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BRIAN ZINCHUK SE SASK Rig Report on Feb 14 2018 Saskatchewan’s active drilling rig count has remained flat but relatively high through much of January and the first half of February.

Mayor Roy Ludwig said that since the convention was in Regina, all members of city council, along with city manager Jeff Ward, were able to attend this year.

The Feb. 6 public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas dispositions generated $3,439,121, an average of $411/hectare. This compares to $9,551,628, an average of $695/hectare received at the last offering held on Dec. 5, 2017.

The carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Power Station had one of its best months yet in January.

Bronwyn Eyre was sworn in on Feb. 2 as the new minister of Energy and Resources, as well as minister responsible for SaskEnergy and SaskWater. Along with her appointment comes a change in the ministry’s name.

The Assiniboia and District Chamber of Commerce held an Excellent Service seminar at the Prince of Wales theatre on January 31. Gordon Wyatt from the Southeast Regional College was the educator.

‘Welcome Wagon’ of Assiniboia is now changed to ‘Welcome Assiniboia’. Al and Roseanna Wagner enjoy representing the businesses of Assiniboia and informing all newcomers about what Assiniboia has to offer.

Sustained interest in Saskatchewan’s southeast region generated the majority of revenue in the February public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights.

Estevan Mercury Publications is encouraging the public to vote for their favourite businesses in the community through the Reader’s Choice Best of Estevan contest.

In its first update to the 2018 Canadian Drilling Activity Forecast, released Jan. 31, the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) has revised its forecasted number of wells drilled (rig released) across Canada for 2018 to 7,600 wells.