Is it possible a sponge has been made to soak up an oil spill? That’s what researchers say they have done in Switzerland. Empa Materials Science & Technology has created a highly absorbent sponge like material which is capable of separating oil from water. The good news continues as the sponge is made in an […]
Oil and gas well information goes public
It’s called Wellwiki and it’s the brainchild of University of Alberta business professor Joel Gehman. The concept is simple. It’s a website to give people access to information about oil and gas wells in Alberta. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Brad Herald told the Edmonton Journal, “It’s a very interesting endeavour. This kind of […]
Enbridge looks south
Enbridge Inc. has it’s eyes set on Mexico. The company’s CEO Al Monaco said, “they’re obviously in significant need of pipeline infrastructure.” The comment comes at a time when Mexico is opening its doors in its energy sector to international investment. A move that would put an end to the governments more than seven decade […]
Canadian crude by the numbers, a CAPP report
Production There are 173 billion bbls of proven oil reserves in Canada. The oil sands hold 167 billion bbls . Canadian crude oil production is expected to increase to 6.4 million bpd to 2030. Oil sands production is expected to increase to 4.8 million bpd by 2030. The bitumen upgrading is not likely to increase […]
Week in Review – August 11th 2014
On this episode of iKan Media Week in Review: Could something as simple as cotton be used to clean up oil spills A First Nations Chief sends an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper We will show you an amazing ship that makes placing ocean going drilling platforms relatively easy.
Lawsuit launched up north
An Inuit village has joined a growing list of lawsuits filed against the oil industry, following the multiple litigations all over the North America (source:http://sideeffectsofxarelto.org/current-xarelto-lawsuits/). Clyde River, is located on the east coast of Baffin Island about 2,000 kilometers from the North Pole. The waters in the region is populated with narwhals, bowhead whales, walruses, […]
Decision to ban oil sands shipments may be waste of time
UPDATE: The South Portland city council did decide to block heavy crude exports from its harbor. The result of a campaign by green groups to prevent the flow of oil from Alberta through a pipeline to the port. That doesn’t mean it’s the last word on the subject and the whole exercise may have been […]
Not the way to secure social licence to operate
When it comes to oil and gas spills Colorado is on the way to a record breaking year. To date there have been 467 spills of varying sizes in the the state. The high was set last year at 575. At a rate of two a day this year that number could be easily topped. […]
Damage worse than thought
Some regions in the Gulf of Mexico affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are still feeling it’s affects. It was four years ago when BP’s well ignited and pumped oil into the Gulf of Mexico for three months. Six months after the spill, a survey showed severe damage was done to coral up to […]
Train car demand
While environmentalists and others are battling new pipelines around North America – the amount of train traffic hauling Alberta crude is on the rise. This may become more of a permanent fixture. An indication of this. One company, Cenovus, has appointed its first ever vice-president of rail operations. So far the Calgary-based company has shipped […]
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