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Canada Weekly Rig Count Down 2 to 198

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]

AER Statement on Industry Liabilities

Several media outlets have reported liability estimates provided by the AER in presentations to industry. We want to apologize for the concern and confusion that this information has caused. The numbers are staggering – $260 billion in total liability, which is $200 billion more than we have consistently reported. This particular estimate was created for a presentation to try and hammer home the message to industry that the current liability system needs improvement. While the message to [Read more]

Generational change in the work force affects how technology is used

Dave Howden, Director of Business Development at Red Dog Systems Inc. recently discussed his experience with generational change in the oil and gas workplace: I think many people feel that as there are generational changes in the workplace, technology acceptance will accelerate. I can’t say that I have seen this in the work place. There are a lot of folks in my generation that embrace new technology and a lot of folks in the younger generations that don’t. Age is not the difference, willingness [Read more]

New Oil and Gas Jobs From BOE Report Jobs

Here are the latest oil and gas job postings courtesy BOE Report Jobs. To search and filter all the latest jobs, visit the BOE Report job board. All job listings are free to post for companies. Sign up to create an account to post jobs; it’s simple and easy to use. Posting Date Job Title Company Location Oct. 30 Senior Exploitation Engineer TAQA North Calgary Oct. 30 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE/CREDIT ANALYST (1 YEAR CONTRACT) - (CAT) Trican Well Service [Read more]

Canada Weekly Rig Count Up 9 to 200

Western Canada’s fleet of drilling rigs increased to a total of 200 according to data collected by Baker Hughes for the week of October 26th. From one week ago, Alberta rig counts went up 9 to 141. Saskatchewan's rig count decreased from 40 to 38. Oil drilling went from 123 to 124; natural gas rigs increased from 68 to 76. View a full breakdown of western Canada’s rig activity. [Read more]

New Oil and Gas Jobs From BOE Report Jobs

Here are the latest oil and gas job postings courtesy BOE Report Jobs. To search and filter all the latest jobs, visit the BOE Report job board. All job listings are free to post for companies. Sign up to create an account to post jobs; it’s simple and easy to use. Posting Date Job Title Company Location Oct. 23 COILED TUBING SUPERVISOR - (MHT) Trican Well Service Ltd. Medicine Hat Oct. 23 COILED TUBING OPERATOR - (MHT) Trican Well Service Ltd. Medicine [Read more]

Are Canadian Energy Companies being lobbied to abandon existing Technology for new Digital Innovations?

Canadian Energy Companies have invested heavily in technology over the years.  Are they being lobbied to abandon existing Tech, or can we see new Technology interacting with our existing Tech? Every now and then, great new technology comes onto the scene with the potential to enhance or replace existing technology.  Generally, most of the hype is on replacement and we’re then faced the question of how long we can limp along with our existing technology until we must inevitably make the leap to [Read more]

An innovative fabricator is making life easy for energy companies

Soon after Jeff Berube joined Shield Industries, he noticed a common complaint among people involved in procurement. “Fabrication companies are generally not transparent and have poor track records of meeting deadlines,” he says. Located in Taber, AB, Shield Industries is a fabricator of storage tanks, prefabricated pressure piping and structural steel for over 30 years. In the oil and gas industry, properly scheduling facility construction is crucial to on time and on budget project [Read more]

Canada Weekly Rig Count Down 4 to 191

Western Canada’s fleet of drilling rigs decreased to a total of 191 according to data collected by Baker Hughes for the week of October 19th. From one week ago, Alberta rig counts went up 2 to 132. Saskatchewan's rig count decreased from 41 to 40. Oil drilling went from 127 to 123; natural gas rigs remained at 68. View a full breakdown of western Canada’s rig activity. [Read more]