The 12 Rigs of Christmas: On the third day of Christmas, my missus gave to me, Red Dog Drilling Rig 3
Red Dog Drilling Rig 3 was shot in July, 2013. It was just a gorgeous day, and a spectacular sunset.
The 12 Rigs of Christmas: On the second day of Christmas, my missus gave to me, Vortex Drilling Rig 1
Over the next 12 days, you’ll see rigs of companies still here, and others that have come and gone. Some have changed names and colours. People have come and gone. But you know what? Our industry is still keeping our trucks fueled and our people warm. This is Vortex Drilling Rig 1, shot in June 2011, on its first hole.
The 12 Rigs of Christmas: On the first day of Christmas, my missus gave to me Stampede Drilling Rig 1
Over the years, I’ve photographed many of the rigs working in southeast Saskatchewan. It’s time to renew the 12 Rigs of Christmas! Over the next 12 days, you’ll see rigs of companies come and gone. Some are still with us. Some have changed names and colours. People have come and gone. But you know what? Our industry is still keeping our trucks fueled and our people warm.
NEWS: Oilpatch keeping the lid on spending amid record-setting output
CALGARY — Canadian oil and gas companies have been hesitant to loosen the purse strings in spite of this fall’s commodity price boom, and the arrival of the new Omicron COVID−19 variant may help to explain why. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate...
NEWS: OPEC+ sticks to modest boost in oil output despite omicron
NEW YORK (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries decided Thursday to maintain the amount of oil they pump to the world even as the new omicron variant casts a spikey shadow of uncertainty over the global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic....
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Baytex budgets $400 to $450 million for capex in 2022
CALGARY – Baytex Energy Corp. plans on spending between $400 and $450 million for capital expenditures in 2022, with a good chunk of that going to its Viking and heavy oil plays in Saskatchewan. The company released its budget at the close of business on Dec. 1....
NEWS: Trans Mountain pipeline restart ‘only a few days away,’ says company
CALGARY — The restart of the Trans Mountain pipeline is "only a few days away," according to the company working to get the critical piece of infrastructure back up and running ever since a precautionary shutdown on Nov. 14 due to flooding and...
NEWS: Alberta rolls out new rules forcing industry to pay for abandoned well cleanup
CALGARY — Alberta's oil and gas regulator has rolled out new rules aimed at addressing the growing problem of inactive and abandoned wells in the province, but critics say the industry should be forced to do even more to clean up after itself. The...
NEWS: Alberta Utilities Commission investigators want probe of ATCO dealings on TMX camps
EDMONTON — Investigators at the Alberta Utilities Commission are asking the regulator to look into what they say is illegal behaviour by one of the province's largest and most prominent homegrown companies. They allege ATCO Electric deliberately...
NEWS: Michigan abandons Line 5 challenge to focus instead on 2019 state court lawsuit
“We’ve had enough of this Canadian corporation and the Canadian government itself tying up Michigan’s efforts to protect our Great Lakes from a catastrophic oil spill,” National Wildlife Association regional executive director Mike Shriberg said in a statement.
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Cenovus sells Husky gas station fleet to FCL and Parkland
Cenovus sold off $660 million in assets three ways – Montney producing assets, and its fleet of Husky gas stations to FCL and Parkland.
Patchwork Podcast: Ryan Turner, Renown Down Hole Solutions
November’s Patchwork podcast with Tracy Klotz and Kurt Price features Ryan Turner. He grew up in an oilpatch family, worked overseas, and launched a new tool company, Renown Dowh Hole Sollutions Inc., just before the oil downturn hit in 2014, but survived and has since grown.
Patchwork Podcast now on Pipeline Online
Pipeline Online is excited to announce that Patchwork, a monthly podcast hosted by New Lloydminster Nissan, will be posted here regularly.
NEWS: Rosier financial picture expected as Alberta delivers second-quarter budget update
EDMONTON — Alberta's finance minister is expected to deliver some good news on the province's budget today when he releases the second-quarter update. Travis Toews says the economic outlook is improving across the board and not just in Alberta's...
David Yager: “The only thing certain about oil is uncertainty”
Thirty years ago, David Yager had the opportunity to meet the secretary general of OPEC, Dr. Subroto of Indonesia. Here’s what he learned from that experience, and how it applies to the massive swings in oil prices in recent days.
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NEWS: Canadians to get biggest drop in gasoline prices since 2009 over COVID variant fears
Canadians should experience the fastest drop in gasoline prices in nearly 13 years on Sunday as fears about a virulent new COVID−19 variant are expected to provide a break of 11 cents per litre at the pumps. Dan McTeague, president of Canadians...
NEWS: Regulator rejects Enbridge’s Mainline pipeline system contracting proposal
CALGARY — Canada's main energy regulator has rejected Enbridge Inc.'s proposal to fill its Mainline pipeline network through long-term contracts. The Calgary-based pipeline giant had applied to enter into long-term contracts for 90 per cent of the...
Globe and Mail won’t run SK energy minister letter to the editor in response to insult. Here it is
Dear Editor, This is my letter to The Globe and Mail, in response to Gary Mason’s frankly insulting column about Saskatchewan. The editors demanded full sourcing, which we provided. They still refused to publish it. Re Premier Moe Wants Saskatchewan to have Nationhood...
Helium in Saskatchewan, Part 5: Getting into the helium wildcatting game: Global Helium
For many years, Saskatchewan’s energy sector had a high number of junior oil producers, companies willing to take risks to prove up a resource. That sector has largely vanished over the last seven years, but there is a new one rising: helium wildcatters. There are...
Helium in Saskatchewan, Part 4: Helium development is entirely dependent on oil and gas expertise and services
REGINA – While development of helium in Saskatchewan is proving to be the birth, or rebirth of an industry, there is one simple fact: it is entirely dependent on the expertise developed in oil and gas, and the oilfield service companies that, for years, have produced...
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Quick Dick McDick’s tips for surviving Agribition
Quick Dick needs an escort, in a few different ways.
NEWS: Environmentalists threaten Alberta Premier Kenney with lawsuit over inquiry remarks
A coalition of at least eight environmental groups is threatening to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for defamation if he doesn't retract and apologize for statements saying a public inquiry found they spread misinformation about the province's...
Helium in Saskatchewan, Part 3: Our place in global production and minimizing environmental impact
Helium, the other natural gas, is the new frontier in Saskatchewan’s oil and gas production. On Nov. 15, Saskatchewan announced its ambitious Helium Action Plan, with the goal of taking us from 1 to 10 per cent of global market share. This is Part 3 of a eight-part Pipeline Online series on helium’s growing development in this province, and what it means for the oil and gas sector which is doing all the work on the ground.
307 days from Biden cancelling Keystone XL until he opened up the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve
307 days. That’s not even a year. That’s precisely how long it took from the day President Joe Biden was sworn in, when he cancelled Keystone XL, until the day he opened up the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve. What the heck is that? The U.S. Gulf...
NEWS: TC Energy seeks to recoup costs from U.S. for cancelled Keystone XL pipeline project
WASHINGTON — Pipeline giant TC Energy is formally seeking to recover more than US$15 billion in "economic damages" from the U.S. government following President Joe Biden's Day 1 decision to cancel the cross-border Keystone XL expansion project....