XB: PetroChina blend. That’s the name of the oil that is now flowing from just north of Fort McMurray to Edmonton from the new PetroChina Canada (formerly Brion Energy) MacKay River SAGD project.
September 27, 2017, 6 AM MDT
Drillers have made significant strides improving efficiency and reducing costs since the oil price collapse, and not just for hydraulic fracturing. Wins on the drill bit are a big deal in the oilsands too.
September 27, 2017, 6 AM MDT
The September issue of the DOB Oilsands Review can now be accessed by clicking here.
September 27, 2017, 8:06 AM MDT
A trend that has emerged in a number of transactions that have been announced over the last few months in the Canadian oil and natural gas industry merger and acquisition (“M&A”) market is the use of shares as currency by both publicly-traded and privately-held oil and natural gas producers.
September 27, 2017, 7:26 AM MDT
Data in CanOils’s new M&A review for August shows that 2017 has so far accounted for four of the 10 lowest monthly totals of upstream M&A deals in Canada since the start of 2014. That equates to half of the year displaying extremely low activity.
September 27, 2017, 6 AM MDT
Reductions in drilling and completion costs over the past three years may be more sustainable for natural gas than for oil, a study of five plays in Western Canada suggests.
September 27, 2017, 6 AM MDT
A moderate recovery in oil and gas activity in Western Canada won’t reabsorb all the workers that lost their jobs since late 2014 when oil prices crashed, but parts of the industry will struggle to fill positions, says a PetroLMI labour supply research report.
September 27, 2017, 7:55 AM MDT
Heritage Resource Limited Partnership referred to as "Heritage" is marketing fee simple mineral rights for Farmout/Lease with respect to a Mannville prospect on the Palliser Block. The prospect areas identify horizontal development opportunities in the Mannville Group by using subsurface analog data.
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Although Alberta is Canada’s largest producer of greenhouse gases due to its hydrocarbon-based economy, much of that is consumed in other provinces and a national carbon policy should take that into account, says a new report which examines another method of accounting for GHGs.
September 27, 2017, 10:52 AM MDT
Drilling rig activity in Western Canada and the Top 5 active operators as of Sept. 27, 2017, as reported this morning by Rig Locator.
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Encana Corporation successfully started up the Tower processing plant ahead of schedule and under budget on Sept. 20.
September 27, 2017, 4:12 AM MDT
There is a technological shift in how businesses collect, track and store data as more shift towards reporting automation and digitization.
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Painted Pony Energy Ltd. announced the appointment of Rick Kessy as chief operating officer.
September 27, 2017, 6:38 AM MDT
Sproule announced Danilo Bandiziol, a senior energy executive, will lead client support and business development activities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
September 27, 2017, 3:55 AM MDT
Exxon Mobil Corporation has added 22,000 acres to its Permian Basin portfolio since May through a series of acquisitions and acreage trades.
September 27, 2017, 10:08 AM MDT
On Sept. 26, 2017, Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. and the forbearing holders confirmed the signing of the amended and restated forbearance agreement.
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