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Premier Moe tears into Regina council for policy which would restrict energy company advertising

Premier Moe tears into Regina council for policy which would restrict energy company advertising

If you don’t like the money that comes from energy, try going without it. And by the way, you’re currently accepting a lot of it, which you might soon do without.
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SIMSA to hold energy update March 24, with optimism for the oilpatch this summer

SIMSA to hold energy update March 24, with optimism for the oilpatch this summer

Like almost every other public event since COVID-19 hit in March 2020, the Saskatchewan Industrial & Mining Suppliers Association Inc. (SIMSA) had to put off its regular October Oil & Gas Supply Chain Forum.
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Premier Scott Moe and others respond to Keystone XL's potential demise

Premier Scott Moe and others respond to Keystone XL's potential demise

One of the first acts of Donald Trump as president of the United States was to invite TransCanada, now TC Energy, to resubmit its Keystone XL pipeline application, and to then approve it.
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Keystone XL may be killed, again, by new U.S. president

Keystone XL may be killed, again, by new U.S. president

One of the first acts of Donald Trump as president of the United States was to invite TransCanada, now TC Energy, to resubmit its Keystone XL pipeline application, and to then approve it.
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CAPP forecasts oil investment to increase 14%, but only 5% in Saskatchewan

CAPP forecasts oil investment to increase 14%, but only 5% in Saskatchewan

After one of the most brutal years for the Canadian oilpatch, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) is forecasting a 14 per cent increase in upstream natural gas and oil investment in 2021.
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Saskatchewan and feds announce $9.8 million for ag research

Saskatchewan and feds announce $9.8 million for ag research

As the leadoff speakers in the CropSphere zoom online conference on Jan. 12, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan’s Premier Scott Moe announced $9.
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Saskatchewan’s top 10 oil producers

Saskatchewan’s top 10 oil producers

Husky Energy, which was acquired by Cenovus Energy, had been Saskatchewan’s top oil producer for the first 11 months of 2020. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Resources, from January to November, 2020, Husky produced 31.
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Twenty-nine drilling rigs in the field in early January

Twenty-nine drilling rigs in the field in early January

One week into the new year, Saskatchewan’s drilling rig fleet is up and running, with 29 rigs in the field on Jan. 8, according to Rig Locator (riglocator.ca). Those 29 rigs also mark a high point in drilling since spring breakup in March 2020.
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Saskatchewan farmers will be hit hard by increased carbon tax: APAS

Saskatchewan farmers will be hit hard by increased carbon tax: APAS

In December 2020, the federal government announced that the carbon tax will increase to $170 per tonne by 2030.
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Cenovus completes Husky acquisition, swallowing Saskatchewan’s historically largest oil producer

Cenovus completes Husky acquisition, swallowing Saskatchewan’s historically largest oil producer

In perhaps a way perhaps fitting of the 21st century, Husky Energy updated its cover photo for its Facebook page on Jan. 3. The new photo said, “We are Cenovus.” On Jan.
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