By Connie Pruden, association manager, GPAC Social Events Our 3rd Annual Winter Gala took place December 1 at the Calgary Petroleum Club with almost 100 attendees. It was a good mix of members, non-members …… The 5th Annual Curling Funspiel took place March 3 at the Calgary Curling Club with almost 60 people on hand…
Greg Bury, President, GPAC Director, Business Development, Equinox Engineering Ltd. 2017 was another interesting year for our industry and GPAC. As we have all been working through the downturn in our industry we do see some positive momentum with the rise and stabilization of oil prices. GPAC has not been immune to the challenges that…
By Nick Candito Co-founder and CEO Progressly The Future is Now Over the past several years the oil and gas industry has struggled with diminishing demand, evolving regulations, political uncertainty, and even natural disasters. All these factors have forced companies inside the industry to adopt new strategies to sustain profits. Many, of course, are looking…
By Heather Douglas “In the United States between 2005 and 2015, there were 85 deaths due to fires or explosions at oil and gas wellsites, including 27 ignited by mobile engines or auxiliary motors.” United States Department of Labor, Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OHSA), June 2017. This summer, the Americans issued a safety alert…
Breakthrough in Lowering Costs in Lifting Oil, Light or Heavy “There’s a way to do it better – find it.” Thomas Edison (1847 – 1931). In what’s being called a ‘game-changer,’ the upstream oil industry now has access to the new technological advanced wellhead polished rod with the world’s hardest, densest, and highest melt point…
Dennis Lanthier is an award-winning writer and corporate communications specialist with almost two decades of experience in the oil and gas sector. He earned an International Association of Business Communicator’s Gold Quill in 2011 for creation of a magazine distributed to TransCanada Pipeline’s employees and retirees. After full-time stints at various other organizations including ATCO…
