Saskatchewan Oil

• Canadian drillers add most rigs in a week in five years: Baker Hughes

  Energy firms in Canada boosted the number of rigs drilling for oil and natural gas last week by the most since 2015 as producers try to take advantage of rising crude prices.

  Economy

  Jan 13, 2020
  
• Trans Mountain expansion will benefit Saskatchewan farmers: professor

  The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will mean less oil on rail cars, making room for agricultural products, a University of Saskatchewan professor said.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2019
  
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• Public offering of Saskatchewan’s Crown oil and natural gas rights nets $1.5M

  A public offering of Saskatchewan’s Crown petroleum and natural gas rights on April 9 saw 38 leases purchased, according to the provincial government.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2019
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• Saskatchewan not following Alberta’s lead in cutting oil production

  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in a statement that the province isn't considering following Alberta's example in cutting oil production.

  Politics

  Dec 3, 2018
• He nearly died at an oil well. His employer never reported the accident

  Jeff Crawford can’t chew food, taste, smell, speak properly or breathe clearly. His case, never reported to regulators, highlights the risk of sour gas in Saskatchewan’s oil industry.

  Investigations

  Dec 21, 2017
• Saskatchewan government dodges questions about potentially dangerous oil industry failures

  Public health and safety is its "number one priority," says the Saskatchewan government after an investigation put the spotlight on evidence of dangerous holes in its oversight of the oil and gas industry.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2017
• Saskatchewan Energy Minister responds to investigation about potentially deadly gas from oil wells

  This letter was sent to the National Observer as a response to a co-production done by the Global News, the Toronto Star, and the National Observer. 

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2017
• Is Saskatchewan ignoring the potentially deadly gas from oil wells?

  A year-long investigation reveals the safety failures, audits and warnings that the Saskatchewan government and oil companies knew about — and how the public and workers were kept in the dark

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2017