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Oilfield companies team up to support Estevan Angel Tree

December 11, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis hit the oilpatch hard, with oil prices going into negative territory briefly in April and drilling coming to an absolute standstill. While oil prices ...

Vermilion Energy supports an important school program

December 9, 2020

An energy company recently showed its support for nutrition at an Estevan school. The breakfast program at Hillcrest School, which was started in 2011, is continuing to ...

Crescent Point supports new addictions treatment centre

November 30, 2020

A donation has been made on behalf of Crescent Point Energy to St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation. The company has given the foundation $10,000, which will be designated to...

CCS facility captured nearly 65,000 tonnes of CO2 in September

October 12, 2020

During the month of September, the carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Power Station captured 64,855 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), ...

GoFundMe campaign launched for families of two SaskPower employees killed in Weyburn...

October 10, 2020

A GoFundMe campaign has been started for the families of Scott Bill and Cole Crooks – the two SaskPower employees who died in a workplace accident Thursday in Weyburn. ...

Oilmen’s golf event brought those in the sector together for a day on the links

September 16, 2020

The Estevan Oilfield Technical Society (OTS) was able to host a successful Oilmen’s golf event on Sept. 11 at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course, but the format was ...

Oilfield consultant returns from Saudi Arabia during COVID

September 16, 2020

When much of the Canadian oilpatch grounded to a screeching halt in early 2015, Saskatoon wellsite drilling consultant Douglas Tompson soon found his work, supervising ...

Weyburn woman to be honoured at ABEX Awards

September 10, 2020

The ABEX Awards are Saskatchewan’s largest and longest-running business awards program, celebrating business excellence since 1984. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ...

SE College’s new heavy equipment operator program receives funding

September 10, 2020

The Southeast (SE) College has received significant funding for its newest program. The provincial transitioning funding committee for economic development is directing ...

CCS facility at Boundary Dam captured more than 27,000 tonnes of CO2 in June

July 11, 2020

During the month of June, the carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station captured 27,352 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), SaskPower said ...

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Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. comes up big for Hillcrest School

December 17, 2020

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She could have walked around Weyburn, handing out $100 bills, equal to the carbon ...

December 17, 2020

Anne Phair was having some coffee with some friends one day, back when you could still do that. They were talking about the federal carbon tax. Anne said, “I was talking to...

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Twenty-nine drilling rigs in the field in early January

January 9, 2021

One week into the new year, Saskatchewan’s drilling rig fleet is up and running, with 29 rigs in the field on Jan. 8, according to Rig Locator (riglocator.ca). Those 29 ...