Coal Revival: A video of Westmoreland’s Poplar River Mine in action
The timing couldn’t be better for this video, put together by Mack Plovie of Earthmovers Media.
Earlier this year he shot a series of videos for Westmoreland Mining at their Estevan and Poplar River mines.
Coal Revival: The spinoffs to local businesses will be felt
For Bernie Bjorndalen and Southern Bolt Supply, the coal-fired power industry accounts for about 20 per cent of his business.
Digging deep into the talk about shipping oil from Hudson Bay/James Bay and this week’s announcements
If you haven’t been following closely, it would be easy to get confused about the flurry of announcements and projects involving exporting products, including oil, from ports on Hudson Bay. In recent days and weeks there has been discussion of not one, but three possible export ports on Hudson Bay and James Bay (the southernmost appendage of Hudson Bay).
Michael Zwaagstra: Time to scrap the federal EV mandate
I have known Michael Zwaagstra for 33 years. He is one of my closest friends and more importantly among the smartest men I know. He has been writing advanced policy pieces in the education sphere since 1997. He is a senior fellow with not one but two policy think tanks, the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and the Fraser Institute. His first book, What’s Wrong With Our Schools and How Can We Fix Them, is a blueprint for fixing our messed up school system. Indeed, when Bronwyn Eyre was Saskatchewan Minister of Education, she had worked on trying to address those very issues using Zwaagstra’s book for guidance.
Enbridge to invest US$900 million on solar project supporting Meta’s data centres
CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. says it will invest US$900 million on a 600-megawatt solar project that will support Meta Platforms, Inc.’s data centre operations.
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Environmental group seeks ethics investigation into Alberta Premier Smith adviser
Environmental lawyers are asking Alberta’s ethics commissioner to investigate an energy regulator board member and adviser to Premier Danielle Smith for conflicts of interest.
B.C. Coastal First Nations issue open letter to Carney opposing suggested pipeline
VANCOUVER — Coastal First Nations in British Columbia have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast.
Pipeline Online Podcast Ep. 14: Blaine Mersereau, NeeStaNan Utility Corridor to Hudson Bay
But surprisingly, this podcast revealed that the First Nations backers are not keen on an oil pipeline, which premiers from Saskatchewan and Alberta are eager for.
Yeah, we were shocked too.
Coal Revival: Estevan-Big Muddy MLA Lori Carr never gave up hope that coal could be saved
When you walk to the end of the lane of Lori Carr’s acreage south of Estevan, there are several things that dominate the skyline.
Beyond the hay bales is a pumpjack and a dragline. And beyond that dragline, you can see Shand Power Station in the distance. Over to the left, Boundary Dam Power Station is even closer.
A month to the day after Saskatchewan announces its keeping coal, Alberta wind falls to 1.4% capacity
However, it is episodes like the one on July 18, when wind output falls to next to zero, that was one of the prime considerations when the provincial government, through SaskPower, announced it was going to refurbish Saskatchewan’s coal-fired generation fleet as a bridge to nuclear power generation.
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Chevron gets go ahead for $53B Hess deal, and access to one of the biggest oil finds this decade
Chevron has scored a critical ruling in Paris that has given it the go-ahead for a $53 billion acquisition of Hess and access to one of the biggest oil finds of the decade.
Estevan Oilwomen Golf Photos
The Estevan Oilwomen’s Golf Tournament took part at TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course on Friday, July 18. Golfers wore purple in support of the course pro and local firefighter, Amanda Minchin, who is battling with cancer.
India wants air conditioners to be made with milder temperature settings to save energy
If changes are not made, India is expected to have power shortages by next year.
Federal utility backs off Tennessee gas plant site after John Rich says he enlisted Trump’s help
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility says it is looking at other sites for a new natural gas power plant after its preferred location in Tennessee drew heavy public scrutiny, including from country musician John Rich.
Cenovus Rush Lake blowout sees notable progress made on July 17, after more than two months
The Rush Lake blowout Cenovus experienced on May 7 is still ongoing, and has led to the shutdown of two Lloydminster thermal facilities with a normal output of 16,000 barrels per day combined. However, on July 17, the company reported a reduction in the vapour cloud that had been emanating since May 7.
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Oilfield service group says relief from counter-tariffs on U.S. sand ‘fantastic news’
Canadian oil and gas drillers that import vast amounts of sand from the United States are getting relief from counter-tariffs that could have added heavy costs to industry.
Lithium in SK, Part 35: Higher prices per hectare for lithium seen in July 7 Crown sale
The footprint of Saskatchewan’s burgeoning lithium play in southeast Saskatchewan is growing, as is the value of the bids for land, if not the total dollar amount.
Schlumberger to sell ChampionX subsidiary in deal with Competition Bureau
The Competition Bureau says Schlumberger Ltd. has agreed to sell a subsidiary of ChampionX Corp. as part of its deal to buy the oilfield services company.
Canada to target steel originating from China with new tariffs
Steel originating in China will be subjected to higher tariffs to try and prevent steel dumping amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s ongoing global trade war, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday.
Cenovus installs topsides on West White Rose gravity base offshore Newfoundland
Cenovus successfull achieved a major milestone on July 16 with its West White Rose project offshore Newfoundland, on the Grand Banks. It’s a project that was substantially delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and is finally coming together.
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Letter to the Editor: Brayden Fox: Energy policy is not abstract, but impacts communities, jobs and families
When the deadline for “retraining funds” is offered nearly a decade before site and mine closure, that is not only ineffective, but also incredibly dismissive of real world and economic realities.
Letter to the Editor: Del Mondor: Nation building, you say!
This is really embarrassing that a country so rich in oil and gas cannot even serve its own people.
Sask NDP Jobs Shadow Minister heads to Ontario for energy tour; Pipeline Online running Saskatchewan energy tours
Saskatchewan NDP Jobs and Economy Shadow Minister Aleana Young has travelled to Ontario this week “to tour several facilities and explore opportunities for building Saskatchewan’s energy future, with a particular focus on advancements in nuclear energy,” according to a June 13 press release. Meanwhile, Pipeline Online has been offering similar tours of this province’s energy projects in southeast Saskatchewan.
Quick Dick McDick: Air Quality Index cancels Rider game? People have had enough of this $#!+
Someone had to say it, and Quick Dick McDick did. How the hell did people survive curling at the Tuffnell Rink in ’89 with an air quality index of “Players Light,” yet the Riders and Stamps couldn’t play on Friday? How could cheerleaders do flips, fans get soaked for overly expensive food and drinks, and yet the players couldn’t play?
Bronwyn Eyre: One bill, two vetoes. Why Bill C-5 is doomed
As uniquely Canadian fault lines form around Ottawa’s new major projects Bill 5, it’s quickly becoming the story of two vetoes—one Indigenous, one provincial.