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Ontario to address risks posed by abandoned oil and gas wells

June 5, 2023 Energi Staff

The government of Ontario announced last week that it will invest $25.6 million to develop a province-wide strategy to clean up old and abandoned oil and gas wells. The plan is expected to include a [Read more]

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Backwoods Energy helps Indigenous employees buy first home

February 11, 2020 Energi Staff

On Tuesday, Backwoods Energy Services announced it will work alongside the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to provide financial support to its Indigenous employees looking to purchase their first home. According to the company, its [Read more]

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Opinion: Saudi Arabia wants higher oil prices to kick crude addiction

May 3, 2018 Energi Staff

Saudi Arabia needs oil prices and revenues to go even higher in the coming years to pay for the kingdom’s transformation away from oil.  Saudi Aramco photo. Oil prices have risen 175 per cent since [Read more]

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New oilfield technology helps fuel West Texas oil patch boom

May 1, 2018 Energi Staff

The West Texas oil industry is booming thanks to new technology that has helped bring breakeven costs down to as little as $25/barrel. CNBC photo by Morgan Brennan. Unemployment rates sink as West Texas oil [Read more]

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Alberta needs a Plan B

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Oil finally has a competitor (electricity) Alberta already has a Plan A. It’s called the Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan. To understand how risky it is, you need to understand OPEC’s “Oil and Gas [Read more]

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