Tag: Canada
Statoil secures rig for offshore Newfoundland
Statoil has come to an agreement with Seadrill to use the West Aquarius deepwater drilling rig for their exploration activities offshore the province of Newfoundland in Canada in 2012-2013.
Montney shale play attracting investments
According to a new report by business intelligence expert GlobalData, operators have been making significant investments in competing for valuable areas in Canada's Montney shale play.
Shell Quest CCS Project invites public comment
In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their oil sand bitumen upgrader, the Scotford Upgrader in Edmonton, Alberta, Shell Canada Limited is proposing the Shell Quest CCS Project, a fully integrated project involving the capture, transport, injection and storage of carbon dioxide.
Vale awards Jacobs with acid plant contract
Vale Canada Ltd. granted a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Governments implementing Canadian oil sands monito
The province of Alberta and Canadian federal governments have unveiled the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring, a plan to increase water, air, land and biodiversity monitoring of the country’s oil sands regions.
Hydro One substation order won by ABB
Power and automation technology group, ABB has won a major order from Ontario,
Canada power transmission and distribution utility, Hydro One Networks Inc.
Westinghouse forms business unit in Canada
To better serve its Canadian customers, Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC has announced the formation of Westinghouse Electric Canada Inc. The headquarters will be based in Toronto, Ontario allowing the company to align itself with regulations and requirements to meet the growing business opportunities in the country.
Backers of Northern Gateway pipeline emerge
In a filing with Canada’s National Energy Board, Suncor Energy Inc., Nexen Inc., Cenovus Energy Inc. and Total SA said that they plan to ship oil on Enbridge Inc.’s controversial Northern Gateway pipeline.
Statoil and partners to explore offshore Newfoundl
Chevron Canada and Repsol E&P Canada partnering with Statoil have successfully bid for exploration rights on two land parcels in the Flemish Pass Basin, offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Statoil already has a presence in the area, at its Mizzen discovery in the Flemish Bass Basin east of the new parcels.
New Canadian refinery on tap
Fluor Corp has been awarded a contract by North West Redwater Partnership to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for a new refinery project in Alberta, Canada.