Alberta’s nano-revolution struggles to take hold

February 06, 2012 Category: Technology Tags: carbon emissions, GHGs, nanotechnology, Nova Chemicals Corp., oil, oil sands, Quantiam Technologies, University of Alberta
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By Jeff Lewis

An industry based on small science grapples with a big problem More →

Amid fracking concerns, a seismic database takes shape

February 03, 2012 Category: Technology Tags: British Columbia, earthquakes, fracking, hydraulic fracturing, multi-stage fraccing, natural gas
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By Jeff Lewis

Marking distinctions between normal and abnormal temblors More →

Arctic drillers face no shortage of underwater risks

January 25, 2012 Category: Technology Tags: Arctic drilling, Beaufort Sea, blowout, Five Things, Mackenzie Delta, National Energy Board, offshore drilling, same season relief well
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Five geo-technical hazards that could trip up northern exploration More →

ETX Systems sizes up better yield for bitumen upgrading

January 23, 2012 Category: Technology Tags: bitumen, ETX Systems, Gerard Monaghan, IYQ Upgrading, Leading Edge, oil sands, value-added, Wayne Brown
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A novel technology approaches commercialization More →

Enerkem Inc. smells opportunity in Edmonton garbage

January 11, 2012 Category: Technology Tags: biofuel, Edmonton, Enerkem Inc., garbage, oil
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Innovative ethanol facility takes shape at Capital waste management center More →

Alberta steel fabricators cash in on oil sands, NGL growth

December 15, 2011 Category: Technology Tags: fabricators, natural gas liquids, oil sands, Pillar Resources, steel, Suncor Energy Inc., Waiward Steel
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Unconventional turn benefits Pillar Resource Services and Waiward Steel More →

Encana Corp. looks to natural gas vehicles to stoke demand

December 14, 2011 Category: Technology Tags: British Columbia, CNG, Encana Corp., LNG, natural gas vehicles
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By Jesse Snyder

Conversion costs may limit new market to fleet customers More →

Oil sands firms seek flexibility in froth treatment

December 04, 2011 Category: Technology Tags: CNRL, Horizon, Imperial Oil Ltd., oil sands, paraffinic froth treatment, Suncor Energy Inc.
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But a novel treatment technique leads to lower recovery rates More →

Little Guy Oilfield Rentals keeps rigs on solid ground

November 23, 2011 Category: Technology Tags: drilling rigs, fraccing, Horizontal drilling, rig matting, well control
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Rig matting firms see growth as wells grow more complex More →

The U.S. Bakken trumps its Canadian counterpart

November 04, 2011 Category: Technology Tags: Bakken, Horizontal drilling, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, tight oil
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Wells drilled in Saskatchewan prove less prolific than in North Dakota More →