NEWS: Intertribal agency faults Wisconsin review of Line 5 reroute
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — An intertribal agency says Wisconsin's draft environmental review for a planned reroute of an oil and gas pipeline across northern Wisconsin is incomplete and flawed. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released its...
The 12 Rigs of Christmas: On the eighth day of Christmas, my missus gave to me, Stampede Drilling Rig 2
Here’s the eighth day of the 12 Rigs of Christmas! You’ll see rigs of companies still here, and others that have come and gone. Some have changed names and colours. People have come and gone. But you know what? Our industry is still keeping our trucks fueled and our...
David Yager: Saskatchewan – Canada’s most underappreciated province
Surely the most underappreciated province in Canada – the one that contributes the most but is recognized the least – is the resource and agricultural powerhouse of Saskatchewan. While I’ve written about this subject on this page before, more information appeared...
The 12 Rigs of Christmas: On the seventh day of Christmas, my missus gave to me, Lasso Drilling Rig 1
Here's the seventh day of the 12 Rigs of Christmas! You’ll see rigs of companies still here, and others that have come and gone. Some have changed names and colours. People have come and gone. But you know what? Our...
Buffalo Potash secures two parcels of land for proof-of-concept development
SASKATOON – Buffalo Potash CEO Steve Halabura likes to talk about other things we can do with our drill bits. And now the professional geologist and his team have lined up the land to try his next big thing. It’s not oil; it’s potash. But it’ll be developed...
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Mineral rights doubles petroleum rights in December Crown land sales
On Dec. 16, the Ministry of Energy and Resources announced its Dec. 13 mineral rights sale came in at a record $3.2 million, which more than doubled the petroleum land sale a week earlier, on Dec. 7. That petroleum and natural gas rights sale came in at $1.4 million....
NEWS: Imperial Oil expects $1.4 billion in capital spending next year
CALGARY — Imperial Oil Ltd. says it expects its capital spending to total $1.4 billion next year. The company says the plan includes the ramp-up of an in-pit tailings project at the Kearl oilsands facility and completion and commissioning of a...
FCL posts $9.1 billion in revenue for 2021 fiscal year
SASKATOON — Coming off a string of big-money announcements, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) posted nearly $9.1 billion in revenue and $495 million in earnings for the financial year ending Oct. 31, 2021, up from $7.9 billion in revenue and $177 million in...
Brian Zinchuk: Trudeau’s mandate letter to Minister of Natural Resources is all about climate change, and little about resources
Canada has a lot of natural resources. We’ve got lumber, coal, nickel, gold, oil, copper, natural gas, helium, uranium, helium, and maybe even some lithium and rare earth elements. We’ve got fish and grain, too, but they get their own ministries. No matter, we have a lot of resources, as we should, given we have half a continent. But you wouldn’t know it, from reading the marching orders Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave his new minister of Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, on Dec. 16.
NEWS: Cenovus to sell Tucker oilsands project for $800M; buyer not yet disclosed
CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc. says it has reached a deal to sell its Tucker thermal oilsands project in northeast Alberta for $800 million. The Calgary-based company did not immediately disclose the name of the buyer. Cenovus says the sale will...
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Whoa, Nelly! Refinery says they’re not ready to talk to contractors just yet regarding impending big projects
REGINA- When big companies talk about upcoming projects worth hundreds of billions of dollars, it’s perhaps understandable that vendors and contractors would want to get in on the action. Federated Co-operatives Limited in recent months has announced $810 million...
The 12 Rigs of Christmas: On the sixth day of Christmas, my missus gave to me, Precision Drilling Rig 120
My apologies, life got a little busy, but I'm going to finish off the 12 Rigs of Christmas! You’ll see rigs of companies still here, and others that have come and gone. Some have changed names and colours. People have come and gone. But you know what? Our industry is...
Key pipeline advocacy group, CEPA, shutting down at the end of 2021
The principal advocacy organization for major pipelines in this country is shutting down. Chris Bloomer, president and CEO of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA), posted the following statement on the organization’s website about its impending shut down on...
NEWS: Parkland refinery ramps up processing following restart of Trans Mountain pipeline
CALGARY — Parkland Corp. says it is ramping up processing at its B.C. refinery following the restart of the Trans Mountain pipeline. Calgary-based Parkland paused processing operations at its Burnaby refinery from Nov. 22 to Dec. 10 due to a lack...
NEWS: Trans Mountain pipeline back to full capacity in late January at ‘earliest’: exec
Trans Mountain’s chief operating officer says the pipeline will likely return to full capacity in late January at “the earliest” as work continues after flood fallout that will cost tens of millions of dollars. The January estimate falls more than...
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Breaching the wall: Estevan Meter launches Primec Controls in Williston
WILLISTON, N.D., ESTEVAN – In the HBO series Game of Thrones, there’s a 700 foot tall wall, made of ice, meant to keep out the bad guys to the north out of the lands of the more civilized peoples. For many companies in the oilpatch, the 49th parallel may seem like...
NEWS: 30-litre limit on gas lifts in B.C. on Tuesday
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is lifting a restriction on gasoline for the general public that was put in place after flooding and landslides cut off supply. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said the 30-litre limit per visit to...
NEWS: Suncor expects production to rise five per cent next year, trims capex plan
CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says it expects its production next year to rise about five per cent compared with 2021. The Calgary-based company says it expects production next year to be 750,000 to 790,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Suncor...
Quick Dick McDick: The Tuffnell At Ten – Episode 4
Our leaders can fly around the world for a climate change conference, but they can’t meet in actual parliament, because that’s not safe. Quick Dick McDick takes on the issues of the day. Big Moustache Al also makes an appearance.
Algonquin Power assembles last wind turbine at Blue Hill, south of Herbert
HERBERT, – On Dec. 10, Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. posted on its social media that the final blade of its 35-wind turbine Blue Hill wind farm in southeast Saskatchewan had been installed. The project was built by Borea Construction. Stantec provided the...
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OSY Rentals wraps up seventh season of Oh Sh!t Yeah video series, and yes, it’s still funny
MAJOR – You do whatever you can to stand out, when it comes to marketing, but OSY Rentals of Major, has, for several years, taken one of the most unique approaches. On Dec. 10, the company, located west of Kerrobert, wrapped up it’s seventh season of its web video...
NEWS: Limits on oil production no longer needed, Alberta government says
CALGARY — Alberta will let its oil production curtailment policy expire on Dec. 31. UCP Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the province has not set production limits on the oil industry since December of 2020. She said the government's power to...
NEWS: Canada on track to reduce fossil fuel use by 62 per cent by 2050
CALGARY — A new forecast says Canada is on track for a significant reduction in fossil fuel use by 2050, even as electricity demand grows and demand for crude oil continues. In a new report on long−term Canadian energy supply and demand outlook,...
Helium in Saskatchewan, Part 7: Saskatchewan releases geological study into helium across southern part of province
REGINA – For many years now, Melinda Yurkowski’s work has been lighter than air. Literally. The assistant chief geologist of Saskatchewan has spent much of the past decade focusing her geological research on helium. In a province where oil is king, potash is...
Helium in Saskatchewan, Part 6: Royal Helium finds helium in its first two targeted wells in southeast Saskatchewan
SASKATOON – Royal Helium Ltd. announced on Dec. 8 it had found helium in its first targeted helium well drilled in southeast Saskatchewan, northeast of Ogema. Until now, Royal had been concentrating on its properties east of Climax, Saskatchewan, where it has...