EDMONTON - Alberta and China have signed what they term a landmark deal to increase trade ties and collaboration between the two jurisdictions.Alberta Energy Minister Ken Hughes says the framework on sustainable energy development, while non-binding, opens doors to get Alberta's oil and gas to the rapidly expanding economy of the Asian nation."It's a direct line into the strategic thinking of the policy makers in the whole of China," Hughes said Friday from Beijing, in a conference call with [Read more]
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Manitok Energy Inc. Announces Operational Update
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 18, 2013) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Manitok Energy Inc. (the "Corporation" or "Manitok") (TSX VENTURE:MEI) is pleased to provide an update on its 2013 drilling program. Drilling Update The 18th Stolberg Cardium oil well, the second of a 3 well pad on section 29 where Manitok has a 79% working interest, was recently production tested. The unstimulated horizontal well was swabbed [Read more]
Violent protest in New Brunswick leads to…more protests!
REXTON, N.B. - The fallout is expected to continue after a protest against shale gas exploration in the eastern New Brunswick community of Rexton turned violent. Sympathy protests were staged across the country Thursday, and more are planned for today. The mayor of the village of Perth-Andover in western New Brunswick says about three dozen protesters from the Tobique First Nation blocked traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway for several hours Thursday before ending their protest at 8 [Read more]
B.C. chief alarmed by anti-shale gas protest
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The chief of a First Nation in British Columbia's southern Interior says he is alarmed by the violent confrontation between aboriginal protesters and police in New Brunswick.Dozens were arrested and five police cruisers were torched after officers moved on demonstrators opposed shale gas exploration, also known as fracking.Whispering Pines Chief Mike LeBourdais says his Kamloops-area band doesn't want the same problems as Kinder Morgan proceeds with plans to almost triple the [Read more]
Deep Well’s Joint Venture Partner Spuds First Well of the Sawn Lake SAGD Project
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 18, 2013) - Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc. Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc. (and its subsidiaries "Deep Well" or "Company") (OTCQB:DWOG) are pleased to announce that its joint venture partner as operator of the Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage Demonstration Project (the "SAGD Project") has commenced drilling the first of two horizontal wells for its jointly owned SAGD Project. This well will be drilled to a vertical depth of approximately 650 metres with a horizontal [Read more]
Regina refinery celebrates $2.7 billion expansion
REGINA - A $2.7 billion investment into the Federated Co-Ops refinery complex in Regina should help boost how much oil the facility produces each day by about a third.Federated Co-Ops Ltd., which owns and operates the refinery, celebrated the official opening of the massive expansion project on Thursday.The expansion was built to process sweet synthetic crude, which is already partially upgraded in Alberta.Technically, section five at the facility started production last October, but the final [Read more]
National Energy Board Responds to Gas Pipeline Rupture West of Fort McMurray, AB
CALGARY, Oct. 17, 2013 /CNW/ - The National Energy Board (NEB or Board) is responding to a pipeline rupture on the Nova Gas Transmission Ltd (NGTL) pipeline system 140 kilometres west of Fort McMurray, AB owned and operated by TransCanada Pipelines Ltd (TransCanada). The release was reported to the NEB early this morning. The size of the release has yet to be determined by the NEB. There is no immediate safety concern for local residents and precautions are being taken to ensure continued public [Read more]
Time to ‘seize the moment’ on pipelines, says ‘Seizing Canada’s Moment’ blueprint
OTTAWA - Of all the specific Conservative government promises and priorities cited in this week's speech from the throne, there was only one — building pipelines — that merited an urgent call to "seize the moment.""A lack of key infrastructure threatens to strand these resources at a time when global demand for Canadian energy is soaring," Gov. Gen. David Johnston recited as he laid out the Harper government's mid-mandate policy blueprint."We must seize this moment. The window for gaining access [Read more]
MAYHEM at NB shale gas protest
REXTON, N.B. - The RCMP say dozens of people were arrested after Molotov cocktails were thrown at officers and police vehicles torched Thursday when they began enforcing an injunction to end an ongoing demonstration against shale gas exploration in eastern New Brunswick. RCMP Const. Jullie Rogers-Marsh said at least five RCMP vehicles were destroyed after they were set ablaze and at least one shot was fired by someone other than a police officer at the site of the protest in Rexton. "The [Read more]
Chevron halts gas search in Romania after protests
BUCHAREST, Romania — Chevron says it has suspended searching for shale gas in northeast Romania following protests in the capital and the local area against hydraulic fracturing. The company said in a statement Thursday its priority was to “conduct these activities in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.” It said it had permits to start drilling for shale gas in the village of Pungesti. The statement came after hundreds protested Wednesday in a field where Chevron plans to launch [Read more]