A member of an expert panel on hydraulic fracturing that recently reported to Nova Scotia’s government has taken issue with comments made by the cabinet minister that commissioned the report.
September 5, 2014, 11:55 AM MDT
News that Nova Scotia’s government will table a bill to ban hydraulic fracturing this fall is drawing reaction in Western Canada’s oil industry.
September 4, 2014, 9:56 AM MDT
Climate change and carbon-cutting measures were part of a joint statement from Canada’s provincial and territorial leaders last week, highlighting a new emphasis for the Canadian Energy Strategy (CES).
September 2, 2014, 8:52 AM MDT
An expert panel has advised against allowing hydraulic fracturing in Nova Scotia, at least for the time being.
August 29, 2014, 10:28 AM MDT
A Supreme Court of Canada ruling that’s been embraced by British Columbia’s First Nations underscores the need for industry to partner with native peoples on major resource projects, say lawyers familiar with the case.
August 28, 2014, 11:23 AM MDT
Buying out most of the owners of a Nisku light oil property will kill two birds with one stone for Whitecap Resources Inc., which needs to clear the way for a regulatory application in order to boost production at the property, in which Whitecap will take a controlling interest, if the deal closes as planned.
August 22, 2014, 7:32 AM MDT
Posting a strong second quarter, Total Energy Services Inc. has raised this year’s capital budget to $88.1 million from $68 million.
August 15, 2014, 8:03 AM MDT
A longer winter and a shorter-than-usual spring breakup helped boost second-quarter results for Ensign Energy Services Inc., as the oilfield service contractor posted sharply higher earnings and stronger revenue (see table).
August 12, 2014, 8:51 AM MDT
GASFRAC Energy Services Inc. named an interim chief executive late last week, on the same day former chief executive James Hill left the company’s top job.
August 11, 2014, 10:23 AM MDT
Higher repair, maintenance and rig-moving costs eroded profits for Trinidad Drilling Ltd. in the second quarter, thanks largely to growing demand for the company’s services in the United States (see table).
August 8, 2014, 9:14 AM MDT
A British Columbia city is so opposed to pipeline carrier Kinder Morgan’s bid to include it on an alternate route for the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) that it’s ready to challenge the constitutionality of a federal law that would give the carrier access to city lands.
August 7, 2014, 7:41 AM MDT
An independent panel asked to review hydraulic fracturing for the Nova Scotia government is recommending further study before the practice — and the shale gas development activity it’s often a part of — is allowed.
August 5, 2014, 11:57 AM MDT
An expanded drilling rig-build program has led Western Energy Services Corp. to boost its capital budget by $66 million, the oilfield service contractor said yesterday.
August 1, 2014, 9:14 AM MDT
Investors needn’t be concerned about an over-built North American drilling fleet, executives at one of Canada’s largest drilling contractors said recently.
July 28, 2014, 9:47 AM MDT
Responding to stronger demand for new drilling rigs, Precision Drilling Corporation has bumped up capital spending 12 per cent to $934 million from $833 million, the company said this morning.
July 24, 2014, 11:33 AM MDT
Thanks partly to stronger activity in the United States, Nabors Industries Ltd. posted sharply-higher earnings in the second quarter, while six month net income rose about 15 per cent from last year’s comparable figure.
July 23, 2014, 11:22 AM MDT
When it comes to gaining public trust, Western Canada’s energy sector has some ground to cover, according to a recent survey for Canada West Foundation (CWF).
July 18, 2014, 10:10 AM MDT
An Alberta Energy Regulator pilot project to test play-based regulation (PBR) for unconventional oil and gas development will take a more comprehensive approach to applications with no less regulatory scrutiny, says the regulator.
July 17, 2014, 9:19 AM MDT
A court decision being celebrated as “historic” by British Columbia’s First Nations may only create uncertainty in the short-term, adding to the challenges resource developers face over the longer-term, an expert in constitutional law has told the Bulletin.
July 14, 2014, 11:19 AM MDT
July 11, 2014, 12 PM MDT
No matter how fast Canada’s pressure-pumpers build their fleets, an on-going scarcity of workers will limit the industry’s growth, analysts and investors heard Wednesday in Calgary.
July 10, 2014, 10:47 AM MDT
While Canada’s First Nations are celebrating yesterday’s Supreme Court of Canada decision on aboriginal title, industry has been slower to react, in part because many experts are still reviewing the decision, released yesterday morning (DOB, June 26, 2014).
June 27, 2014, 12:04 PM MDT
The Supreme Court of Canada has defined a legal test for Canadian courts to apply when reviewing future claims of aboriginal title to land by First Nations, a decision that has implications for proposed oil and gas projects.
June 26, 2014, 5:21 PM MDT
The Alberta government is changing the way it manages the province’s Heritage Fund, and will soon allocate part of Alberta’s non-renewable resource revenue to the fund each year, keeping net income within the fund.
June 25, 2014, 11:20 AM MDT
Alberta’s securities regulator is alleging fraud by a television network dedicated to the energy sector, and by its founder.
June 24, 2014, 10:54 AM MDT
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