LLOYDMINSTER – After four years, its’ time to raise the curtain and light the lights one the Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show. You see, there was supposed to be a show in 2020, but then a little thing called COVID-19 happened, and that put an end to that. So it’s an...
Pierre Poilievre walked away with the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada on Sept. 10, taking more than two thirds of the points despite being one of five candidates. Poilievre brought in 68.15 per of the points. It’s “points,” because the...
With the Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show coming up Sept 14-15, there’s a big milestone to celebrate in heavy oil. The Cenovus Lloydminster Refinery marked its 75th year in operation. And if you think that’s a long time, Cenovus’ Lima Refinery in Ohio has got it beat...
You don’t have to go too far back in time to remember when Saturn Oil & Gas was producing around 800 barrels per day. That’s because it was only 16 months ago. And on Sept. 7, the company announced it had hit 12,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, what...
When Saskatchewan needed it most, wind power failed to perform on Aug. 30. While coal was maxed out, and hydro was close, wind power generation was minimal. Thankfully, natural gas capacity was there. The wind was blowing hard on Thursday, when temperatures hit 35 C...
