While it has long been known that Canada’s oil and gas sector faces enormous challenges as its workforce ages and large-scale retirements loom, the fallout from the extended industry downturn which took hold in 2014 has increased the scope of the problem, industry experts say.
October 22, 2018, 6 AM MDT
While youth in large part are less inclined to pursue a career in the oil and gas sector, changing and evolving job descriptions as the industry adopts new and better technologies and processes may prove enticing.
October 22, 2018, 6 AM MDT
In response to the Saudi government’s diplomatic spat with Canada in early August over some mild criticism about the country’s horrific human rights record under de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), I argued the federal government should maintain the moral high ground and continue to import crude from the kingdom (see Canadian Pawn Takes King In Saudi Game Of Thrones). The Khashoggi affair has caused me to reassess this position and I now believe Canada should stop importing Saudi oil.
October 22, 2018, 8:15 AM MDT
October 22, 2018, 6 AM MDT
There was some little noticed good news for Canadian heavy oil and bitumen producers last week, who have been struggling with record higher differentials between prices for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil and Western Canada Select (WCS) heavy crude — and it came, literally, out of left field.
October 22, 2018, 9:47 AM MDT
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says that concerns about energy security in the global gas market are as “present as ever” as demand in liquefied natural (LNG) gas continues to change buyer-seller relationships and raises new challenges.
October 22, 2018, 11:07 AM MDT
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Business models in the oil and gas industry are being completely challenged as companies try to find ways to be profitable in a world where price drops and fluctuations in the cost per barrel of crude oil significantly impacts the cost of exploration.
October 22, 2018, 6:45 AM MDT
Canadian Global Exploration Forum (CGEF) hosts a Brazilian delegation at a unique conference on Tuesday, Nov 6.
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Drilling rig activity in Western Canada and the Top 10 active operators as of Oct. 22, 2018, as reported this morning by Rig Locator.
October 22, 2018, 11:18 AM MDT
Imperial Oil Limited today announced that it has successfully restarted production at its Norman Wells operations in the Northwest Territories following the return to service of Enbridge’s Line 21 pipeline.
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