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Goldman Goes All-In Commodities, Sees "Biggest Jump In Oil Demand Ever" Over Next 6 Months
28 April 2021
Read More...BY TYLER DURDEN
It's time again for Goldman's commodity permabulls to rise again.
Four months after the bank's strategists declared the start of a 
Canada’s largest helium purification facility opens in Saskatchewan
27 April 2021
Read More...Saskatchewan is now officially home to the largest helium purification facility in Canada.
Located near Battle Creek in the province's southwest, the new $32 million facility, owned a
Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. Continues to Grow Land Position in Flaxcombe Area
24 April 2021
Read More...SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN – April 24th, 2018 - Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. (“Saturn” or the “Company”) (TSX.V: SMI) (FSE: SMK) is pleased to announce that the Company has
Whitecap Resources to buy Kicking Horse Oil & Gas for $300 million
5 April 2021
Read More...Whitecap Resources to buy Kicking Horse Oil & Gas for $300 million
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Crescent Point Energy to acquire Shell’s Canadian shale assets
18 February 2021
Read More...Canadian oil and gas company Crescent Point Energy has agreed to acquire Royal Dutch Shell’s Kaybob Duvernay shale light oil assets in Alberta, Canada for $707m in a cash-cum-stock deal.
Saskatchewan’s top 10 oil producers
11 January 2021
Read More...By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative reporterEstevan Mercury
Regina – Husky Energy, which was acquired by Cenovus Energy, had been Saskatchewan’s top oil producer for
U.S. refiners on course to digest excess diesel by March: Kemp
5 October 2020
Read More...LONDON — If they can maintain recent progress, U.S. oil refiners should be able to bring stocks of diesel and other middle distillates close to normal levels in the first quarter of 2021.
$12 Million Of Work Approved In First Tranche Of Well Abandonment Program
16 July 2020
Read More...Released on July 16, 2020
The Government of Saskatchewan has approved its first parcel of work packages to be completed through the Accelerated Site Closure Program (ASCP).
Which private sector industries ‘pay the bills’ for Canada?
1 July 2020
Read More...JOCK FINLAYSON AND DAVID WILLIAMS
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PUBLISHED JULY 1, 2020ANDREW VAUGHAN/THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Minster of Innovation, Science and
Saudi Arabia Eyes Total Dominance In Oil And Gas
30 June 2020
Read More...By Julianne Geiger - Jun 30, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz claimed last week that the Kingdom will be the world’s biggest hydroca
Oil's sudden rebound is exposing the Achilles heel of shale
24 May 2020
Read More...Oil prices have surged more than 75 per cent in the U.S. this month. But don’t expect a quick rebound in supply from shale explorers.
The quick turnaround in oil markets is exp
Elizabeth May is wrong about oil and gas
22 May 2020
Read More...By Robert Lyman
Opinion: Between 2000 and 2018 Canada’s oil and gas production industry directly paid almost $240 billion to provincial governments and $66 billion to Ottawa
Brad Wall on the COVID-19 crisis: How to help the oil and gas sector, now and in the long term
7 April 2020
Read More...We have an opportunity as a nation to become more self-sufficient, more agile and innovative, stronger on the other side of this
Canada needs to become more secure by becoming more self-s
TC Energy to proceed with Keystone XL pipeline after US$1.1 billion investment from Alberta government
31 March 2020
Read More...Alberta will also provide a $6 billion loan guarantee for the project, which is now expected to cost $14.4 billion to build
CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. is proceeding with its long-del
Saudis Start to Unleash Oil Wave Despite U.S. Pressure
31 March 2020
Read More...By Javier Blas and Brian Wingfield
March 31, 2020, 6:46 AM CST Updated on March 31, 2020, 7:47 AM CSTSaudi Arabia has made good on its pledge to ramp up oil ex
The crisis facing Canada’s oilpatch isn’t just the industry’s problem, it’s everybody’s problem
27 March 2020
Read More...Peter Tertzakian
Industry, government and all stakeholders must work together to minimize damage to our energy systems
The Canadian oil industry's facing a systemic shock as
Not another drop of OPEC oil, ever
26 March 2020
Read More...We’d be in much better shape if Energy East had been built. Build it right now
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Canadian drillers add most rigs in a week in five years
13 January 2020
Read More...Energy firms in Canada boosted the number of rigs drilling for oil and natural gas last week by the most since January 2015 as producers returned en masse from Christmas breaks to take advantage of
Texas oil and gas sector contracts amid ‘challenging’ conditions
27 December 2019
Read More...Simon Caseyriglocator.ca). A total of 23 co
New law would allow Alberta to restrict flow of oil and gas as Trans Mountain battle escalates
16 April 2018
Alberta has granted sweeping new powers to its energy minister as the province ups the ante in its trade war with British Columbia
Oil and gas spending drop linked to competitiveness gap with the United States
28 February 2018
CALGARY — Canada’s competitive disadvantage with the United States is being reflected in lower spending plans by oil and gas producers, and Tuesday’s
We need pipelines - not barricades CAPP urges Ottawa as energy investors dump Canada
26 February 2018
Read More...For nearly four years, Canada’s oil and gas sector has kept a low profile while managing two devastating blows — the collapse in oil prices and the barrage of environmental policies by
Saskatchewan advantage means oil activity surges while Alberta lags
20 July 2017
Read More...One mile away from the Alberta border, on land in Saskatchewan owned by the Onion Lake Cree Nation, BlackPearl Resources Inc. is building a second thermal heavy oil project while keeping its larger
OPEC agrees to first oil output cut in eight years
28 September 2016
Read More...By Nayla Razzouk, Grant Smith and Angelina Rascouet
OPEC agreed to cut production for the first time in eight years Wednesday, sending oil prices more than 6 percent higher, as Saudi Ar
Saskatchewan a hot market as oilpatch recovers
4 July 2016
Read More...Investor interest in Saskatchewan partly due to politics but mostly about economics
A string of deals in the oilpatch suggests some investors are bullish on Saskatchewan
Liberal pipeline policy presents 3 key problems
28 January 2016
Read More...Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hopes that a new approach will provide the public support to finally cut through the Gordian knot that has tied up pipeline development. That was t
Lower For Shorter? Looking Back At The 1997-1999 Oil Price Downturn
13 January 2016
Read More...By Steve Smith, CA and Steve Ripplinger, CFA
Norrep Capital Management Ltd.With oil prices currently hitting new post-2009 lows we wanted to provide some perspective.
