Real-world mileage standard for new vehicles rising to 38 mpg in 2031 under new Biden rule
WASHINGTON (AP) — New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real-world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday by the Biden administration.
Evan Bray Show & the Sask Oil and Gas Show: Dan Cugnet, Brian Zinchuk, Del Mondor, Ryan Birnie, Darcy McCormick & Katrina Zinchuk
Speaking on the them of investment was Saskatchewan Oilman of the Year Del Mondor. Talking about growth was Southeast Saskatchewan Oil Person of the Year Ryan Birnie of Element Technical Services. And talking about the workforce was Jerry Mainil Ltd. CEO Darcy McCormick and one of his employees, first year heavy duty mechanic apprentice Katrina Zinchuk.
2024 Saskatchewan Oil Person of the Year Del Mondor
Del Mondor grew up in an family-owned oil company, and grew that into investments into over 40 companies, including royalties and oilfield services.
2024 Southeast Saskatchewan Oil Person of Year Ryan Birnie
Element Technical Services vice president operations is the 2024 Southeast Sask Oil Person of Year.
Get in your truck and get to Weyburn – the oil show is on this week!
Editor’s note: Pipeline Online editor Brian Zinchuk will be running around like a fat man chasing a fried shrimp kabob throughout the show. Grab the guy with the camera and say hello, or his two kids helping out. One’s looking for an electrician apprenticeship in 2025. You might even run into Quick Dick McDick! But all this pursuit of shrimp, steak and prime rib means there won’t be a lot of time to post stories this week, so watch for plenty of coverage of the event over the next few weeks.
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WBPC: Primec Controls finds US expansion positive, and it sure helped having American partners
Primec Controls (formerly Estevan Meter) expanded into North Dakota in 2021, establishing a shop in Williston. Indeed, the American expansion was one of the primary reasons for the company’s name change.
Tammy Nemeth: Doomberg on the Energy Realities Podcast
The Energy Realities Podcast keeps knocking it out of the park. And on Monday, they got Doomberg! If you don’t know what Doomberg is all about, you should listen to this. Doomberg is known as the No. 1 paid finance newsletter on Substack. Doomberg’s been making waves, calling BS on all the BS.
“The green energy revolution is fundamentally incompatible with democracy,” was just one quote.
Saskatchewan Oil & Gas Show schedule
Here’s the schedule for the Saskatchewan Oil & Gas Show June 5-6, with some events taking place on June 4. Note that tickets to the meals have been sold out. There is a nominal fee to enter the show.
Tammy Nemeth: Beware – The Warrior Accountants are at the Gate
The profound implications of these standards on our economy and society underscore the need for an open and honest public conversation, rather than relying on unelected appointed standard-setting bodies to make those decisions. Now is the time to engage in that conversation and shape those standards before they are set.
Is carbon pricing a politically feasible climate policy? Research says maybe not
It was supposed to do the heavy lifting for Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions targets.
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Oil producers led by Saudis extended supply cuts amid slack prices
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Saudi Arabia and allied oil producing countries on Sunday extended output cuts through next year, a move aimed at supporting slack prices that haven’t risen even amid turmoil in the Middle East and the start of the summer travel season.
‘War on coal’ rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming
Actions by President Joe Biden’s administration that could hasten closures of heavily polluting coal power plants and the mines that supply them are reviving Republican rhetoric about a so-called “war on coal” ahead of the November election.
Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change
Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. Republican Gov. Phil Scott allowed the...
Newfoundland and Labrador launching court case against federal equalization program
The Newfoundland and Labrador government revealed Thursday that it plans to take Ottawa to court over the federal equalization program, saying it puts Canada’s easternmost province at a disadvantage.
Moe says Estevan will be site of SMRs, continuity of workforce key to keeping current power plants running
Keeping Estevan power-related workers working, ensuring a “continuity of workforce,” is key to building small modular reactors near the community, according to Premier Scott Moe.
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Scott Moe speech on SMRs at Estevan, verbatim
If Saskatchewan builds small modular reactors, the first two will be near Estevan, according to Premier Scott Moe. Speaking to the Estevan Chamber of Commerce on May 30 on the occasion of its 120th anniversary, he provided some clarity for workers who work in coal-fired power generation.
Trump’s legal battles kept him from the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference
Everything was shaping up along those lines, looking conspicuously similar to how they looked in 2016. North Dakota Petroleum Council president Ron Ness confirmed to Pipeline Online that indeed back in October they had booked the former president to speak the event on May 16.
Jim Warren: Reports of the impending death of petroleum have been greatly exaggerated
Achieving net zero by 2050 is far from a slam dunk. Oil production is just as likely to prove far more robust than the environmental movement imagines.
2024 Southeast Saskatchewan Legends: Darcy Cretin
Darcy Cretin came to Weyburn expecting a short stay. It ended up being the rest of his life. And along the way, he was instrumental in implementing carbon capture long before it was cool.
Lithium in SK, Part 29: Arizona Lithium begins drilling commercial production wells near Torquay
Up until this point, the activity has been about exploration and proving out the resource. While there’s still some exploratory work to be done, this is now the start of the commercialization phase, which will hopefully start seeing revenue in due course.
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2024 Southeast Saskatchewan Legends: Paul Cheung
Paul Cheung has run his own oil companies, drilling rig and service rig companies. But perhaps his largest impact has been the introduction of the HG pumpjack, which literally changed the landscape of Saskatchewan.
As the election nears, Biden pushes a slew of rules on the environment and other priorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — As he tries to secure his legacy, President Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election year rules on the environment and other topics, including a landmark regulation that would force coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or shut down.
Southeast College and PTRC offering two-day course on carbon capture and storage
For more than two decades now, scientists, politicians and corporate leaders from around the world have come to Estevan, Weyburn and Regina to learn about CCS from the PTRC. And this course is an opportunity for more local people to do the same.
‘Green blitz’: As election nears, Biden pushes slew of rules on environment, other priorities
As he tries to secure his legacy, President Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election-year rules on the environment and other topics, including a landmark regulation that would force coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or shut down.
Average US vehicle age hits record 12.6 years as high prices force people to keep them longer
Cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. keep getting older, hitting a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024 as people hang on to their vehicles largely because new ones cost so much.