Drilling & Completions
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…
B.C. First Nation awarded for orphan well reclamation project
Tuesday, July 23, 2019, 7:10 AM MDT
Doig River First Nation has been awarded for its work with industry and the Province of British Columbia to clean…
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…
