By Steve Lambert in Winnipeg The federal and Manitoba governments announced a combined $147 million Wednesday to support a rail line through northern Manitoba with a history of service disruptions and delays. The money comes on top of $157 million pledged by Ottawa...
Drilling rig activity in Saskatchewan is seeing consistent activity in all regions of the province, as well as three companies drilling for helium and one for lithium. That’s according to Canadian Association of Energy Contractors data, published by RiggerTalk.com. In...
There’s still a war on in Europe, with no end in sight, but it appears the geopolitical risk premium has disappeared from world oil markets. On morning of Aug. 2, BNN Bloomberg was reporting West Texas Intermediate was trading at US$94.70 per barrel. That’s just above...
This video popped up on my YouTube feed, and it is definitely worth the 40 minutes or so to watch. It’s about the earliest history of the oil sands, and concludes with the opening of the first major oil sands plant by Sun Oil Company Ltd., which is now Suncor,...
Estevan Meter had a recent theft from their facility on the east side of Estevan. According to surveillance footage, around 2 a.m. on July 15 a vehicle entered Estevan Meter’s parking lot and pulled up to their compound, where they then cut through the fence to access...
