Local Business

Torc Oil & Gas Ltd. executed at $129.4 million capital expenditure program in 2017, and is aiming for a $165 million program for 2018. That’s according to the company’s fourth quarter 2017 results, released on Feb. 28 Through the execution of a $129.

Nelson Motors and Equipment has been in the new building for its Estevan location for a little more than five months, and the employees and customers have really noticed a big difference.

On March 5, the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) announced that Tom Whalen has been named interim president and CEO of the association, effective March 15, 2018.

Estevan residents always look forward to spring for many reasons, and one of them is the Estevan Farmers’ Market sales.

With provincial road bans typically announced on or about March 15, 55 drilling rigs in Saskatchewan were working down to the wire, as of Monday, March 12. That number is roughly on par with the same week in 2017.

The carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Power Station has reached another milestone, as it has now captured more than two million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) from entering the atmosphere.

The number of active drilling rigs has remained quite consistent throughout the winter drilling season. That season draws to a close when road bans are put into place, usually around March 15.

The City of Estevan has announced it will host the second biennial Trade, Transportation and Technology Conference for the Central North American Trade Corridor Association (CNATCA).

Publicly-listed Newalta Corporation and privately-held Tervita Corporation announced on March 1 that they have entered into an arrangement agreement to combine their businesses and create a leading publicly traded energy-focused environmental solutio

The federal budget, brought down by Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Feb. 27, included a sidebar box and chart called “Focus-Pipeline and Refining Capacity.