Drilling & Completions
Alberta auditor general seeks reforms to how province manages oilpatch liabilities
Friday, March 24, 2023, 6:22 AM MDT
Alberta's system for managing environmental risks from old oilpatch facilities still hasn't spelled out how it will collect security to…
Precision Drilling reports $3.5M Q4 profit, revenue up more than 70%
Friday, February 10, 2023, 6:04 AM MST
Precision Drilling Corp. reported a fourth-quarter profit of $3.5 million compared with a loss of $27.3 million a year ago…
Analysis: Drilling and productivity in the Duvernay’s Kaybob and Two Creek
Thursday, February 2, 2023, 9:30 AM MST
The Duvernay shale play shows no sign of slowing down in the Kaybob and Two Creek areas based on wells…
Alberta landowners fear repeat of orphan well crisis as renewable energy booms
Monday, January 30, 2023, 6:02 AM MST
Once bitten, twice shy. It's an old adage that explains why Jason Schneider, the elected reeve of Vulcan County, Alta.,…
Montney completions analysis: Plug & perf vs. sliding sleeve as operators seek productivity gains and efficiency
Wednesday, November 23, 2022, 9:30 AM MST
Leading Montney operators are using a mix of completion technologies including sliding sleeve, ball & seat and plug & perf…
'How a fox would design a henhouse': Alberta rural leaders on oil well cleanup plan
Sunday, November 13, 2022, 4:40 PM MST
The head of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta says an oil and gas industry proposal to grant the industry royalty…
Precision Drilling returns to profitability as oil and gas sector picks up pace
Friday, October 28, 2022, 6 AM MDT
Increased activity in the North American oil and gas sector helped Calgary-based Precision Drilling Corp. return to profitability during the…
Falling oil prices to spur lower taxes for North Dakota drillers
Monday, October 24, 2022, 2:42 PM MDT
Unless oil prices increase dramatically in the remaining days of October, North Dakota's treasury won't be banking the benefits of…
Surge in commodity prices brings drilling boom to Alberta
Friday, October 21, 2022, 6:54 AM MDT
Alberta’s oil and gas producers have drilled more wells this year than they did in all of 2021 as companies…
Alberta-Ukraine energy dialogue webinar, Sept. 15
Thursday, September 8, 2022, 6 AM MDT
Canadian oilfield services companies are among the most technologically progressive and cost-conscious in the world. So, too, are the engineering,…
Precision Drilling reports $25 million net loss in Q2, revenue up 62%
Thursday, July 28, 2022, 6:19 AM MDT
Precision Drilling Corp. says it had a net loss of $24.6 million for the second quarter, down from a net…
Shell joins Exxon with $1 billion Brazil exploration setback
Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 6:30 AM MDT
Expensive offshore exploration setbacks for international oil majors including Shell plc and Exxon Mobil Corp. are throwing cold water on…
