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January 25, 2023
The “Wind At Our Backs” campaign will create awareness of the vast potential for wind developments and green hydrogen production in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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December 26, 2022
2022 was an enormous year for the oil and gas industry. From oil discoveries in Wyoming to Russia working around Western sanctions, there was no shortage of ground-breaking news. Read World Oil's top news stories of 2022 here.
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December 21, 2022
Milestones include recognition of the initial industry and government sponsors and partners, selection of keynote speakers for the Strategic Program of the Congress, updates on registration timelines and pricing and the appointment of two new Board Members to the Canadian Association of the World Petroleum Council.
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December 15, 2022
TAG Oil has chosen the BED 1-7 vertical well for its first re-completion and evaluation operations in BED-1. The data collected from BED 1-7 and incorporated into the modeling studies will help facilitate plans for drilling the first horizontal ARF well in BED-1.
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December 09, 2022
Pulse has completed all on-site construction, solvent storage, commissioning and regulatory approvals, and has begun injecting solvent into its Nisku D Pinnacle Reef.
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December 09, 2022
VAALCO Energy, Inc. provided an operational update including clean-up information on the North Tchibala 2H-ST well and more on Dec. 9.
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December 01, 2022
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Canada’s largest oil and gas producer, is aiming to raise production as high as 1 million barrels a day in 2023 for the first time as the company ramps up drilling amid historically high prices.
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November 20, 2022
On Wednesday evening, Nov. 16, a celebration of 25 years of production from Hibernia oil field offshore Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) was held at the St. John’s Convention Centre. What follows are the comments delivered by Energy NL CEO Charlene Johnson.
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November 18, 2022
A milestone many never imagined feasible for the Hibernia project, the initiative that helped revolutionize the economy of Newfoundland and Labrador and created the province's oil industry, is commemorating 25 years of oil production.
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November 09, 2022
TC Energy Corp. plans to sell $3.7 billion of assets next year as the Canadian pipeline operator works to reduce its debt and fund projects. Analysts speculate its Keystone oil pipeline could be on the block.
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November 03, 2022
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) announced five successful bids of $238 million for offshore parcels in the Eastern Newfoundland Region by Canadian units of BP, ExxonMobil and Equinor. No bids were received for the South Eastern Newfoundland Region
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October 13, 2022
Canadian heavy crude prices plunged to their biggest discount to futures since 2018 and, this time, the collapse has little to do with a shortage of pipelines.
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September 2022
The price is here. Drilling is up. But the outlook remains uncertain, as Canada wrestles with climate policies that do not align with the realities of demand, global markets, and security of supply.
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September 13, 2022
Deltastream Energy Corp.’s gamble six years ago on drilling for oil in a heavily forested area of northern Alberta with no pipeline links paid off with a C$1.8 billion ($1.4 billion) return for investors, according to its chief executive officer.
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August 2022
Buoyed by four reliable producing fields, another under development and one close to FID, along with seismic data indicating potential for additional significant finds, the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore sector is poised for noticeable growth over the next few years.
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July 28, 2022
The Province of British Columbia awarded a second geothermal permit to Fort Nelson First Nation to advance development of the Tu Deh-Kah Geothermal project at Clarke Lake.
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July 28, 2022
Oil producer Cenovus Energy Inc. said it may spend hundreds of millions more than planned this year as it absorbs an acquisition in Alberta and restarts an offshore project off the coast of Newfoundland.
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July 20, 2022
The U.S. said Mexico’s nationalist energy policies violate North America’s free-trade deal and has requested dispute-settlement talks under the agreement.
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July 19, 2022
Canada’s export credit agency is targeting a 15% cut to its financing portfolio for upstream oil and gas production by 2030.
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July 18, 2022
The Canadian government released potential designs for an emissions cap on the oil and gas industry, the next step in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to cut emissions in the sector by 42% by 2030.
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July 11, 2022
Suncor Energy Inc.’s chief executive officer stepped down on Friday after a series of fatalities at the company’s oil sands sites shook confidence in its management.
