I would like to dedicate the tenth Rig of Christmas to Larrie Rae. Larrie passed away a few days ago, and his funeral was this week. A drilling consultant, he was one of the founders of Yorkton-based Crusader Drilling. I don’t have any photos of him, and we...
Premier Scott Moe sat down with Pipeline Online on Dec. 14 to discuss energy issues of the past year. It was likely the only year-end interview that did not touch on COVID-19, but rather energy. In this part, he talks about energy security and food security being...
DALLAS – Back in 2015 or 2016, this reporter got a phone call from a man with a Texas accent. The voice on the other end of the call was that of Wheeler “Bo” Sears, and he wanted to talk about helium, in Saskatchewan, of all places. This was long before helium started...
Premier Scott Moe sat down with Pipeline Online on Dec. 14 to discuss energy issues of the past year. It was likely the only year-end interview that did not touch on COVID-19, but rather energy. In this part, he talks about the end of the seven year slump in oil...
REGINA – When COVID-19 initially took hold in the spring of 2020, the oilpatch ground to a near-halt. Oil prices collapsed to the point where, for one day, they actually went into negative territory. Capital spending was being cut to next to nothing. Wells were being...
