Transportation

Inter Pipeline’s Viking Connector to serve one of Canada’s top oil plays

September 26, 2019

Construction is underway on a new pipeline giving optionality to producers on the Alberta side of the Viking light oil play, where production is growing and economics are ...

Shipping bitumen in solid form, in seacans

September 26, 2019

Calgary – Calgary based Melius Energy said in a release on Sept. 25 it has successfully transported bitumen from Edmonton, Alberta to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, ...

A pipeline company is born

April 18, 2019

April 30 marks the 70th anniversary of Enbridge’s Mainline system, which traverses Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba and is Canada’s largest crude oil transportation ...

Saskatchewan introducing mandatory minimum training for semi drivers

December 3, 2018

Regina – Starting March 15, 2019, drivers seeking a Class 1 commercial licence in Saskatchewan to drive semi trucks will be required to undergo a minimum of 121.5 hours of ...

Heavy truck sales picking up

October 14, 2018

Lloydminster – Things are picking up for truck sales, according to Roger Deeks, works in sales with First Truck Centre in Lloydminster. They are the Western Star and ...

Clients are replacing their worn out equipment: ARW Truck Equipment

October 3, 2018

Lloydminster – JPD Enterprises is doing something that hasn’t been very common since the oil downturn hit, namely adding new iron to its fleet, in addition to opening a new...

You hear the whispers

September 27, 2018

Lloydminster – Much of the Saskatchewan oilpatch has held off on capital purchases since the oil downturn hit at the end of 2014, and there’s a pending need to recapitalize...

Harris Oilfield Construction holds an auction, and fittingly so

September 26, 2018

Estevan – Sept. 25 marked the big auction for Harris Oilfield Construction Ltd., and it was a fitting end for the family owned-and-operated business. That’s because Doug ...

Vertex acquires Three Star Trucking

July 18, 2018

Alida, Sherwood Park, Alta. – On July 13 Vertex Resource Group Ltd. announced that it has acquired Three Star Trucking Ltd., an Alida-based trucking company providing fluid...

Service companies need to make enough to survive

April 17, 2018

Estevan – “Your most important asset is your men, plain and simple.” That’s according to Rod Benning with L&C Trucking of Estevan. Asked how things are going on ...

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There’s a farm stress line. Where’s the number for the oilpatch?

January 27, 2020

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Saskatchewan proclaims Pipelines Amendment Act

January 23, 2020

Regina – The Government of Saskatchewan is modernizing and strengthening its regulatory oversight of oil and gas pipeline infrastructure in the province, with the ...

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Ensign, Precision, Nabors, Akita delist rigs

January 14, 2020

Calgary – Fewer drilling rigs were registered with the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC) by the end of December than at the beginning, with ...