The Full Alberta Oil Interview with Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall
2 September 2015
Read More...When you get this country’s provincial and territorial leaders together in one place for an extended period of time, something interesting is bound to happen. That’s doubly true when th
Leaders clash over pipelines during 1st election debate
6 August 2015
Read More...Pipelines from Alberta's oilsands and Canada's energy exports made for contentious topics during Thursday night's federal leaders' debate.
The leaders of Canada's four
Saskatchewan's Brad Wall questions equalization formula
5 August 2015
Read More...Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall set off a debate about equalization — the revenue-sharing formula between Ottawa and the provinces — Wednesday.
In a series of media interviews,
Saskatchewan drilling outlook improves slightly
31 July 2015
Read More...REGINA — Saskatchewan should see 1,660 oil and gas wells drilled this year, less than half the wells forecast last fall, but 155 more than forecast in April, the Petroleum Services Associatio
Premiers set to fast-track oil pipelines while cutting regulatory red tape
13 July 2015
Read More...Canada’s premiers are poised to sign an agreement to fast-track new oil sands pipelines while watering down commitments to fight climate change.
The Canadian Energy Strategy will be
Crescent Point Energy Corp solidifies its Saskatchewan play with Legacy Oil and Gas Ltd takeover set to close Tuesday
29 June 2015
Read More...CALGARY – Scott Saxberg has every confidence that his company’s $1.53-billion takeover of Legacy Oil and Gas Ltd. will go through as expected on Tuesday, and Crescent Point Energy Corp.
Alberta Energy Royalties and Carbon Policy Back Under Microscope
27 June 2015
Read More...A week of change brings uncertainty to the province's energy industry
First, a change to the energy regulator, then a carbon tax change, now a royalty review. It was
Who are the takeover targets as energy money moves out of Alberta
22 June 2015
Read More...The uncertainty surrounding Alberta’s policy on oil and gas royalties has already caused several companies to shift capital into other provinces, and this should come as no surprise.
<Mexico takes on Major-League economic overhaul
22 April 2015
Read More...The uncertainty surrounding Alberta’s policy on oil and gas royalties has already caused several companies to shift capital into other provinces, and this should come as no surprise.
<Crescent Point Energy Corp. To Overhaul executive Compensation
20 April 2015
Read More...Crescent Point Energy Corp. is overhauling its approach to executive compensation as a result of a less-than-desirable outcome of a “say on pay” vote, as the movement increasingly chang
'We are just good plumbers': The man who sold beaumont energy for half a billion despite oilpatch gloom
24 March 2015
Read More...Robert Chaisson may be the happiest man in Calgary.
Amid the impenetrable gloom descending on Canada’s oil capital, the chief executive officer of privately owned Beaumont Energy In
Crescent Point Ready to Buy; Adds $1 Billion to Credit Line
11 March 2015
Read More...Acquisitive intermediate Crescent Point Energy Corp. said Wednesday it has added $1 billion in credit capacity as it announced production results from an active fourth quarter that matched analyst
Sask. Ranks 1st in Canada, 2nd in World
25 February 2015
Read More...By Bruce Johnstone, Leader-Post February 25, 2015
Saskatchewan is the best place for mining investment in Canada - ahead of traditional mining powerhouses, like Ontario, Quebec and B.C. -
Under Pressure in the Alberta Oil Patch
20 February 2015
Read More...The letters began showing up at Pat Wilson’s central Alberta truck shop last month – demands from customers to cut rates in the face of rapidly sinking oil prices.
About 60 pe
Impact of Falling Oil Revenues Likely Won't Be As Severe In Saskatchewan
15 January 2015
Read More...Saskatchewan has more going on than oil, so the impact of oil revenue losses won't be as severe here as it could be in Alberta.
