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Black Diamond Creates Online Marketplace for Bookings at Remote Camps
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Black Diamond Creates Online Marketplace for Bookings at Remote Camps

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…

Blockchain and How It Might Affect You
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Blockchain and How It Might Affect You

By Maurice Walch In 2008 the financial industry crashed and an anonymous person (or group) developed a protocol for a cryptocurrency called bitcoin. It is not a traditional fiat currency backed by the assets of a nation state with a value subject to the control of a central bank. It’s a cryptocurrency that is theoretically…

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Top Safety Considerations during STOs

By Heather Douglas Ask any CEO who doesn’t want to face the cameras because of a safety incident during a plant turnaround, what his or her top priority is.  Unequivocally, that person will tell you it’s to ensure the health and safety of all workers involved.  Often workers need to clean and repair equipment in…