Lynda Harrison

  • Development Of Oilsands Projects Still Economic, Says Statoil Canada Chief

    Statoil Canada Ltd.’s chief executive says yesterday’s announcement that it will delay building its proposed 40,000 bbl-per-day Corner SAGD project for at least three years does not mean oilsands projects are uneconomical.

    September 26, 2014, 11:18 AM MDT

  • Innovator Encourages Better Use Of Fossil Fuels

    Alberta needs a flue-gas capture and carbon dioxide (CO2) commercialization centre — even a campus — where innovators and inventors can toss out their hunches, kickstart innovation in important new areas and get more value out of the province’s hydrocarbons, a Calgary breakfast meeting heard this week.

    September 19, 2014, 9:29 AM MDT

  • B.C. Striving To Improve Groundwater Knowledge

    Surface water supply is “pretty well known” in northeast British Columbia but there is limited knowledge of the region’s shallow groundwater and the province is working to remedy that, a recent conference on shale gas, tight oil and water heard.

    September 17, 2014, 10:50 AM MDT

  • Frac-Water Challenges Coming To Canada

    Unlike in the United States, the challenges of treating flowback water used in hydraulic fracturing has received little attention in Canada but that won’t last, predicts a longtime water handler.

    September 16, 2014, 9:29 AM MDT

  • Time Is Ripe To Remove Interprovincial Trade Barriers, Agree Government, Industry Reps

    The Canadian economy is far too fragmented and in the 20 years since the Agreement on International Trade (AIT) was signed and implemented there has never been a better time to tear down interprovincial trade barriers, says Canada’s Minister of Industry.

    September 10, 2014, 11:25 AM MDT

  • Harvest Boosts BlackGold Budget, Signs Gas-Processing Joint Ventures

    Facing similar cost and schedule pressures as other oilsands projects, Harvest Operations Corp. has increased the capital-spending budget on its oilsands project, BlackGold, to $235 million from $131 million, says the company.

    August 21, 2014, 12:03 PM MDT

  • Insiders Question Carbon Tracker Report

    Oilsands companies whose proposed projects were singled out in a recent report as being “cancellation candidates” for being unprofitable (DOB, Aug. 18, 2014) refute that assertion while the source of some of the report’s statistics says it  was misquoted on steam-assisted gravity (SAGD) initiatives.

    August 20, 2014, 11:54 AM MDT

  • Connacher’s Pod One Production Aids Q2 Results

    Connacher Oil and Gas Limited’s production improved 18 per cent, to 13,689 bbls per day, during the second quarter of 2014, and its net loss narrowed while revenue increased but cash flow slumped a bit (see tables).

    August 20, 2014, 7:41 AM MDT

  • Pollution-Monitoring Triggers Exceeded In Oilsands Mining Region

    A recently released Government of Alberta report says air and surface water pollution in the Athabasca oilsands region triggered exceedances at monitoring stations in 2012.

    August 15, 2014, 11:33 AM MDT

  • ConocoPhillips Improves Canadian Production

    ConocoPhillips’s second-quarter Canadian production increased by 13,000 boe per day over the same period in 2013, primarily due to improved well performance in Western Canada, increased production from Christina Lake Phase E and less downtime in the second quarter of 2014.

    August 5, 2014, 11:04 AM MDT

  • Cenovus Open To Examining Royalty Spin-Off, Increases Q2 Oilsands Output 33 Per Cent

    Cenovus Energy Inc. is considering options for its royalty lands, including the possibility of spinning them off into a separate oil and gas royalty company.

    July 30, 2014, 11:04 AM MDT

  • Quebecers Losing Fear Of Petroleum Development

    The Quebec government, its people and its businesses are warming to development of that province’s resources after several years of reluctance to employ fracturing technology to produce shale gas.

    July 25, 2014, 10:40 AM MDT

  • Oilsands Projects Getting More Expensive, Says CERI

    The supply cost for oilsands producers rose last year — by 4.4 per cent for a SAGD producer, 1.6 per cent for a standalone mine and 5.9 per cent for an integrated mining and upgrading project — says a new Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) report.

    July 18, 2014, 11:32 AM MDT

  • Cenovus Fined For Water Withdrawal, Emissions

    Cenovus Energy Inc. was fined a total of $259,385 in 2013 for withdrawing too much water and emitting too much sulphur dioxide (SO2) in 2010/2011, says the company in its 2013 corporate responsibility report.

    July 14, 2014, 10:53 AM MDT

  • Small Oilsands Projects Struggle With Market Credibility

    While there has been an increase in financing activity for conventional oil producers, demonstrated success is required before small oilsands players will get the attention of equity markets, a conference heard.

    July 10, 2014, 11:17 AM MDT

  • Producer Panel Provides Cost-Saving Tips

    Producers are finding various ways to cut drilling costs, such as contracting rigs early and keeping them active, along with careful selection of motors and bits, a recent conference heard.

    July 9, 2014, 2:06 PM MDT

  • Producers Report Varied Impacts From Saskatchewan And Manitoba Flooding

    Flooding is shutting in a small amount of overall production in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and washing out roads, but is not expected to have long-term effects on the oil and gas industry, although one private company working in Manitoba will need more time to assess damage.

    July 2, 2014, 11:59 AM MDT

  • No Major Layoffs At Nexen, Says Company

    Despite media outlets’ reports that Nexen Energy ULC is laying off employees — possibly hundreds of them — a company spokesperson says just the opposite: it’s hiring.

    June 27, 2014, 11:53 AM MDT

  • Economic Benefits Of Trans Mountain Would Be Widespread: Study

    A new study on the economics of the proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP) says oil producer revenues will rise by $45 billion as a result of the higher prices they would receive because of the new pipeline.

    June 27, 2014, 11:24 AM MDT

  • Two New Oilsands Projects Take Step Ahead

    The province of Alberta has authorized the Alberta Energy Regulator to grant approvals to two proposed 10,000-bbl-per-day in situ oilsands projects to be developed by private companies: Koch Exploration Canada LP’s (KEC) Muskwa project and Cavalier Energy Inc.’s Hoole project.

    June 24, 2014, 10:43 AM MDT

  • International Procurement Of Oilsands Equipment Not For Everyone

    It wasn’t the Kearl fiasco and its own battle with getting oilsands modules through American court injunctions that prompted Athabasca Oil Corporation to shy away from international procurement.

    June 6, 2014, 11:25 AM MDT

  • Joslyn’s Halt A Bad Sign For New Mines’ Economics

    An environmental group and analysts agree: the economics for new oilsands mines are challenging.

    May 30, 2014, 10:42 AM MDT

  • Total Shelves Joslyn Oilsands Mine

    The proposed $11-billion Joslyn North Mine has been shelved while its owners find ways to reduce costs, the project’s operator, Total E&P Canada Ltd., announced quietly today.

    May 29, 2014, 4:15 PM MDT

  • Yangarra To Spend New Money On More Central Alberta Wells, Test Duvernay

    With new financings in hand, Yangarra Resources Ltd. now expects to drill 28 (22.7 net) horizontal wells this year -- all near Rocky Mountain House, Alta. -- instead of the originally planned 16 wells, and to report improved financial metrics as a result.

    May 29, 2014, 6 AM MDT

  • Bonterra Finds Cemented Casing Reduces Overall Costs

    Having transitioned last year to slickwater fracs from oil fracs and seeing dramatic improvements in production, this year Bonterra Energy Corp. is fully moving to cemented-casing wells from open-hole completions, finding “huge advantages,” its annual general meeting heard.

    May 26, 2014, 11:18 AM MDT

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