The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) welcomes Environment and Climate Change Canada’s proposed commitment to reduce further methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in the oil and natural gas sector, but disagrees with the federal government’s assessment Canada needs to “catch up” with environmental policies in the United States. Canada is a leader…
Canada will need more pipelines built through to 2030 to transport an additional 1.3 million barrels per day of oil sands production to markets across North America and around the world, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) announced today in its 2017 Crude Oil Forecast, Markets and Transportation report. Overall Canadian oil production will grow to…
We Get Press Releases…Thousands of Press Releases (Part I) Roughneck Magazine decided to conduct an interesting analysis. We read through the thousands of media releases we’ve received since January 1, 2017 to highlight producers as well as service and supply companies who have gone to the public markets to raise equity. Then we went back…
One of the many, many things Canadians are good at is self-deprecating humour. We are always willing to crack a joke about our fair nation if it will make someone smile, and better yet, if we can throw Americans under the bus at the same time. That’s why so many of the world’s best comedians…
It was an auspicious start. Communications Group Red Deer Ltd. launched April 1, 1992 and it was no joke. The company specializes in the sales, service, and rentals of two-way radio systems, GPS products, GPS tracking devices, satellite phones and cellular equipment, while providing 24-hour, 365-day back-up to many central Alberta emergency services, petrochemical and…
By Josh Schadel, Guest columnist Wireless sensor networks frequently operate in hazardous areas where explosive atmospheres pose a safety risk to equipment and operators. A Class I, Division 1 hazardous area is defined as an environment where combustible gas, vapor or mist is present or is expected to be present for extended periods under normal…
