“Kindly let me help you or you’ll drown,” said the monkey, putting the fish safely up in a tree. Maybe TransCanada has been worn down by the demented pipeline approvals process. Maybe they’re an $80 billion dollar company that sees things differently than when Western Canada was of significance. Maybe they’re down in Phoenix, so calloused by the Energy East and Keystone fights they can’t hear anymore. They sure aren’t in Calgary in any conscious way, because if they were they’d be a [Read more]
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Return Energy Announces Casing of Initial Well and Commencement of Drilling at Second Well at Rycroft
CALGARY, Feb. 20, 2018 /CNW/ - Return Energy Inc. ("Return" or the "Company") (TSX-V: "RTN"), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Winslow Resources Inc. ("Winslow"), is pleased to announce that drilling operations at its Rycroft 100/14-27-076-06W6/00 well have wrapped up and production casing has been run in the wellbore. The 14-27 well is a step-out well to Winslow's 100/10-27-076-06W6/00 oil well that currently defines the Rycroft Charlie Lake "S" oil pool, north of Grande Prairie, [Read more]
Katalyst Data Management Launches Well File and Well Log Scanning “Paper to Digits” Service
Company begins initiative to create a complete electronic well file HOUSTON (February 20, 2018) Katalyst Data Management announced today that it has launched well file and well log scanning services for the oil and gas industry. The company now has the capacity to scan volumes of well logs and associated files that are created during the life cycle of a well into an accessible PPDM database. This announcement follows Katalyst's recent completion of a successful well file scanning project [Read more]
We caught up with some of the 2017 Global Petroleum Show Award Winners – here’s where they are now
Since the launch of the Global Petroleum Show Awards in 2014, the program has shined a spotlight on technological advancements and environmental initiatives in the energy industry on a global stage at the annual conference and exhibition. Through one of the most impactful oil price downturns in history, the program continued to celebrate the successes of the companies creating positive change alongside the revolution. Companies are now operating more efficiently and environmentally responsible [Read more]
B.C. challenges Alberta’s ban on wine over pipeline expansion dispute
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has turned up the heat in a simmering trade dispute by launching a formal challenge against Alberta's ban on its wines. The B.C. government said Monday it notified Alberta that it is formally requesting consultations under the Canadian free trade agreement's dispute settlement process. The latest salvo is part of a increasingly bitter political tussle over the expansion of bitumen shipments through the Trans Mountain pipeline and the potential [Read more]
N.L. unveils plan for faster, cheaper offshore oil and gas development
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Cash-strapped Newfoundland and Labrador has launched a 12-year plan to speed and increase offshore oil and gas development while drawing coveted global investment. The province will review regulations, enhance seismic data and advance cost-saving tie-back technology to extract more from existing sites. Its goal is to double overall production to more than 650,000 barrels a day by 2030. Premier Dwight Ball called it an ambitious but realistic plan as his [Read more]
Oilsands tech touted for pipeline capacity boost still years from deployment
CALGARY - Two years after a blue-ribbon panel called on the Alberta government to encourage partial upgrading of bitumen from the oilsands to enhance value and free up more pipeline room for exports, the idea remains years away from commercialization. In its royalty review report in January 2016, the panel led by ATB Financial CEO Dave Mowat pointed out that if heavy, sticky bitumen were partly upgraded, there would be less need to add light petroleum to dilute it so it will flow in a [Read more]
B.C. to appeal NEB ruling on Trans Mountain bylaw
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government is appealing a decision that allows Kinder Morgan Canada to bypass local regulations in constructing its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The National Energy Board ruled in December that the company is not required to comply with two sections of the City of Burnaby's bylaws on land and tree clearances. Kinder Morgan had argued the bylaws were unconstitutional because they hindered its ability to go ahead with the federally approved project. The [Read more]
Alberta’s Notley wants action on B.C. pipeline impasse by next week
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she wants progress soon in the impasse between her province and British Columbia over the Trans Mountain pipeline or she will ratchet up the pressure. "We'd like to see some evidence of progress next week or you will hear more from us about other strategies that might be going forward," Notley said Friday. "(In the meantime) we're giving everybody space to have conversations." Notley said she wants B.C. to reverse its decision to ban [Read more]
Draft plan released for contentious lake area with energy, cultural resources
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has released a draft plan for managing a contentious area that holds oilsands resources and is also culturally significant to Indigenous People. The plan for Moose Lake, which is north of Fort McMurray and heavily used by the Fort McKay First Nation, will now go through a period of public consultation. Alvaro Pinto of Fort McKay's sustainability department says the draft agreement offers greater protection to the area but still allows development. He [Read more]