Although they have narrowed somewhat so far this week, Western Canadian Select (WCS) differentials have recently reached some of their widest levels since the pandemic began due to stronger Canadian production, heavier OPEC barrels returning to the market and high natural gas prices pushing up the cost associated with heavy crudes, said Rory Johnston, managing director and market economist at Toronto-based Price Street Inc.

A professional chemist with a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Calgary, Paolo Bomben has always been fascinated about the interplay between chemistry and energy related matters.

The Alberta government announced today that funds from the province’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) program will be used to help industries save money and cut emissions through technology and equipment upgrades.

Alberta handed out almost $50 million in funding to 23 technology projects mainly associated with oilsands and hydrogen production on Wednesday.

The oil and gas industry is driven by innovation but by no means is every innovation and not every new technology inherently disruptive. What makes a new technology disruptive?

In a Canadian hospital over a decade ago, there was a mounting backlog of surgeries accompanied by a growing list of older patients whose end of life was arriving before they could be operated on.

Cloud computing is a potential solution to many challenges facing oil and gas companies in ensuring the ideal data sets and intelligence tools are fully accessible to relevant team members.

There were 177 rigs at work this morning across the WCSB, with 311 down, for a 36 per cent active rate, reported Rig Locator.

The Alberta government announced today an investment of $1,375,000 — delivered through Alberta Innovates’ TIER Economic Recovery Program — to expand C-FER Technologies’ ability to conduct full-scale tests in hydrogen-rich environments.

Greenbriar Capital Corp. has executed an agreement for long-term solar energy supply with West Lake Energy Corp., a privately held Calgary-based oil and natural gas producer.

Tenaz Energy Corp.’s preliminary 2022 capital budget for development activities is $7.8 million, in line with capital expenditures of about $8 million expected this year.

Obsidian Energy Ltd. has closed its previously announced marketed public offering of subscription receipts at a price of $4.40 per subscription Receipt for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $25.9 million.

Birchcliff Energy Ltd. announces the Toronto Stock Exchange has accepted its notice of intention to make a normal course issuer bid.