Research Guides: Energy Industries: Industry Overviews

Using Google to find Government Resources

Tip: Remember to try a few searches using different search words, to vary your results.

retail site:gov.bc.ca
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supermarkets site:gc.ca
(adding site:gc.ca searches only Canadian federal government websites)
pharmacy retail site:.gov
(adding site:.gov searches only U.S. government websites)

BC Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources
Natural Resources Canada. Energy
Includes profiles, statistics, analysis, reports and publications on energy sources, energy efficiency and energy resources.
Natural Resources Canada. Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE)
Includes standards, statistics and publications.
European Commission. Energy Strategy for Europe
UN. Energy Knowledge Network
U.S. Department of Energy
World Energy Council. Publications
UN-accredited global energy body, representing the entire energy spectrum, with 3000 member organisations in over 90 countries and drawn from governments, private and state corporations, academia, NGOs and energy-related stakeholders.

Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Provides access to journal articles, books and videos related to business, management, economics, banking, finance, and accounting. Use for finding articles, case studies, and company and industry information.
Freedonia Focus This link opens in a new window
Market research reports focusing on consumer, technical and high tech products and services. Note: Freedonia Focus reports are now found in MarketResearch.com Academic database.
IBISWorld Industry Reports This link opens in a new window
Contains full-text market research reports for Canadian, US and global industries. Reports cover industry structure, trends, competitive landscape and operating conditions.
MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new window
Market research reports for consumer products, demographics, food, beverage, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and more. Includes reports from various sources, including Freedonia Focus, Packaged Facts and Kalorama.

Passport GMID
International statistical and market research reports for over 200 countries, including natural resources under Economies.

OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
A complete online collection of journals, books, and statistical series and databases published by the OECD since 1998. Use for: full-text access to books, journals and statistics from the OECD.

International Energy Agency. World Energy Outlook
Annual projections from the International Energy Agency. Note: this is available as part of UBC Library's subscription to the OECD iLibrary (it is not freely available on the Internet).
PSAC (Petroleum Services Association of Canada)
Overview of the industry: Exploration | Oilsands | Pipelines | Oil & Gas Services