BOE Report Staff

With the investment landscape in the oil and gas industry starting to shift, and more Canadian companies expanding to manage projects in multiple provinces, issues of indirect tax are becoming more prevalent.   Add the recent changes to GST/HST/PST, and oil and gas companies across Canada have had to re-assess their processes for moving equipment and resources across Provincial borders. Join BDO Canada's indirect tax expert Mitch LaBuick for a 30 minute webinar discussing some of the [Read more]

Why should you spend your scarce capital on abandonment and decommissioning activities today instead of waiting for the next up-cycle? Natural instinct of operators in the Western Canadian oil & gas market of the past few years has been to put every hard-earned dollar into increasing production and reserves. ELM Inc. would suggest that now is the time to actively manage your abandonments and decommissioning obligations. Asset retirement obligation (“ARO’s”) is a material issue for [Read more]

Access to Energy Resources has Immense Challenges in Winter Conditions. In late fall, wet, muddy conditions can slow down access to energy sources in Western Canada’s oil sands region—making access by heavy trucks and equipment nearly impossible. So, energy companies wait for frozen ground before ramping back up on production. Even in winter, access to remote oil sites creates challenges—undeveloped roads, poor soil conditions and limited road building resources. Companies have relied on [Read more]

Here is the upcoming list of courses offered by CAPL. For more information, click on a course link below or visit landman.ca Date Course Category Status Nov 07 2018 Aboriginal Affairs (morning) Negotiations and Business Skills closed Nov 07 2018 Indian Oil & Gas Canada (afternoon) Negotiations and Business Skills closed Nov 08 2018 Geology Technical Skills cancelled Nov 15 2018 Contract Administration: An Overview Surface and [Read more]

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) announced today that Jim Ellis, president and Chief Executive Officer, will resign from the organization, effective January 31, 2019. Mr. Ellis joined the AER in 2013 as the first CEO for the newly-formed regulator. Mr. Ellis worked with the Government of Alberta and the AER Board of Directors to build the new regulator, merging the regulatory functions of the former Energy Resources Conservation Board with those of former Environment and Sustainable [Read more]

Western Canada’s fleet of drilling rigs increased to a total of 200 according to data collected by Baker Hughes for the week of Novmeber 2nd. From one week ago, Alberta rig counts went down 2 to 139. Saskatchewan's rig count decreased from 38 to 37. Oil drilling went from 124 to 121; natural gas rigs increased from 76 to 77. View a full breakdown of western Canada’s rig activity. [Read more]