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Doom and gloom

Layoffs, cancelled and/or delayed projects, doom and gloom, losses on investments and enough fourth quarter red ink spilled to paint not only Calgary, but an entire energy industry and a world economy... read more...

Calgary-based Communica knows something about the proper rules of engagement.

There's too much at risk not to lay the right foundation explains company principal Doug Ford.It's a complicated procedure that has to be done right the first time around or the project can be buried even before the paperwork begins... 1 click here to watch video...

Clipper pipeline project underway

Construction of the Canadian section of Enbridge’s multi-billion dollar Clipper pipeline is underway in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba...  read more...

Paintearth parties in Calgary

Calgary-based Paintearth is poised to make 2008 and 2009 not only a time of growth, but also to create an undeniable market presence. An industry leader in the manufacture of surface processing equipment and subsurface completion tools, Paintearth is committed to ensuring its products meet the highest standards for quality and performance. Annually, during the Calgary Stampede, Paintearth hosts its own version of the “Greatest Show on Earth”. OGT reports. 1 click here to watch video...

 
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“Smart water” may help boost production from oil wells by 60 per cent

Researchers in Norway report that injecting a special type of seawater called “smart water” into certain low-yield oil wells may help boost oil extraction by as much as 60 per cent... read more...

Rig Activity Scheduler 3.0 improves management of complex drilling operations

Oil and gas producers can now make measurable improvements in production output by using the latest version of Actenum Corporation's Rig Activity Scheduler (RAS) software, released recently
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Successful fullscale verification of the ReelWell drilling method

The full scale verification of the drilling method was performed at Ullrigg, IRIS laboratory in Stavanger. The verification covers the required tools and equipment supplied by ReelWell and sub-contractors, and the operational procedures for a proper operation of the ReelWell Drilling Method... read more...

Nexen provides Long Lake Project update

Nexen Inc. announces that the Long Lake project is proceeding well and the upgrader remains on track for start up and first production of Premium Synthetic Crude (PSC(TM)) this month.
Commissioning is over 90 per cent complete and the final major activity, testing of the gasifiers, is underway...read more...

Japan to trial frozen gas output

Japan plans to start trial drilling in 2012 to extract frozen natural gas buried under the seabed and test if the methane hydrate is a viable next-generation fuel... read more...

Latest technological marvel in the Arctic oil and gas rush

Built by Samsung Heavy Industries for Russian shipping company Sovcomflot Group, the Vasily Dinkov is one of the most advanced Arctic oil tankers in the world. One end of the 70,000-ton leviathan is fitted with an ice-breaking bow, the other with a more conventional open-sea bow...
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Oil and gas reserves fuel Arctic disputes

A new study suggests the equivalent of 112 billion barrels of oil lies undiscovered underneath the sea ice and frigid waters of North America’s Arctic, adding new urgency to the debate over control of those resources. The report released In July by the United States Geological Survey has for the first time put some hard numbers behind the energy potential of the North... read more...

Oil sands bound "giant machine" first to be shipped on new Canadian route

A giant piece of machinery bound for the oil sands of northern Alberta from Japan arrived in Thunder Bay, Ont., August 11, marking the opening of a new all-Canadian shipping route... read more...

Nalco commercializes new enhanced oil recovery technology 

iNalco has announced the commercial launch of its proprietary BrightWater Reservoir Sweep Efficiency Technology.Nalco says early applications demonstrated crude oil production increases of 25 to 80 percent in test wellsl... read more...

3M Canada And IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Combine Forces

3M Canada and IDENTEC SOLUTIONS have forged a new agreement that will ultimately result in IDENTEC SOLUTIONS expanding business in Canada... read more...

 

 

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