American oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks, causing $9.3 billion in yearly climate damage, a new comprehensive study calculates. But because more...
Multi-lateral wells with lots of legs are becoming the ‘in thing’ in southeast Saskatchewan A day after the Government of Saskatchewan announced a new multi-lateral well incentive program, the reason behind it was reinforced by Saturn Oil & Gas’...
Alberta’s government is updating its electricity market rules with new temporary measures it says will help lower consumers’ utility bills. The new measures are aimed at the practice of “economic withholding,” a strategy regularly used by power...
Alberta’s electricity market is headed for a major shakeup, but some industry players fear a lengthy period of uncertainty could scare away badly needed investment in power generation. Power companies have been awaiting more details since shortly after last...
Drill, baby, drill more legs on those wells In creating its new “investment attraction strategy,” the Saskatchewan Party government took note of several new developments in the province’s energy sector, including a new program to encourage a form of drilling that is...
The Parkland fuel refinery in Metro Vancouver is set to resume operations Sunday, seven weeks after an “unplanned issue” forced it to shut down. A statement on Parkland’s website says crews will begin the process by turning on the main air blower for...
