Fracking with Jello: Family Science Day! will be held on Saturday, February 29th at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in the Johnson-Cobbe Energy Centre from 9:30am – 5:00pm. Drop in anytime. This fun family event aims to show off the innovative ways resource workers harvest the energy the world needs. Through hands-on experiments, guests will learn the science behind energy production - everything from fracking to density, porosity, and pressure. Get a chance to tour the SAIT [Read more]
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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 Feb. 25 Document Controller Brunel Calgary Feb. 25 Correspondence Controller Brunel Calgary Feb. 24 Senior Accounts Payable Analyst PetroChina [Read more]
Canada hit by new rail, road barricades in wake of arrests of indigenous protesters
Protesters in Canada blocked train lines, Vancouver's port entrance and at least one highway on Tuesday in response to the arrest of 10 indigenous protesters when police dismantled a rail barricade in southern Ontario a day ago. On Monday, police arrested some of the Tyendinaga Mohawk campaigners who had shut down the line in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en from British Columbia, who are seeking to stop construction of a gas pipeline over their land. The new rail blockade at a junction of [Read more]
Analysts agree Canadian energy projects more difficult to get to completion
CALGARY - The perception that Canada is a more difficult place to build major energy projects is accurate, according to U.S. analysts, although opposition to such projects is growing in both countries. Speaking in the wake of a decision by Teck Resources Ltd. to cancel its $20.6-billion Frontier oilsands mine, they say geography is part of the problem as pipeline projects in Canada tend to cross more borders and Indigenous territories than typical projects in the United States. Adequate [Read more]
Traverse Energy Ltd. receivership sale
Ernst & Young Inc. in its capacity as Court-appointed receiver and manager (the “Receiver”) of Traverse Energy Ltd. (“Traverse” or the “Company”) has engaged Sayer Energy Advisors to assist with the sale of all of the Company’s remaining oil and natural gas properties which are located primarily in southern and central Alberta. The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta approved the sales and investment solicitation process (“SISP”) on February 14, 2020, along with the Receiver entering into a [Read more]
End of blockade in central Ontario clears way for train service to resume
TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY, Ont. - A police operation that saw officers descend on a rail blockade on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in central Ontario and arrest several protesters has cleared the way for train service to resume. Ontario Provincial Police say officers moved in Monday morning after efforts to negotiate a peaceful resolution were exhausted and a midnight deadline to clear the blockade, which has brought freight and passenger rail traffic in much of Eastern Canada to a virtual [Read more]
What the Record Shows: Wetʼsuwetʼen, Coastal GasLink and the BC EAO
As we’re forced further into our ideological identities, as either ‘for’ or ‘against’ the Coastal GasLink Project, I think it’s important we take a look back at the regulatory record to see how we may have gotten to where we are; to see what has been submitted by Office of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wetʼsuwetʼen, Coastal GasLink (CGL) and the BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO). Optimistically, the increased attention to this project could result in meaningful discussions with Office of [Read more]
Attention, Saskatchewan operators! You don’t want to miss this…
As you likely already know, the Government of Saskatchewan recently passed Directive PNG034: Saskatchewan Pipelines Code and Pipelines Administration and Licensing Regulations (PALR). Part of this directive requires that flowlines in the province of Saskatchewan must now be licensed through the Ministry of Energy and Resources (MER). At GDM Pipelines, we have been collecting and managing information related to Saskatchewan pipelines and flowlines for over 22 years. We have been following the [Read more]
Pipestone Energy Corp. Reports Increased Year-End Reserves, Including a 585% Increase in PDP Reserves
CALGARY, Alberta - (PIPE – TSX-V) Pipestone Energy Corp. (“Pipestone Energy” or the “Company”) is pleased to report its year-end 2019 independent reserves evaluation prepared by McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. (“McDaniel”) with an effective date of December 31, 2019 (the “McDaniel Report”). Year-End 2019 Reserve Results: Key Highlights from the Year-End 2019 McDaniel Report include: Proved Developed Producing (“PDP”) reserves increased by 585% from 2.7 MMboe to 18.5 MMboe [Read more]
Alberta legislature to resume with throne speech, tabling of blockade bill
EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are returning to the legislature with a promise of new legislation targeting protesters who set up blockades. Premier Jason Kenney says he plans to table a bill today that would create stiffer penalties for "anyone who riots on or who seeks to impair critical economic infrastructure, including railways." The United Conservative leader has been critical of protesters who have set up blockades on rail lines in support of the hereditary chiefs of the [Read more]