The evening of July 26, I did something that’s become routine for me – check on the status of Alberta’s power grid. I can do this because that province posts minute-by-minute data on the power generation from each and every facility connected to the grid. That...
If you just had your morning coffee in Alberta, it’s unlikely your coffee pot was powered by wind. That’s because at 10:16 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27, Alberta’s fleet of 26 wind farms, supposedly capable of producing 2,269 megawatts, was producing just 22 megawatts,...
ESTEVAN – Things are very busy for Sun Country Well Servicing of Estevan, but the service rig outfit could be busier, if they could find more people. Brad Bennett, vice president of operations, said on July 25, “People are a big issue. Parts are hard to get for...
When you look at current drilling activity in southeast Saskatchewan, a certain name pops out – Cache Island. And that name is significant because of its president and CEO, Scott Saxberg. Cache Island Corp. is drilling with Precision Drilling Rig 275 at 04-18-011-05...
Drilling activity has hit its stride in Saskatchewan, with 39 drilling rigs working in the field as of July 26. Most significantly, northwest Saskatchewan has come alive again as Cenovus, the province’s largest oil producer, has deployed several rigs to the field in...
