Largest change in oil royalties in decades hoped to incentivize activity and production This multilateral thing seems to have legs, as it were REGINA – What is the “next big thing” in Saskatchewan’s oil and gas development? Revolutions like horizontal drilling have...
On March 22, Saskatchewan’s fleet of grid-scale wind power generation produced next to nothing for half the day, and zero power at all for just over an hour. SaskPower spokesperson Joel Cherry said by email on March 25, “We were at less than 10 megawatts...
Gas prices are set to rise in Alberta next month, with the provincial government fully reinstating its fuel tax following a drop in oil prices. Finance Minister Nate Horner says the fuel tax for gas and diesel will be 13 cents per litre starting April 1, an increase...
A consortium of Canada’s largest oilsands companies will submit an application before the end of the week for approval of its proposed $16.5-billion carbon capture pipeline project. The application by the Pathways Alliance industry group, which a spokesperson...
The 2024-25 provincial budget included a new incentive program for oil wells with numerous lateral legs, as well as critical mineral development. Lisa Baiton, president & CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, spoke about the new Mult-lateral Well...
Betts Drilling Rig 3 north of Glen Ewen in late January, 2024. Details on Multi-lateral Well Program released REGINA – When it comes to the energy sector, the 2024 provincial budget in large part expects a lot of the same – flat oil production, and similar oil prices....