Drilling & Completions
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Friday, August 16, 2019, 7:17 AM MDT
The Daily Oil Bulletin and Fluor Canada are searching for the best and brightest in the Canadian oil and gas…
Group wants new agency to oversee oil and gas industry in British Columbia
Thursday, August 15, 2019, 7:14 AM MDT
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Oil and Gas Commission isn't taking action that would protect the environment in the public interest,…
Baytex pleased with first Duvernay wells using Eagle Ford frac tech
Thursday, August 8, 2019, 7:24 AM MDT
Baytex Energy Corp. says it has “very encouraging” initial flow rates from two wells drilled in Alberta’s Duvernay play using…
‘Headwinds’ swell Ensign Energy Q2 net loss, shares fall on revenue miss
Wednesday, August 7, 2019, 7:18 AM MDT
CALGARY — Stalled oilfield activity in Canada and a slowing market in the United States are providing “headwinds” against which…
Calfrac, Trican revenues dive by double digits in Q2
Friday, August 2, 2019, 7:03 AM MDT
CALGARY — Two of Canada's biggest oil and gas fracking companies are posting double-digit percentage revenue declines as energy exploration…
PSAC 2019 Canadian drilling forecast takes another hit
Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 2:47 PM MDT
The Petroleum Services Association of Canada has reduced its 2019 drilling activity forecast for the third time since it was…
Seven Generations successful with first Montney ‘triple stack’
Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 2:43 PM MDT
Seven Generations Energy says it is “highly encouraged” with results from a new approach to its Montney well pads. The…
Shale drilling's worst yet to come, biggest rig owner says
Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 7:11 AM MDT
The stock price of America’s biggest owner of drilling rigs fell the most in seven months after the chief of…
Permian needs $9 billion worth of new wells -- but not for crude
Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 6:37 AM MDT
As much as $9 billion will be needed over the next decade just to throw away dirty water in the…
New Brunswick chiefs unified to ensure province consults over shale gas
Thursday, July 25, 2019, 7:01 AM MDT
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Indigenous leaders are again expressing concerns about consultations with the province's Progressive Conservative government around shale…
Drilling forecast goes from bad to worse after slow start to summer deployments
Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 7:15 AM MDT
CALGARY — The Canadian oilfield services sector is expected to continue to suffer as it enters the summer drilling season…
Halliburton cuts 8% of North American jobs in frack slowdown
Tuesday, July 23, 2019, 7:17 AM MDT
Halliburton Co. is shifting strategy in its largest region to deal with subdued customer spending by trimming 8% of its…