That's according to the Deputy Chief Economist of t
Seattle Seahawks Plenty Pleased with Regina-Born Punter Jon Ryan
9 January 2015
Read More...RENTON, WASH. - Don't think the punter can have a big impact on a football game?
Think again. All you had to do was watch the NFC playoff games last weekend to notice that the guys wh
Sask. Ranked 3rd Most Attractive Place in World for Oil, Gas Investment
20 November 2014
Read More...Saskatchewan is the third most attractive place in the world for oil and gas investment, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual Global Petroleum Survey.
The province topped the
Gas Prices Plunging in Saskatchewan
29 October 2014
Read More...It's a good time to fill up with gas in Saskatchewan.
According to the website Gas Buddy, prices continue to plunge across the provinces, with Regina Messenger posting prices as low a
The Real Crazy Train: Moving Bakken Crude Oil By Rail
27 October 2014
Read More...GOP gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari likes to deride Gov. Jerry Brown’s high-speed rail plan as the Crazy Train, but the loonier rail proposal is the one that would carry explosive Bakke
Fall in Oil Prices Could Be Positive For Saskatchewan's Exporters
22 October 2014
Read More...SASKATOON – Low crude oil prices could have a positive effect on Saskatchewan’s manufacturing industry, according to one University of Saskatchewan professor.
Rose Olfert, who
Collapse in Oil Prices Could Slam Canada's Resource Provinces
10 October 2014
Read More...Slumping crude prices won’t only affect Canada’s oil companies, but also the provinces they call home.
BMO Nesbitt Burns has calculated the cost to Alberta, Saskatchewan and N
Multiple Refineries are in the Development Stages Throughout the Bakken Formation
8 October 2014
Read More...On September 15, 2014, Quantum Energy, Inc. based out of Tempe, AZ with an office in Williston, ND, entered into a Strategic Alliance with Bilfinger Westcon Inc. of Bismarck, ND, for the developmen
Crescent Point Completes Lighstream Acquisition
6 October 2014
Read More...Lightstream Resources (formerly Petrobakken Energy) has announced the completion of its previously announced agreement with Crescent Point Energy to sell the remaining assets in Lightstream's s
Musings: Challenges of Shale-Driven Boom - Will it Last Long?
24 September 2014
Read More...This opinion piece presents the opinions of the author. It does not necessarily reflect the views of Rigzone.
Two items crossed our desk last week that drove us to look closer at what is
Former Saskatchewan Oil Minister to Lead Canada Oil Lobby
18 September 2014
Read More...(Reuters) - Tim McMillan, a one-time Saskatchewan energy minister now serving as its minister of rural health, will replace former Royal Dutch Shell Plc executive Dave Collyer as president of the C
Saskatchewan's Torquay Play Slowly Proving Up Its Potential
16 September 2014
Read More...It’s never enough. Whenever government-run geological surveys release estimates on the potential of the oil-bearing rocks underneath the plains of North Dakota and southern Saskatchewan, oper
Four Bakken-Like Plays Emerging Across the Nation's Midsection
11 September 2014
Read More...Bounded by the Appalachians to the east and the Rockies to the west, North America's midsection is a patchwork of shallow crustal basins separated by uplifts, gentle arches and domes. Over hund
Record Capital Stoking the Oil and Gas Industry
10 September 2014
Read More...Money is being shovelled into the Canadian oil and gas industry like coal into a furnace. Year to date, hot markets have already offered up $19.6-billion to oil and gas producers. By the end of the
Crescent Point to Buy Oil-Producing Assets in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
3 September 2014
Read More...Crescent Point Energy (TSE:CPG), a Canadian light oil producer, said it will acquire oil-producing assets in Saskatchewan and Manitoba as well as undeveloped land from Lightstream Resources Ltd. (T
Share Oil Production From Bakken, Eagle Ford Rose 3.4% in July: Platts' Bentek Energy
21 August 2014
Read More...HEADLINE2Total Production from Prolific Shale Plays Surpasses 2.6 Million Barrels Per Day
DENVER and HOUSTON, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil production from shale formations in North D
County Officials Roll Out Welcome Mat for Proposed Bakken Refinery
20 August 2014
Read More...Yellowstone county officials are rolling out the welcome mat for the developers of a proposed $500 million oil refinery being considered for the Billings area.
“We’re glad you
Getting a piece of the Bakken Pie
18 August 2014
Read More...WILLISTON, N.D. — Just off Highway 1804, a high grassy slope offers a sweeping view of the epicenter of North Dakota's oil boom.
Williston, a once-small town that now proclaims
Oil Sands Workers See Biggest Salary Raises
18 August 2014
Read More...CALGARY - For the biggest pay hikes in Canada, look no further than the oilpatch.
The energy sector continues to lead the country in both actual and projected salary increases, according
Oil Production set to Rise in Sept
12 August 2014
Read More...Reuters reported today that the major plays in the United States are set to raise their production levels by 89,000 barrels per day (bpd) in September. According to the Energy Information Administr
Focus On Oil Expected To Result in North American Production Growth
14 August 2011
Read More...The focus on oil drilling in Western Canada and the United States is expected to help boost oil production in North America over the next five years, growth that is being fuelled by higher oil pric