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 here to create an account to post jobs; it's simple and easy to use. HSE Manager Long Run is a Calgary based intermediate oil and natural gas company focused on development, exploration and production in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Long Run is currently looking to fill the [Read more]
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Alberta carbon plan to shrink GDP, but province expects long-term growth
EDMONTON - Alberta released estimates Monday showing its climate change plan will shrink the economy in the short term, but Environment Minister Shannon Phillips said the figures are a work in progress. The province estimates the economic impact of the plan will be 0.3 or 0.4 per cent of the GDP by the year 2022, which translates into slower growth of .05 per cent per year during that time. It also estimates that getting a pipeline to tidewater, which would give Alberta a better price for [Read more]
ConocoPhillips reaches 100,000 barrels of oil per day production at Surmont
ConocoPhillips announced it had reached 100,000 bbl/d from its Surmont oil sands operation, read the notice below from their website: After building the largest single-phase SAGD expansion ever, and temporarily shutting the entire project down in the face of a historic wildfire, we are extremely proud to celebrate a new milestone at Surmont: reaching 100,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd). And despite all challenges, we reached this milestone well ahead of our original target. "They say it [Read more]
Chinook Energy Provides Update in Respect of Craft Oil Ltd.
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 31, 2016) - Chinook Energy Inc. (TSX:CKE) ("Chinook") announced today that further to its news release dated October 17, 2016, Craft Oil Ltd. ("Craft"), an approximate 70% owned subsidiary of Chinook, has completed the previously announced asset disposition (the "Asset Disposition") for gross proceeds of $13.5 million, comprised of $9.0 million cash and $4.5 million of tradeable debentures. For further details regarding the Asset Disposition, please see [Read more]
Alliance opposed to oilsands development asks PM to denounce Enbridge
OTTAWA - A First Nations alliance opposed to expanding the oilsands wants the prime minister to condemn energy giant Enbridge Inc. for its alleged role in violating the rights of indigenous people in the United States. In North Dakota, hundreds of Standing Rock Sioux tribal members have been taking part in a massive protest of the 2,000-kilometre Dakota Access oil pipeline project, which they say will damage the region's water supply and endanger sacred sites. Enbridge says it is [Read more]
Federal government approves $1.3B Nova natural gas system expansion in Alberta
CALGARY - The federal government has conditionally approved an expansion of TransCanada's (TSX:TRP) Nova Gas Transmission gathering system in northern Alberta. The decision includes 36 binding conditions as set out by the National Energy Board in its recommendation for approval in June. Five of the conditions concern protection and restoration of caribou habitat as the project would run through three boreal woodland caribou ranges. Natural Resources Canada says it expects [Read more]
Jack Mintz and Daria Crisan release definitive report on the effects of the NDP royalty regime – significant net positives to energy sector – Alberta more competitive
CALGARY, Oct. 31, 2016 /CNW/ - The NDP made a review of the Alberta royalty regime a priority. Most reviews suggest the new regime is relatively neutral in its impact. But today, Jack Mintz and Daria Crisan released a report that shows that rather than just being neutral, in many cases the new royalty regime will make Alberta significantly more attractive for investment. This paper focuses on oil and the fiscal regime (it does not consider other regulatory and carbon policies that affect [Read more]
Perhaps the only genuinely pro-oil and gas NDP minister
Alberta's NDP has an extremely troubling history of being anti-oil and gas. Prior statements, activist appointments and several policies have altogether shone a dark light on the party for many Albertans. However, there is one NDP MLA who stands out as being reasonable and approachable. There are many examples where Marg McCuaig-Boyd has shown compassion and a willingness to understand the plight of the oil industry and its workers. @OilsandsAction Thanks for the cozy hoodie. [Read more]
Give them what they want – it’s time for a winter without pipelines
A handful of environmental activists recently clambered over some fences and shut down multiple oil sands pipelines in a concerted attack. The participants even stopped to pose for pictures, raising their arms in celebration and grinning like the world’s stupidest hick posing with a freshly-killed trophy rat, visions of Facebook glory clearly evident on their proud little faces. I stared at the pictures, willing a jet of crude oil to emit from a broken valve and coat them like gravy, to no [Read more]
RMP Energy Announces Strategic Ante Creek Asset Disposition
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 31, 2016) - RMP Energy Inc. ("RMP" or the "Company") (TSX:RMP) is pleased to announce today the transformational sale of its Ante Creek asset for cash consideration of $114.3 million, subject to normal and customary closing adjustments. With the closing of the sale, at the end of this year, RMP is expected to have: No bank debt and positive working capital; Exit rate production of 3,200 to 3,300 boe/d (35% crude oil and NGL's) from Waskahigan and the [Read more]