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An Alberta firm revives exploration in the Kurdish cradle of Middle East oil

Oil is a big industry but can feel like a small town. Just ask Simon Hatfield, who encountered startling personal and professional roots halfway around the world from his firm’s Calgary headquarters.
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Why gas from the Mackenzie Delta still matters

September 01, 2010 Category: Services Tags: , ,
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Knowledge brokers Ziff Energy Group remain bullish on northern gas More →

Petrotranz Inc. takes stock and finds a digital niche

August 03, 2010 Category: Services Tags: , , , ,
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Digitizing age-old practices is a growth business More →

Epcor Utilities looks to oil sands for growth

June 07, 2010 Category: Policy, Services Tags: , , ,
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When it comes to water management, oil sands firms are turning to the pros More →

Carbon capture and storage is no cheap fix

May 01, 2010 Category: Services Tags: , , , , ,
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Can enhanced oil recovery and government subsidies create a new industry? More →

Object Reservoir Inc. moves to Calgary

April 07, 2010 Category: Services Tags:
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Houston firm comes to Canada as shale gas production spreads from its Texas cradle in the celebrated Barnett formation More →

Companies like Talisman Energy Inc., Questerre Energy Corp. turn to Utica shale formation in Quebec

February 05, 2010 Category: Services Tags: , , ,
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Gas entrepreneurs increasingly turn to Quebec and the Maritimes for untapped production More →

AJM Petroleum Consultants gauges energy price risks

October 01, 2009 Category: Services Tags:
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An influential consultancy firm is learning to see risks magnified by a flawed oil price lens More →

Calgary-based firm WesternZagros Resources Ltd. discovers homegrown roots in Iraq

June 01, 2009 Category: Services Tags: , , , ,
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An Alberta firm revives exploration in the Kurdish cradle of Middle East oil More →

Economic slump could herald infrastructure shortage, TransCanada Corp. boss says

June 01, 2009 Category: International, Services Tags: , , ,
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Project delays caused by the current economic slump sow seeds of future energy supply shortages and price hikes More →

CNR rolls out invitation to catch the oil train

April 01, 2009 Category: Services Tags: , ,
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Service offered by rail giant would ship oil to gulf refineries in eight to 10 days More →

Chart of the Week

Alberta Oil Magazine chart of the week

Offshore drilling moves to the deep end

The proportion of deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico first began to outpace drilling at shallower depths in the early 1980s, figures from the U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service show. The gap grew steadily until the late-1990s, when production from deepwater plays rose dramatically. The sudden increase in deepwater activity lends credence to the argument that oil is increasingly harder and more expensive to access.

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