Service & Supply
Mullen Group reports 1,000 layoffs as pandemic slows economy
Thursday, April 23, 2020, 7:06 AM MDT
Trucking, logistics and oilfield services firm Mullen Group Ltd. says it has temporarily laid off about 1,000 people because of…
Oil’s collapse is taking an entire service industry down with it
Thursday, April 16, 2020, 7:14 AM MDT
No one is feeling the pain of an oil collapse more than the shale producers. Except, perhaps, their suppliers. Take…
Trican Well Service cuts jobs, salaries as low oil prices stall drilling plans
Tuesday, April 7, 2020, 6:35 AM MDT
Trican Well Service Ltd. says it has cut its employee costs by half through salary reductions, layoffs and job sharing…
Oilpatch workers face pay cuts and layoffs as companies react to low prices
Friday, April 3, 2020, 6:08 AM MDT
Budget cuts in the western Canadian oil and gas sector are hitting home for front-line workers who are facing smaller…
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…
