Alberta announces committee to help speed up oilsands tailings reclamation

The Alberta government has appointed a new committee to look into ways to speed up the reclamation of the large and growing tailings ponds in the province’s oilsands. The oilsands mine water steering committee will examine potential policies and options that...

Crescent Point sells Flat Lake and Battrum to Saturn Oil & Gas

CALGARY – Crescent Point Energy Corp., just sold off two substantial chunks of its remaining Saskatchewan properties to Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. The deal was announced late on Monday, May 6. It includes Crescent Point’s Flat Lake play, located near the US border near...

Moe says Estevan likely location for small modular reactors

REGINA, ESTEVAN – Premier Scott Moe dropped a bombshell during his speech to the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce Food, Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit in Regina on May 6. He kinda sorta but not officially announced the location of Saskatchewan’s first small modular...

Meg Energy sees earnings rise in first quarter to $98 million

Meg Energy Corp. says it earned $98 million in its first quarter, up from $81 million during the same quarter last year. Meg Energy CEO Darlene Gates says the additional pipeline capacity from the start-up of the Trans Mountain expansion is expected to narrow...

Saskatchewan and Alberta Partner to Advance Nuclear Power Generation

The Governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance the development of nuclear power generation in support of both provinces’ need for affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity grids by 2050. The announcement...