COCHRANE, Alta. — An explosion at an energy site northwest of Calgary has injured five workers, and RCMP say the resulting fire could burn for days. Cpl. Gina Slaney said the five were part of a crew that was drilling on a lease site at a field north of Cochrane,...
LLOYDMINSTER, WEYBURN – An oil show isn’t a typical place for a book launch, but for Stacey Grimes-Wempe, it was fitting. After all, her book was sitting close to the model pumpjack sitting on the counter of her display. After all, Stacey and her husband Keith are the...
If you really want to bore yourself, periodically check out the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) AIES Event Log, found here. It lets grid operators, and the world, know when things occur that impact the Alberta grid, like a natural gas unit tripping off, or...
A fire occurred at Saskarc’s campus in Oxbow on Sunday, Sept. 29. Saskarc Inc. posted the following on its LinkIn page that evening: “On September 29th, we experienced a fire in one of our production buildings. Thanks to the swift response from the fire...
The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline. There are some things it clearly gets wrong, even in the first 10 seconds. It says 98 per cent of our crude oil is shipped to the U.S. That is patently false. Until the opening of the...
