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Demand for oil in China is export-driven

June 30, 2010 Category: Charts Tags: , ,
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Rising consumer appetites only partly explains a rush for foreign oil More →

Drill rigs signal industry’s health is on the mend

May 05, 2010 Category: Charts Tags: , , , ,
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Approximate rig counts show signs of life among Canadian, U.S. and international firms More →

Social media gains popularity as oil industry hiring medium

March 24, 2010 Category: Charts Tags: , ,
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More than 20 per cent of firms use Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to recruit new hires More →

Alberta’s treasury gutted without oil and gas revenue

September 30, 2009 Category: Charts Tags: , ,
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Energy tops up coffers amid talk of diversification More →

Deepwell Energy Services cleans up after oil and gas firms

May 01, 2009 Category: Environment, Gas, Policy Tags: , , ,
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Recession or not, cleaning up after fossil fuels is a thriving business More →

Oil and Gas Responsibility

February 10, 2009 Category: Charts Tags:
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Not surprising, opinions about oil sand developers differ in different parts of Canada. However, when it comes to public opinion about environmental responsibility, developers get poor scores all around More →

Saskatchewan Gains Momentum

January 01, 2006 Category: Gas Tags: , , , ,
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Behind its plain, prairie wrapping, Saskatchewan is the second largest crude oil producer in Canada, pumping out approximately 20 per cent of national production, as well as the third largest natural gas producer in the country More →

From Modest Beginnings…

January 01, 2006 Category: People Tags: , , , ,
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The story of Frank and George McMahon, two brothers and pioneers of the oil and gas industry who made their mark on Canadian football More →

Chart of the Week

Alberta Oil Magazine chart of the week

Outward bound; European oil exports

The EU is not generally thought of as an energy exporter, but the continent does export a bit of crude oil. While EU countries import a total of 572.5 Mt of crude oil from third-party countries, mainly Russia, Norway and western Asia, their 15.2 Mt worth of exports go mainly to the U.S. with some oil surprisingly going to Canada. More →

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