Multilateral well program proving a big win in Lloydminster area and SE Sask
The week before the Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show, there were five drilling rigs working within eight miles of the Lloydminster Upgrader on the Saskatchewan side.
Innovation Saskatchewan Invests $1.5 Million in New Energy Innovation Hub at PTRC
Innovation Saskatchewan is providing $1.5 million in funding to Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) to establish the Energy Innovation Hub (EIH) at its headquarters...
Cenovus donates $2.5 million to Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Saskatchewan Polytechnic has received $2.5 million from Cenovus Energy toward its Time to Rise campaign in support of the Joseph A. Remai Saskatoon Campus.
Brian Zinchuk: After 140-odd years, can’t we figure rail out yet?
In all the fuss about the Canadian rail disruption, one thing jumped out at me. Here’s how the National Post reported it...
Expanded mineral exploration incentive drives increased investment
Investment in Saskatchewan is growing as more mining companies are exploring for minerals in the province, thanks to the Ministry of Energy and Resources’ Targeted Mineral Exploration Incentive...
Forty rigs drilling in Saskatchewan on Aug. 13
On Tuesday, Aug. 13, there were 40 drilling rigs working in Saskatchewan. One was drilling for lithium, one for helium, one for potash, and the remaining 37 drilling for oil.
Work 25 years, get a side-by-side: Turnbull Excavating
At some employers, you work 25 years, they give you a pin. At Turnbull Excavating in Estevan, they give you a side-by-side. Or a boat.
Do pipeline owners protest pipelines? First Nations buy in, literally
It’s taken years to get here, but there’s a new trend in Canada’s pipeline industry, and it couldn’t come soon enough.
Numerous service rigs are being targeted for theft in Alida-Lampman area of SE Sask
Seven service rig companies based and operating in southeast Saskatchewan are increasingly alarmed at a growing number of thefts and damage to their equipment when it is in the field.
Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show coming up Sept. 11-12
Plans for the 2024 Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show, a two-part show, are underway. The show is anticipated to showcase exhibits for the oil and gas industries and the public this September in the country’s heavy oil capital.