38 rigs in the field on Valentine’s Day
Don’t expect a drilling rig hand to make it to a Valentines date, because that’s the time of year they can make the most money.
February Oil and Gas Public Offering raises $10 million
The Government of Saskatchewan's Crown petroleum and natural gas public offering, held on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, has brought in $10,042,112.71 for the province.
Just as Alberta has had minimal wind power, so, too has Saskatchewan
Wind power generation in Alberta has flatlined twice in as many days, and as weather patterns typically flow from west to east, Saskatchewan has seen similar conditions.
Denison Mines buys into Grounded Lithium’s Kindersley project
Up until now, Saskatchewan’s emerging lithium play has been strictly a junior affair. That changed in January, as one of Canada’s older mining firms, Denison Mines…
44 Rigs drilling in Saskatchewan on Jan 24
The last week in January has seen a notable uptick in drilling in Saskatchewan compared to December, with 44 drilling rigs active on Jan. 24.
Alberta won the energy lottery, yet it had to beg its neighbours if they could spare a megawatt?
Alberta won the energy lottery millions of years ago.
Del Mondor named Saskatchewan Oilman of the Year for 2024
Del Mondor of Weyburn is the 2024 Saskatchewan Oilman of the Year, while former premier Brad Wall and Myron M. Stadnyk will join him on stage as inductees to the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Hall of Fame.
Just eight rigs drilling in Saskatchewan on January 2
It usually takes a few days for the drilling industry to wake up from the holiday break, and this year is no exception.
Enbridge sells Alliance Pipeline, Aux Sable to Pembina Pipeline
In 1999-2000, the Alliance Pipeline was built from Fort St. John to the outskirts of Chicago, cutting right across Saskatchewan along the way.
Nova Scotia and federal government put final bullet in the head of still-twitching offshore gas play
Well isn’t that just peachy? Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative government teamed up with the federal Liberal government to put a bullet in the head of the province’s natural gas industry…
Sask Research Council and North West College team up
On Nov. 17, the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) and North West College announced a new, innovative plastic welding pilot program…
Post-construction field work complete for Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline project
The official record shows that construction of the Canadian portion of Enbridge’s Line 3 Replacement Program (L3RP) was completed more than four years ago…
SaskPower signs master services agreement with Ontario Power Generation for SMR development
Finding your way through the incredibly complex path of licensing and building nuclear reactors is not for the faint of heart.
Sask government takes action on home heating carbon tax
On Oct. 30, Premier Scott Moe said Saskatchewan residents wouldn’t pay the carbon tax on natural gas home heating if those using home heating oil…
Conservative Natural Resources Critic on carbon tax, Part 1
The whirlwind around the federal carbon tax, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paused for home heating oil for three years, but no other forms of home heating…
Saskatchewan MLAs unified in opposition to unfair application of federal carbon tax
Members from all parties in the Saskatchewan Legislature unanimously approved a motion, brought forward by the NDP, to “scrap the carbon tax on everything for everyone.”
Trudeau just blinked on his premier climate change initiative, the carbon tax
Late in the afternoon of Oct. 26, the staunch federal Liberal policy of climate change priorities conquers all just cracked.
Right side of history: Two protest leaders from 2019 truck convoys react to “No More Pipelines Act” ruling
Long before the “truckers convoy” protested COVID-19 pandemic measures in Ottawa, a series of convoys in and from Saskatchewan and Alberta paved the way, as it were.
West central Saskatchewan brings in over half of Crown land sale dollars
The Government of Saskatchewan’s Crown petroleum and natural gas public offering, held on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, has raised $11,049,883 for the province.
Just 29 drilling rigs working in Sask on Oct 3, and only 26 were drilling for oil
Does it look like the end of December? No. But several oil companies working in Saskatchewan have shut down their drilling programs until the end of the year…