Saskatchewan Strength
New technology and favorable policies forge a formula for durable growth
by Patrycja Romanowska

Genuine Black Gold
Bakken oil play sizzles despite oil price chill

A Clean Sweep
Estevan power plant is a breakthrough foray into clean coal

Saskatchewan by the Numbers

Second Time Around
New plans for a nuclear plant are greeted with cautious optimism

Minister’s Outlook
Full ahead on oil but nuclear power still has to earn its first spot in the West, says Saskatchewan’s Energy Minister
by Patrycja Romanowska

Seeing the Light
Contrarian Alberta strategy urges ‘looking beyond today’s market lather’ to latent energy strength
by Gordon Jaremko

Endless Vigil
Endless evolution of safety precautions and conflict resolution keeps sour gas production going
by Graham Chandler

Environment
A long-running feud over compensation between pipelines and landowners escalates into a legal duel
by Dean Watt

International
Natural gas drilling takes a dive in the United States as industry reels from the effects of glutted markets and faltering prices
by Carolyn Davis

Editor’s Log
Closing the gender gap
by Gordon Jaremko

Observer
National, international news and trends on the energy scene

Services
New northern mega-wells threaten to strain contractor resources

Advances
An internationally known master of hard rock turns scholar and trains a new generation in extracting buried treasure

Policy
Oilfield regulation stays tight; watchdog ready for next round of development

Operations
Industrial fuel conservation projected to pay at least $300 million a year

Projects
The oil sands are down but definitely not out

Transactions
Alberta’s carbon emissions regime emerges as surprisingly demanding while international cap and trade schemes come apart

Champions
Elder statesmen of natural gas make way for a new brain trust

Passages
Charlie Fischer bows out, gives credit where it is due

Final Words
Can anyone predict energy prices? Veteran oil sands specialist Bob Dunbar says no