The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC) held its 2023 State of the Industry event on Nov. 24 in Calgary. The CAOEC’s 2023/24 Drilling and Service Rig Forecast and the 2023 State of the Industry Report is as follows: Projected 2024 wells drilled:...
The StarPhoenix had an interesting story posted on Nov. 26 regarding reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. The headline read: “ Don’t delay Saskatchewan fossil fuel cap, environmental groups say,” and the subheadline said, ‘Saskatchewan emissions...
The Globe and Mail wrote a piece about grid-scale batteries in Alberta, highlighting Enfinite, which has built a fleet of 20-megawatt grid-scale batteries across the province. Six are online so far, and more will go online in the coming days. However, there’s a...
When the sun is highest in the sky, solar power generation is supposed to be at its peak. That’s the idea, anyway. Reality is sometimes different, as at noon on Thursday, Nov. 23, solar power generation in Alberta was producing just 10 per cent of its nameplate...
On Nov. 23, federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault tweeted, “Groundbreaking report from @IEA, showing that Canada continues to demonstrate global leadership. The key: our oil & gas sector must accelerate investments to reduce...
