Drilling & Completions
How an offshore oil rig becomes an artificial reef
Thursday, March 18, 2021, 7:08 AM MDT
Fifty miles southeast of Grand Isle, La., sits the Lena, which used to be an oil rig owned by ExxonMobil.…
Ensign reports lower Q4 drilling activity, revenue as slow recovery continues
Monday, March 8, 2021, 6:37 AM MST
Drilling company Ensign Energy Services Inc. says oilpatch activity in its Canadian and U.S. operations is staging a slow recovery…
Agency to vote on fracking ban near Delaware River
Thursday, February 25, 2021, 7:14 AM MST
A regulatory agency that's responsible for the water supply of more than 13 million people in four states is scheduled…
Exxon casts out Canadian oilsands in massive reserves slump
Thursday, February 25, 2021, 6:56 AM MST
Exxon Mobil Corp. erased almost every drop of oilsands crude from its books in a sweeping revision of worldwide reserves…
Trican Well Service reports lower Q4 revenue as oilfield slump drags on
Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 6:12 AM MST
Trican Well Service Ltd. says an ongoing slump in Canadian oilfield activity linked to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in lower…
U.S. court halts drilling at ConocoPhillips project in Alaska
Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 6:55 AM MST
A federal appeals court ordered work to stop at a major oil project on Alaska's North Slope, siding with conservation and Indigenous…
$400M available in next round of funding to clean up inactive Alberta oil, gas sites
Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 6:01 AM MST
Alberta and the federal government say another $400 million in funding is available to help clean up inactive oil and gas sites in the…
B.C. opens latest round of funding to clean up dormant oil and gas wells
Friday, February 12, 2021, 6:16 AM MST
The latest round of applications is now open under a $100-million fund aimed at cleaning dormant oil and gas wells…
Oilwell drilling contractors association expands
Thursday, January 28, 2021, 6:19 AM MST
Seeking to broaden its membership and voice, the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC) announced this week a new…
Biden poised to freeze oil and coal leasing on federal land
Friday, January 22, 2021, 6:56 AM MST
President Joe Biden is poised to suspend the sale of oil and gas leases on federal land, which accounts for…
CAPP oil and gas capex forecast 'encouraging news' – Alberta Energy Minister
Thursday, January 14, 2021, 6:37 AM MST
Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage is calling the CAPP forecast calling for a modest increase in capital spending in the Canadian…
CAPP forecasts more than $3 billion boost in planned upstream spending for 2021
Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 7:18 AM MST
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) is forecasting that oil and gas companies will spend $27.3 billion in 2021,…
