Even Joy Romero sounds a bit surprised about how much of what are being called “fourth industrial revolution” technologies are being deployed by the company she works for, which is one of North America’s largest oil and gas producers.
June 6, 2018, 10:33 AM MDT
In the first quarter of this year, many Canadian heavy crude producers paid a premium to ship by rail. Others had to shut in production.
June 4, 2018, 10:56 AM MDT
Thursday was the last day for Bill McCaffrey as CEO of MEG Energy Inc., but his interim replacement wants investors to know that the company will continue the strategy that he formed.
June 1, 2018, 11:35 AM MDT
Privately-held Explor Geophysical Ltd. has completed the first pre-commercial scale Ultra High Density (UHD) 3C 3D seismic survey using its PinPoint technology, confirming the viability of seismic acquisition without seismic lines.
June 1, 2018, 10:27 AM MDT
May 31, 2018, 6 AM MDT
Husky Energy Inc. is testing artificial intelligence for steam/oil ratio optimization in SAGD and for sea-state and iceberg prediction offshore Newfoundland.
May 30, 2018, 6:01 AM MDT
Another player has entered the crowded field of technology providers offering ways to upgrade Alberta bitumen enough to reduce or eliminate the need for diluent for pipelining.
May 8, 2018, 8:39 AM MDT
Nine Alberta oilsands technologies will receive more than $70 million through the Oil Sands Innovation Challenge with innovative projects that will reduce emissions, create new jobs and enhance competitiveness.
May 8, 2018, 11:52 AM MDT
There’s something special for Suncor Energy Inc. about the approximately 150,000 bbls/d that are currently being produced at the new Fort Hills oilsands mine.
May 3, 2018, 9:18 AM MDT
Field Upgrading Limited is asking the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) to extend approval of its pilot testing heavy oil desulphurization technology, saying it needs more time for optimization work.
April 18, 2018, 6 AM MDT
Suncor Energy Inc. has filed a regulatory application to build a 5,000 bbl/d “flexible technology platform” at its MacKay River SAGD project. Its function will be to “accelerate multiple step-change in situ bitumen recovery processes towards commercialization.”
April 3, 2018, 10:51 AM MDT
Titanium Corporation Inc. awarded engineering contracts for the front end engineering design (FEED) related to implementation of the company's CVW technology at Canadian Natural Resources Limited's Horizon oilsands site.
April 3, 2018, 7:08 AM MDT
Devon Canada Corporation has applied to the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) to conduct a single-well test of a technology it calls “a major opportunity” to improve recovery of conventional heavy oil.
April 2, 2018, 10:23 AM MDT