Drilling & Completions
Western Canada rig count down 40% so far in July
Monday, July 22, 2019, 6:40 AM MDT
Drilling activity in Western Canada has not seen the usual bump this year that usually comes after spring break up,…
Schlumberger sees shale output boom slowing on budget cuts
Monday, July 22, 2019, 6:28 AM MDT
The shale boom is about to hit a speed bump, according to the world’s biggest oilfield service provider.Schlumberger Ltd. expects…
PSAC launches new scholarship program with Women Building Futures
Thursday, July 4, 2019, 7:10 AM MDT
The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) is using money raised at its annual Working Energy Golf Classic to fund…
Halliburton and other drillers are fighting for new life in a world of cheap oil
Tuesday, July 2, 2019, 7:19 AM MDT
For the oilfield services industry, it’s no longer about merely navigating a downturn. It’s now about survival.Five years after crude…
Kuwait boosting Canadian shale production in global gas push
Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 7:02 AM MDT
Kuwait plans to boost production from Canadian shale plays by two thirds and increase output of natural gas in Australia…
U.S. frackers go electric as low natural gas prices spur fuel switch
Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 6:48 AM MDT
Thrifty drillers have found a new use for the glut of natural gas that’s sent prices for the fuel below…
Drought conditions in Northeast B.C. lead to energy industry water cutbacks
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 7:15 AM MDT
Northeastern B.C. drought conditions have caused the B.C. Oil & Gas Commission to order cutbacks in water diversions at oil…
Drilling and service rigs facing an existential crisis: CAODC
Friday, June 14, 2019, 7:20 AM MDT
The Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC) is disappointed and frustrated with the federal government’s decision not to accept…
Fernando Aguilar retires as Calfrac CEO
Tuesday, June 11, 2019, 6:05 PM MDT
There’s an executive shakeup underway at Calfrac as Fernando Aguilar, its president since 2010 and CEO since 2014, has retired.…
Oil drillers scale back U.S. activity as crude falls into bear market
Sunday, June 9, 2019, 5:47 PM MDT
U.S. crude producers reduced drilling to a 15-month low as oil dipped into bear-market territory.Working American oil rigs fell by…
Texas producers increasingly injecting natural gas glut for EOR
Sunday, June 9, 2019, 5:28 PM MDT
Texas drillers may have found a solution to the stubborn natural gas glut that’s forced them to either burn it…
Tervita to build new Montney water disposal network valued at $25MM to $30MM
Thursday, June 6, 2019, 7:22 AM MDT
Tervita Corporation says it has entered into a long-term deal with an unnamed senior producer to develop a pipeline connected…
