Local Business

The merger of Spartan Energy Corp. plus drilling done earlier this year has resulted in a 15 per cent increase in production for Vermilion Energy Inc., according to its second quarter results announced on July 30.

Unit 3 at the Boundary Dam Power Station is remains offline. The unit was knocked out of service by the severe thunderstorm that struck the Estevan area on June 14.

Estevan Mercury Publications and Fired Up Grill are teaming up to host an exclusive patio party that will be one of the last great bashes of the summer. The party will be Sept. 8 at the restaurant’s patio.

Rosy predictions for 2018 are turning into rose-coloured glasses, as the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) has revised its drilling activity forecast downward.

Crescent Point will be spending less in the third quarter and moving that money to later in the year, according to the company’s second quarter press release and conference call on July 26.

TransGas, the pipeline subsidiary of SaskEnergy, will be conducting a controlled flare of natural gas six kilometers north of Estevan and approximately five kilometres east of Highway 47.

Gear Energy Ltd. announced on July 23 that it had acquired Steppe Resources Inc., a private oil and gas company in a stock deal worth a total of $70.4 million.

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce has announced they will no longer be a part of Estevan’s Showcase Business Expo after this year.

Vertex Resource Group Ltd. announced on July 13 that it has acquired Three Star Trucking Ltd., an Alida-based trucking company providing fluid hauling service, pressure truck services, hot oilers and combo vac services throughout Western Canada.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have released a joint statement about their discussions at the summer meeting of the Council of the Federation.