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Alberta drilling revival awaits when markets rise

August 03, 2010 Category: Departments Tags: , ,
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Impact of natural gas royalty cuts muted by glutted markets More →

The skinny on offshore drilling and natural gas prices

July 07, 2010 Category: Charts Tags: ,
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A think-tank connects the dots between offshore drilling and natural gas prices More →

All that gas: consumption patterns here and afar

June 23, 2010 Category: Charts Tags: , , , ,
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Fuel used for transportation in non-OECD countries is on the rise More →

Director shines spotlight on ‘fracking’

June 22, 2010 Category: Blog Tags: , ,
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Proprietary technology used to tap new stores of natural gas draws ire More →

The top 10 petroleum jobs that need new blood

May 31, 2010 Category: Blog Tags: , , , ,
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Don't think Canada's energy sector is immune to an aging workforce More →

Hal Kvisle to call it quits

April 15, 2010 Category: Blog Tags: , ,
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TransCanada boss to retire at the end of June More →

Alberta royalty review reflects markets-rule purists

March 15, 2010 Category: Editor's Blog Tags: , , , , , ,
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Government pullback lauded by industry; questions remain about long term impact More →

Alberta royalty review changes in brief

March 12, 2010 Category: Blog Tags: , , , , , ,
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Conventional oil and gas incentives announced 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 →

Shale gas supplies prompt pipeline building frenzy

December 01, 2009 Category: International Tags: , ,
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Gas delivery services race to keep up to new supplies 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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