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		<title>Little Guy Oilfield Rentals keeps rigs on solid ground</title>
		<link>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/11/rig-matting-firms-keep-the-industry-on-a-solid-footing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rig matting firms see growth as wells grow more complex]]></description>
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		<title>Two steps forward, three steps back in shale gas debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Progressive regulatory steps made amid widespread concern]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta&#8217;s regulator adapts for a new era of resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jurisdictions across North America grapple with oversight of a shale gale]]></description>
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		<title>North American shale gas basins</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Uncertain forecasts define North America's unconventional rush]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta &#8216;out of favor&#8217; with investors: Fraser Institute</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[LNG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil sands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shale gas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A global portrait of energy investment risks missing the big picture]]></description>
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		<title>Waste management emerges as a lucrative niche</title>
		<link>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/06/dirty-deeds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[drilling waste]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From radioactive materials to fraccing wastewater, cleaning up pays dividends]]></description>
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		<title>Full tilt: service firms adjust to a horizontal surge</title>
		<link>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/04/full-tilt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2011/04/full-tilt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[tight oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trican Well Service Ltd.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rig counts alone are no longer an adequate marker of field activity]]></description>
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		<title>Horizontal drilling fuels record land sales</title>
		<link>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/12/horizontal-drilling-fuels-record-land-sales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/12/horizontal-drilling-fuels-record-land-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[drilling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraccing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[revenues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shale]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=6282</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Changing drilling targets spark windfall for the Alberta government]]></description>
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		<title>New drilling targets prompt an oilfield revival</title>
		<link>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/12/new-targets-prompt-an-oilfield-revival/</link>
		<comments>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/12/new-targets-prompt-an-oilfield-revival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 07:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[multi-stage fraccing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oilfield]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Horizontal wells account for 40 per cent of fieldwork from nine per cent in 2006]]></description>
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		<title>The fluid behind the frac</title>
		<link>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/12/frac/</link>
		<comments>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/12/frac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 07:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Web Exclusives]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Find out what additives are used by Questerre Energy Corp. in Quebec's Utica shale]]></description>
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		<title>In with the horizontal, out with the shallow</title>
		<link>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/11/in-with-the-horizontal-out-with-the-shallow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/11/in-with-the-horizontal-out-with-the-shallow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Lewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Ink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraccing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horizontal drilling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shale gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tight oil]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=5852</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The number of vertical wells drilled in Western Canada continues to fall]]></description>
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		<title>Inclusive Energy Ltd. sees opportunity in new drilling targets</title>
		<link>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/11/an-upstart-engineer-sees-opportunity-in-new-drilling-targets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/11/an-upstart-engineer-sees-opportunity-in-new-drilling-targets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Storage of potent chemicals used to break open dense rock formations an emerging niche]]></description>
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		<title>Politics, energy and a shakeup to centralized power</title>
		<link>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/10/politics-energy-and-a-shakeup-to-centralized-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/10/politics-energy-and-a-shakeup-to-centralized-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Enbridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy minister]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ron Liepert]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=5368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[October's <em>Alberta Oil</em> looks at distributed generation, and Ron Liepert's regulatory agenda]]></description>
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		<title>Questerre Energy discloses composition of frac fluid</title>
		<link>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/09/questerre-energy-discloses-composition-of-frac-fluid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2010/09/questerre-energy-discloses-composition-of-frac-fluid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fraccing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=5155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Calgary-based company is among a clutch of players plumbing Quebec's Utica shale]]></description>
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		<title>Just a ‘FRAC’ away</title>
		<link>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/04/just-a-%e2%80%98frac%e2%80%99-away/</link>
		<comments>http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2009/04/just-a-%e2%80%98frac%e2%80%99-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Mckenzie-Brown</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraccing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rock fracturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unconventional natural gas]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/?p=720</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New gas mega-wells threaten to strain contractor fleet]]></description>
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