Canada

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May 2019
Alberta looks forward to better days
News
May 07, 2019
Don’t forget that Canada is a major source of oil and gas, and an extremely reliable place to do business was the message put forth at OTC on Monday by officials from several jurisdictions in the country.
Article
May 2019
Numerous completion technology advances have emerged to improve stimulation efficiency and lower break-even costs, but the optimal solution depends on the development.
News
May 03, 2019
TransCanada Corp. posted first-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates, giving the pipeline company momentum as it enters a period that’s likely to feature key legal decisions on some of its major projects.
News
May 02, 2019
The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) in its Midyear Update to the 2019 Canadian Oilfield Services Activity Forecast lowered, for a second time, its forecast for the number of wells drilled (rig released) in 2019 across Canada to 5,300 wells – a drop of 1,300 or 20% from the original forecast of 6,600 in November 2018.
News
May 01, 2019
Newfoundland and Labrador has an opportunity to become one of the most competitive offshore oil and natural gas jurisdictions in the world, but only if Newfoundlanders and Labradorians vote for energy in the next provincial election, according to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP).
News
April 30, 2019
Maintenance at oil-sands mines may achieve what Alberta’s mandatory production curtailments have so far failed to accomplish: drain Western Canada’s storage tanks.
News
April 26, 2019
As a provincial general election is scheduled for May 16, 2019, Noia has issued a letter to the leaders of the four political parties seeking their position on the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil & gas industry.
News
April 24, 2019
Shifting Alberta's shipments of crude-by-rail to private producers, is an option that Cenovus Energy Inc. CEO Alex Pourbaix said Alberta Premier-Elect Jason Kenney may be able to consider, instead of scrapping the plan altogether.
News
April 17, 2019
Alberta has made a made a conservative move by electing Kenney premier after he vowed to fight harder for the Canadian province’s beleaguered energy industry.
News
April 11, 2019
Jason Kenney has had it with the passive approach to fighting for Canada’s energy sector.
News
April 10, 2019
Centurion Group, supply of critical rental, infrastructure and support services company, is pleased to announce that it has expanded its drilling, completions and production (DCP) segment with the acquisition of Tango Delta Rentals, Canadian communications and specialty equipment rentals business.
News
April 10, 2019
New legislation will help reduce climate pollution by phasing out gas-powered light-duty vehicles and making zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) more available and affordable for British Columbians.
News
April 08, 2019
Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. is pleased to announce finishing successfully the drilling, completion, equip and tie-in of its nine (9) wells in first-quarter 2019.
News
April 02, 2019
Local wildcatters that pump light crude far from the giant oil-sands mines of northern Alberta are getting a big price boost from the curtailments announced at the start of December, without the headaches.
News
March 22, 2019
Trying to fix the crude market has been hard enough for OPEC. Alberta’s go at it is proving a bigger challenge than the oil-rich Canadian province anticipated.
Article
March 2019
Gulf Quest LLC, a Gulf Energy Information and Quest Offshore JV, is hosting this year’s 16th annual Marine, Construction & Engineering Deepwater Development (MCEDD) conference on April 2–4, at London’s Novotel London West hotel. Once again, attendees can expect to hear about the latest advances in the engineering, development and production of oil and gas in deepwater and ultra-deepwater fields around the globe.
News
March 17, 2019
ExxonMobil Corp. is delaying a C$2.6 billion ($1.9 billion) oil-sands project in Canada by at least a year as the nation’s energy industry grapples with a shortage of pipeline space and government-mandated production cuts.
News
March 13, 2019
Oil sands producers including MEG Energy Corp. and Imperial Oil Ltd. are reconsidering oil sands expansions as new export pipelines are delayed and the provincial government limits production.
News
March 11, 2019
The head of LNG Canada said he does “not see a single scenario” that would stop the nation’s largest infrastructure project from getting built, dispelling concerns that the $30 billion gas export facility is at risk of mounting opposition from pipeline foes.
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