Alberta Oilpatch

• Alberta rural municipalities say unpaid oilpatch taxes rising despite high energy prices

  The Rural Municipalities of Alberta says its members were owed more than $250 million at the end of last year — up three per cent over the previous year.

  Money

  Mar 8, 2022
  
• Despite record-setting output, Alberta oilpatch keeps lid on spending

  Statistics Canada says oil and gas capital spending over the first three quarters of 2021 was 32 per cent below pre-pandemic levels.

  Economy

  Dec 2, 2021
  
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• One year after crude turned negative, oilpatch relishes first quarter profit outlook

  WTI daily spot prices have averaged US$60.46 per barrel so far in the second quarter, up from US$58.13 in the first quarter.

  Economy

  Apr 18, 2021
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• Shell further reducing Alberta presence with $900M sale of assets to Calgary company

  Royal Dutch Shell has made a deal to sell its producing light oil shale assets in Alberta to Calgary-based Crescent Point Energy Corp. for $900 million.

  Economy

  Feb 17, 2021
• Calgary’s downtown office vacancy rates hit record levels amid oilpatch woes

  Vacancies in Calgary's downtown office towers have risen to record levels and there's no landlord relief in sight with almost one in three offices sitting empty.

  Economy

  Jan 26, 2021
• Keystone XL cancelling will stifle Canada’s oil industry for years: experts

  Phil Skolnick, a New York-based analyst for Eight Capital, said the end of the pipeline will stifle investment and production growth for years in the Canadian oilpatch.

  Economy

  Jan 21, 2021
• Alberta scientists criticize decision to suspend some environmental monitoring of oil industry

  Shutting down a broad range of Alberta's environmental monitoring over pandemic fears wasn't necessary, says the head of a group responsible for such work.

  Environment

  Jun 16, 2020
• ‘It’s really unfair’: Online frustration between Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador following federal election

  There has been plenty of social media backlash from Albertans toward Newfoundlanders and Labradorians after Monday’s federal election, which saw an overwhelming Liberal victory in the eastern province.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2019
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• 2016 job growth was strong in B.C., Ontario, while low oil prices and wildfire hammered Alberta

  B.C. and Ontario saw Canada's fastest growth in jobs in 2016 - but Alberta's employment picture continued to be catastrophic.

  Apr 28, 2017
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• Driller training rebounds in Alberta as oil prices stabilize

  Recent oil price stability over US$50 per barrel and optimism sparked by the announcement in November of production cuts by OPEC and non-OPEC producers have resulted in rising numbers of oilpatch workers registering for courses at Enform, the industry's primary safety training organization.

  Canada

  Jan 29, 2017