CarboMat Inc. is pioneering a carbon fibre production method, turning its academic research into an innovative venture poised to unlock new markets and increase the value of Alberta bitumen.
March 14, 2024, 6 AM MDT
The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) unveiled earlier this month its strategic $1-billion Energy Transition Opportunities Pool (ETOP), which offers clients exposure to a variety of energy transition opportunities while helping heavy emitters shift towards ‘greener’ practices, says chief investment officer Marlene Puffer.
February 20, 2024, 6 AM MST
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd.’s landmark transaction involving 12 Indigenous communities acquiring 85 per cent equity in certain Clearwater infrastructure simply could not have happened without support from the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC), says Tamarack president and CEO Brian Schmidt.
February 14, 2024, 12 AM MST
The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC) ended 2023 on a high note, with the organization successfully closing not one, but two landmark deals in December, benefitting 42 Indigenous communities in total.
February 7, 2024, 6 AM MST
An eventual deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology in the oilsands and other applications in Western Canada will require proper storage of nuclear waste, which is where deep borehole disposal can play a key role, says Gonzalo Zambrano Narvaez, assistant professor in geotechnical engineering at the University of Alberta.
January 26, 2024, 6 AM MST
Helium Evolution Incorporated (HEVI) had many wells drilled in 2023 based on its farm-out agreement with North American Helium Inc. (NAH), says HEVI president and chief executive officer Greg Robb. Largely, this activity has been aimed at collecting data across a substantial land base for a rather new industry within Western Canada.
January 4, 2024, 8:55 AM MST
Helium companies in Western Canada are calling for more investment to fuel growth of an emerging sector, says Greg Robb, president and chief executive officer of Saskatchewan-focused Helium Evolution Incorporated (HEVI), who emphasizes the crucial need for additional subsurface data as well.
January 3, 2024, 6 AM MST
8Sigma Energy Services Inc. is making inroads into the Middle East, says president and chief executive officer Blake Wood, with noteworthy achievements through Saudi Aramco serving as an intriguing testament to Canadian oilfield services technology thriving on the global stage.
January 3, 2024, 9:45 AM MST
With recent merger-and-acquisition activity in Canada’s operator space, consolidations on the oilfield service side only make sense, says Mark Quesada, senior analyst at Rystad Energy AS.
December 21, 2023, 6 AM MST
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is looking to hydrogen technology for the clean-fuel diesel alternative to enable the railroad company’s transition to a low-carbon future for its fleet of freight locomotives.
November 24, 2023, 7:14 AM MST
Deep Sky’s innovative venture in Montréal underscores its commitment to pioneering direct air capture (DAC) technology independent of but alongside the Canadian oil and gas industry’s ongoing carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) efforts aimed at addressing climate change collectively, says chief executive officer Damien Steel.
November 17, 2023, 6 AM MST
Advantage Energy Ltd. is expanding its liquids-rich Montney acreage in British Columbia, providing geographic diversification and exposure to Canada’s growing LNG industry via a recent low-cost asset deal, says president and CEO Michael Belenkie, noting the value of these Conroy assets is not contingent on LNG.
November 8, 2023, 12 AM MST
In September, Obsidian Energy Ltd. unveiled an ambitious three-year growth plan under the leadership of its president and CEO, Stephen Loukas — a seasoned executive with a unique background as a partner and portfolio manager with FrontFour Capital Group.
October 30, 2023, 12 AM MDT
There will be things algorithms simply cannot do and things people simply do not want algorithms to do solely, suggests Mattie McMillan, policy analyst for Enserva.
October 13, 2023, 12 AM MDT
Post-secondary institutions are changing with the rapidly-evolving technological landscape, says Juliana Leung, engineering professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Alberta, with the petroleum engineering and geology departments in a lot of universities modernizing and rebranding.
October 12, 2023, 12 AM MDT
Artificial intelligence and machine learning can be looked at as tools to help those in the energy sector do their jobs more quickly and with better accuracy, says Roman Shor, associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary.
October 11, 2023, 12 AM MDT
The integration of artificial intelligence is emerging as a potentially transformative force for Canada’s oil and gas industry, revolutionizing operational efficiency, decision-making precision and sustainability practices.
October 10, 2023, 12 AM MDT
Ekona Power Inc.’s pulsed-methane pyrolysis converts methane into hydrogen and solid carbon, which eliminates the need for carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure for those wanting to produce hydrogen, says Chris Reid, co-founder and chief executive officer of the Vancouver-based company.
September 27, 2023, 7:48 AM MDT
Physics and economics are the biggest factors holding back a larger-scale Canadian adoption of geothermal, at least for power production, says Nicholas Harris, professor in the Faculty of Science, University of Alberta.
August 30, 2023, 7:53 AM MDT
MakeSens Inc. is processing silicon anode materials to increase battery storage capacity by 30 per cent (compared to traditional graphite), while also improving capacity and stability compared to competitors producing their own silicon-based materials, says Chaneel Park, co-founder and chief executive officer.
August 30, 2023, 11:16 AM MDT
The Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) specializes in directed research to increase economic activities, create jobs and positively impact energy companies, says president and chief executive officer Ranjith Narayanasamy.
August 8, 2023, 12 AM MDT
Frack sand prices have risen steadily in recent quarters and are likely to remain strong for proppant-intensive plays such as the Montney, Duvernay and even the Deep Basin, says Rystad Energy AS senior analyst Mark Quesada.
July 25, 2023, 6:56 AM MDT
Earlier this year, the University of Calgary received $225,000 from Alberta Innovates towards a technical assessment program for the suitability of existing natural gas pipelines for hydrogen transport.
July 6, 2023, 6 AM MDT
Collaboration and knowledge sharing between provinces helps to accelerate deployment of carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) technology by helping to identify best practices and frameworks so that projects can reach final investment, says Gabrielle Symbalisty, press secretary to Alberta’s Minister of Energy.
June 29, 2023, 5:45 AM MDT
By Alberta recognizing the value of cross-jurisdictional carbon capture and storage (CCS) knowledge sharing via the province’s recent investment in the Regina-based International CCS Knowledge Centre, the centre’s president and CEO James Millar is hopeful that other provinces (i.e., Saskatchewan) will follow suit.
June 28, 2023, 12 AM MDT
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