Special reports

An Inspired Conversation: Uncovering real approaches to industry-wide collaboration This report offers solutions and recommendations for oil & gas operators, suppliers, industry groups and government.

Lower capital costs and improved productivity make the Duvernay liquids and oil plays possible, but operating costs will drive profitability

This study compares the early stage development of the Duvernay shale play in Alberta with the later stage development of the Eagle Ford shale play in Texas, looking for similarities between the two plays. It looks at the geology of both plays, activity in each play since its inception, and how productivity has improved.

A lot went right for Canada’s oil and gas industry in 2017 but the outlook for 2018 is less certain, according to JWN’s second annual industry outlook survey. An uptick in commodity prices, combined with two years of supply cost cuts, created some room to get financial houses in order and invest in production growth in 2017. But the dual spectre of market access limitations and a growing regulatory burden is capping any newfound enthusiasm. With these issues playing out in real time, the respondents to our second annual Oil & Gas Industry Survey present a mixed outlook for 2018.

A review of all M&A deals impacting Canada’s upstream industry in October 2017.

As the Canadian market faces $50/bbl oil, stakeholders in the project delivery chain recognize that business models and processes need to change to be competitive, reduce costs and protect investments. Alberta’s industry can apply learnings from more mature markets to dramatically reduce inefficiencies.

Rig Locator's Canadian Drilling report provides the Q4 2016 drilling contractor market share rankings, drilled wells depths and types, and producer activity rankings for western Canadian PSAC regions.

Compare prices for all well cost services across Canada using PSAC’s latest well cost data. The data provides financial, geological and technical data on more than 100 categories of costs, plus detailed wellbore graphics for each well.

Interested in 2017 production forecasts and plans for capital expenditure for publicly listed Canadian oil and gas companies? The basic CanOils’ Corporate Guidance package includes 2017 data and final 2016 guidance in a downloadable spreadsheet. The more advanced package includes source documents and press releases in a downloadable zip file.