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The Oil & Gas Awards come to Canada to honour the industry’s best

June 25, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

It is a first for Canada’s oil and gas industry.  An internationally recognized awards show stopped in Calgary for the inaugural Canadian Oil & Gas Awards. Over two dozen companies received the honour tonight of being picked best among their peers. Oliver Bridgen, the Oil & Gas Awards COO took time out from a very […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Environment, Event Coverage, Innovation, News, Safety Tagged With: Calgary, energy, Katch Kan, oil & gas awards, oil and gas, Quinn Holtby

State of the oil industry

June 25, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

“There is pain across North America when it comes to the oil industry”.  That comment came from Christopher Guith.  The Senior VP-Policy for the Institute for 21st Century Energy with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was talking to delegates at the Oil & Gas Awards Industry Summit. Guith told the crowd the oil industry is […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Environment, Event Coverage, News Tagged With: Alberta, Canada, Christopher Guith, energy, fracking, oil and gas, petroleum, U.S.

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

Comment: The Age of Innovation and How Ingenuity Became a Necessity by Neil Poxon

May 1, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Neil Poxon, CEO of ProSep looks at the spur to innovation created by a low-price environment and what it means for the global oil and gas industry worldwide. On May 25, 1961, President Kennedy announced to the U.S> Congress that America would land a man on the moon and return him to Earth before the […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Innovation, International, News Tagged With: Canadian Energy Research Institute, energy, Innovation, oil and gas, oil sands

Using shock waves to eliminate water in fracking

April 8, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

The oil industry is struggling to come up with new technology these days in an attempt to cut costs considering the low price of oil.  Here is one technique that may gain favour with the industry according to Oilprice.com Shockwaves may be used to assist with fracking.  Shockwaves can be used to initiate fractures in […]

Filed Under: Innovation, News Tagged With: fracking, hydraulic fracturing, oil and gas, shock waves, shockwave

Edmonton company recognized for excellence in performance

March 20, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Katch Kan has joined a select group of companies recognized for their contributions to the petroleum industry. The 2015 Gulf Coast Oil & Gas Awards have been handed out in Houston, Texas.  The winner in the Excellence in Health and Safety Award is Katch Kan. Judges comments include: “Katch Kan has attempted to develop creative and cost […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Environment, Innovation, International, News Tagged With: annual gulf coast oil & gas, Award, energy, health and safety, Katch Kan, oil and gas, oil industry

Can new technology ease concerns over pipeline safety?

September 10, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Who could have ever imagined that North America would surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas liquids? A decade ago, that would have seemed laughable. Yet that’s exactly what has happened; and it’s not just Saudi Arabia that has been left in North America’s dust — Russia has, too. […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Environment, Innovation, News, Safety Tagged With: Canadian, corrosion, data analytics, detecting, Enbridge, environmental, Fox-Tek, Keystone XL pipeline, minimum regulatory requirements, monitoring, Northern Gateway pipeline, oil and gas, pig, Pipeline safety, pipelines, smart pigs, spills, underspend on safety

Atlantic Canada’s Oil and Gas Projects

July 3, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

When it comes to the oil and gas industry it might surprise you to know it is present in 11 of the country’s 12 provinces and territories. Alberta, Saskatchewan and Atlantic Canada are the top three producing regions. When it comes to the East Coast, the economic benefits to the region are in the $40-50 […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, International Tagged With: Alberta, Atlantic Canada, oil and gas, Saskatchewan

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