Service & Supply
Oil storage tanks are filling up, making production cuts ‘inevitable’ in Canada
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 6:29 AM MDT
Rock-bottom prices for Canadian oil and a lack of demand are setting the stage for “inevitable” production cuts, according to…
Trucking demand throws a lifeline to ailing refineries
Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 6:33 AM MDT
With jets grounded and cars parked, diesel fuel for trucking is giving some relief to refiners as the coronavirus spread…
Mar steps down from the Petroleum Services Association of Canada
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 6:11 AM MDT
Gary Mar is leaving the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) less than two years after he took the position.…
As pandemic spreads, a wave of industry executive teams announce pay cuts
Thursday, March 26, 2020, 6:06 AM MDT
Murray Mullen says he was focused on the bigger picture when he approached senior executives and directors at his trucking…
Citi identifies winners and losers of plastic packaging backlash
Sunday, February 23, 2020, 5:05 PM MST
A sustained backlash against plastic packaging might benefit aluminum container makers such as Ball Corp. and scrap metal recyclers including…
Ensign, Precision, Nabors, Akita delist rigs
Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 7:22 AM MST
Calgary — Fewer drilling rigs were registered with the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC) by the end of…
Goodbye but see you soon! Message from JWN editor Deborah Jaremko
Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 7:10 AM MST
Dear JWN readers, After almost 16 and-a-half years, today is my last day as a reporter and editor with JWN.…
Capital cost increases as EPC contract awarded for new Alberta petchem plant
Thursday, January 9, 2020, 7:26 AM MST
Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corporation has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a large piece of its new…
Saskatchewan’s drilling rigs back at work for the busy season
Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 7:23 AM MST
Estevan – Saskatchewan’s drilling rig fleet went back to work with a bang on Jan. 6, with Rig Locator reporting…
Happy Holidays from JWN! We will resume regular daily publishing on Jan. 2, 2020
Sunday, December 22, 2019, 5:34 PM MST
Supreme Court dismisses appeal in long running Packers Plus technology fight
Sunday, December 22, 2019, 4:56 PM MST
CALGARY — A long-running court battle over who owns a well-completion technology that helped usher in the shale oil and…
Alberta extending 'red tape reduction' to service rig support vehicles
Sunday, December 22, 2019, 4:45 PM MST
The Government of Alberta says it is partnering with the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors to cut red tape…
