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The Tunisian national oil company, ETAP, and OMV have decided that they will go forth with the development of the gas fields within the Nawara Project. These areas were discovered back in 2006 and are expected to provide about 11% of the total gas consumption nationally. The construction of the 374 km long pipeline was […]
New Brunswick has been facing the severe shortage of efficient employers in the construction industry. As such, there has been a significant shift in the focus of workers in the construction industry who have been traveling out of the area to look for new jobs. This out migration has been continuing for some time. In […]
A unique case study featuring OSP technology is highlighted in the June issue of the Journal of Petroleum Technology (JPT). The case study outlines a series of coiled tubing (CT) string failures experienced by a major Canadian service provider in the Montney formation in northeastern British Columbia. “The strings were failing well below their expected […]
TransCanada has already become one of the topmost leaders in the energy sector in North America with more than 65 years of experience. This portfolio is set to expand with it acquiring the contract for the building, owning and operation of the Sur De Texas-Tuxpan pipeline for natural gas, worth $2.1 billion. The Project The […]
With all the drama and negativity in the news these days it’s really hard to believe what you watch on TV as being the “truth”. My life doesn’t look like that. Does yours? The news is saturated in sensationalism. It’s a sponge for controversial topics. It has a never-ending hunger of demise that feeds on […]
It has been almost seven years since the TransCanada Corporation first applied for a permit to expand its existing Keystone oil pipeline — because of this, Canadian and US relations have been strained and the TransCanada Corporation is becoming impatient while waiting for a final decision. What is the Keystone XL Pipeline? This extension on […]
Much of the information about energy in the main stream social media is not correct. Social media seems to be a meeting ground where self-appointed authorities give opinions that are not necessarily fact but rather opinion. Opinions are an interesting concept because opinions come from our past. Think about it, how did we derive our […]
A most valuable resource and one of Canada’s major drivers of economic growth and prosperity is crude oil. The proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline project is to utilize this important component of Canada’s wealth and aims to direct Canadian energy towards new oil-thirsty export markets in the Pacific Rim. The Project: Calgary-based company Enbridge is proposing to […]
Nothing could be more exciting for Canada than learning that one of North America’s leading energy infrastructure companies has invited all its citizens to share in the benefits of its most ambitious pipeline project to date. On August 1, 2013, TransCanada announced its intent to build the Energy East Pipeline, a $12-billion project that will […]
Approval of the construction for the Keystone XL Pipeline, by President Obama, would send a clear message to Venezuela that there are alternatives to Latin American oil and that those alternatives are close at hand. In early July, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, thumbing his nose at the United States in his best Chavez fashion, offered […]
