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Green Sheikh guest speaker at Spruce Grove and District Chamber of Commerce

October 13, 2015 by maria Leave a Comment

Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al Nuaimi from the United Arab Emirates spent five days in Alberta. While here he saw a hydroponics operation in Strathcona County, his first hockey game and was the Spruce Grove and District Chamber of Commerce’s guest speaker at a luncheon. Brenda Johnson, president and CEO of the Chamber told […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Environment, Event Coverage, International, Video Tagged With: Alberta Premier, Brenda Johnson, Dave Hancock, energy, Environment, Green Sheikh, Rik Kaminsky, Sheikh Abdul Aziz, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al Nuaimi, Spruce Grove and District Chamber of Commerce, U.A.E., United ARab Emirates

Fracking process has not led to widespread impact on water supplies

July 2, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

A report released by the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States earlier this month on hydraulic fracturing has come out in support of the oil and gas industry. The report concludes the extraction process has “not led to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water.” Having said that, it is also acknowledged there’s plenty of […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Environment, International, News Tagged With: Alberta, drinking water, energy, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fracking, hydraulic fracturing, North America

Corporate social responsibility, a catch phrase or something meaningful?

June 25, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

For the most part people in the oil industry are well aware of what corporate social responsibility means.  And that meaning is a little different depending on who you work for. What is becoming clear with mounting opposition against fossil fuels is a companies interaction with the community is perhaps more important than ever. The […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Event Coverage, International, News Tagged With: Alberta, Breitling Energy, Corporate social responsibility, energy, Fred Hutchings, Maxxam Analytics, social licence, Thomas Miller

Global Petroleum Show starts tomorrow

June 8, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Check in with iKan Media tomorrow when we will be bringing you news from The Global Petroleum Show in Calgary. Alberta’s new Energy Minister Marg McCuaig Boyd is bringing remarks on behalf of the Premier to the opening reception.  iKan Media will be there Tuesday night for you. We will also be talking to industry […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Event Coverage, International Tagged With: Alberta, Calgary, Energy Minister, global petroleum show, Marg McCuaig Boyd

Global Petroleum Show almost here

June 7, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Alberta’s new Energy Minister Marg McCuaig Boyd will be speaking on behalf of the New Democrat government at this years Global Petroleum Show in Calgary.  It will be the first time in a long time that the province is represented by a party other than the Conservatives who were in power from 1971 until this […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, International, News Tagged With: Alberta, Calgary, energy, global petroleum show, heavy oil, Marg McCuaig Boyd, New Democrat, oil, oil industry

Global Petroleum Show countdown 3 days

June 6, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

In just three days iKan Media will start bringing you interviews The Global Petroleum Show in Calgary. The event, which brings together business leaders, industry experts and new technologies, showcases the best the heavy oil industry has to offer. Also this year and address from an Alberta government minister that is not a member of […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, International, News Tagged With: Calgary, global petroleum show, Marg McCuaig Boyd, Minister of Energy, New Democrat, Premier Rachel Notley

Global Petroleum Show here we come

June 5, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Check in with iKan Media next week (June 9-12) we will be bringing you news and interviews from The Global Petroleum Show in Calgary. We will be talking to industry leaders to find out about the latest technologies when it comes to heavy oil and we will also be checking out some of those technologies […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, International, News Tagged With: Calgary, global petroleum show

Reputation as challenging as costs for oil sands industry

May 27, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Canada’s oil sands industry faces an equal risk from its reputation as an environmental laggard as from high operating costs, industry observers said. The failure to win approval for pipelines like TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL and Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway is tied to concerns about carbon emissions with oil production, Ed Whittingham, executive director of […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Environment, International, News Tagged With: Alberta government, climate, Enbridge, energy, greenhouse gas, Keystone XL, Northern gateway, oil sands industry, Pembina Institute, Rachel Notley, TransCanada Corp

Battling low prices with new ideas

May 26, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

The energy industry has fallen on rough times as of late causing a spate of layoffs, stacked rigs and budget cuts. But despite the market climate and reduced spending, production levels are holding steady, evidence of the ongoing technological advancements being applied to oil and gas production, allowing producers to do more with less. The […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Innovation, International, News Tagged With: Activated Environment for Recovery of Oil, energy industry, fracking, Innovation, oil, oil and gas

Will climate change target be met this time by Canada?

May 26, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Canada has an enviable record of setting ambitious climate change targets, having  done so four times since signing the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992. Its record at meeting them is far less praiseworthy – three failures so far. But the fourth target, announced by the federal government on May 15, may […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Environment, International, News Tagged With: Canada, Carbon49, Climate Change, CMC Research Institutes, energy, EnviroEconomics, Greenpeace Canada, oil and gas, oil industry, United Nations Framework Convention, United Nations’ Clean Development Mechanism

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