Fifty years ago on Nov. 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald split in two and sunk in the eastern end of Lake Superior. Gordon Lightfoot’s famous song, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” has been a haunting tale ever since. I once asked my late...
There’s been major developments this year in the mining portion of the energy sector. Saskatchewan is going to refurbish its coal fleet instead of shutting it down in four years. Major things are happening on the rollout of new nuclear reactors, meaning more...
The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC) just posted this video on “Life on a Drilling Rig.” It’s a really good short video explaining the basics of what each rig hand does on a crew. It’s shot on Bonanza Rig 7, and looks almost...
The federal budget and nuclear power generation were the topics of the Nov. 5 appearance of Pipeline Online editor Brian Zinchuk on the CJME/CKOM Evan Bray Show. 0104 SaskPower SASPO-2907 Hero Video_30sec0104 SaskPower SASPO-2907 Hero Video_30sec0102 Lori Carr Coal...
OTTAWA – Mark Carney’s first budget as prime minister had a few concessions for the energy sector, but still insists on an industrial carbon tax for many years to come. And it appears that Saskatchewan might be in the crosshairs on that point, as earlier this...