Weekend watch: Bechtel video of the history of the early days of the oil sands
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, Canada’s largest oil producer. It was known as the Great Canadian Oil Sands Project, at Tar Island, north of Fort McMurray.
CO2 was supposed to extend the life of the Weyburn Unit by 25 years. That was 25 years ago, and it’s still going strong
On June 26, 1997, politicians and corporate executives gathered in Weyburn to announce a project that was supposed to extend the life of the prolific but declining Weyburn Unit by another 25 years. That was 25 years ago, and the Weyburn Unit is still going strong. Indeed, it is a critical component for future plans for carbon capture, utilization and storage for this province, with a major expansion in the works.
New energy and resources minister Jim Reiter says “things change,” and “governments change” when it comes to cancelled pipeline projects
Pipeline Online spoke to the recently-minted new Minister of Energy and Resources, Jim Reiter, on June 22. Growing oil production, and building pipelines, are key things on his mind.
Whitecap Resources’ big CO2 plans, according to Grant Fagerheim, Saskatchewan Oil Person of the Year
On June 1, Whitecap Resources CEO Grant Fagerheim was honoured as Saskatchewan’s Oil Person of the Year. A lot of that had to do with how he is leading his company in major developments in carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage, particularly at the Weyburn Unit.
And the scope of these initiatives keeps getting bigger and bigger.
Southeast Saskatchewan Oilman of the Year Derrick Big Eagle
For outstanding contributions to the petroleum industry in Saskatchewan and Canada, Derrick Big Eagle is this year’s Southeast Saskatchewan Oilman of the Year. You can attend the awards ceremony on June 1 at the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show. Tickets are available at oilshow.ca.
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