Drilling & Completions
Precision Drilling reports first quarter profit, revenue up from year ago
Thursday, April 25, 2019, 7:03 AM MDT
CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. says it earned a profit in its latest quarter compared with a loss a year…
2019 Oil & Gas Survey Outlook Report: Capital spending declining, cost controls tightening
Thursday, April 25, 2019, 6:57 AM MDT
The outlook for capital spending in Canadian oil and gas is trending downward, according to the 2019 Daily Oil Bulletin…
Tight oil, shale gas revolution continues to drive innovation in drilling through completions
Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 7:17 AM MDT
The shale gas and tight oil revolution was a technological one, built on advances in horizontal drilling and multistage fracturing…
Canada’s drilling company count tumbles by 40% on acquisitions, insolvencies
Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 7:20 AM MDT
CALGARY — A research report by AltaCorp Capital shows the number of companies actively drilling in Canada has declined by…
The best in oilpatch cleantech innovation and research
Monday, April 22, 2019, 7:21 AM MDT
Cleantech has a bright future in the oilpatch. Easily the largest collection of candidates for the inaugural Energy Excellence Awards…
New CT scanner opens up a new realm of core analysis in Saskatchewan
Monday, April 22, 2019, 7:12 AM MDT
Regina – One of the most significant new diagnostic tools in oilpatch research and development is a new computerized tomography…
Feds, BC Hydro fund $289mm transmission line expansion in Peace region
Monday, April 22, 2019, 7:06 AM MDT
VICTORIA — British Columbia's northeast is getting an electricity boost to help power natural gas expansion in the Peace River…
PetroLMI predicts 12,500 direct oil and gas sector job losses this year
Monday, April 8, 2019, 6:58 PM MDT
CALGARY — A new report says direct employment in Canada's oil and gas sector is expected to fall by more…
‘Ticking time bomb:’ Alberta group wants aging oil wells to be election issue
Monday, April 8, 2019, 4:28 PM MDT
CALGARY — A coalition of Alberta landowners, researchers and former regulators says it could cost as much as $70 billion…
High Arctic positions for growth in U.S. with purchase of Precision snubbing units
Monday, April 8, 2019, 7:30 AM MDT
High Arctic Energy Services is expanding its snubbing fleet by 70 percent and positioning for expansion in the U.S. through…
Wayfinder begins commissioning ‘Big Molly’ frac sand facility in Duvernay backyard
Thursday, April 4, 2019, 7:34 AM MDT
Calgary-based proppant company Wayfinder Corp. says it is in the process of starting up a new frac sand extraction and…
Technological disruption driving service industry change: Outlook report
Thursday, April 4, 2019, 7:20 AM MDT
Most Canadian oilfield service companies continue to foresee rapid technological innovation fundamentally disrupting the way they do business over the…
