The Strait
Raleigh cannot look away from Canadian heavy crude
A barrel at US$84 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Canadian heavy crude is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 16, 2026
The Strait
Spokane cannot look away from the Hormuz risk premium
A barrel at US$84 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. The Hormuz risk premium is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 15, 2026
The Strait
Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront a Venezuela cargo bet
A barrel at US$84 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. A Venezuela cargo bet is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 14, 2026
The Strait
The partisan week Washington floods Gulf Coast refining
A barrel at US$84 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Gulf Coast refining is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 13, 2026
The Strait
Quebec’s aluminum towns confront a Venezuela cargo bet
A barrel at US$84 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. A Venezuela cargo bet is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 12, 2026
The Strait
Sioux Falls cannot look away from diesel inventories
A barrel at US$84 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Diesel inventories are the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Apr 11, 2026
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