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Spartan Energy Corp. announced on Jan. 11 that its development capital budget for 2018 is $183 million.

The Estevan Showcase Business Expo is returning in September for its 25th anniversary and a number of changes have been announced for the event. Showcase will be happening on Sept. 28 and 29 at the Power Dodge Ice Centre.

Crescent Point Energy Corp announced its $1.8 billion capital budget for 2018 on Jan. 9, of which 55 per cent is expected to be spent in the Williston Basin. That roughly equates to just under $1 billion.

The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) will issue approximately 60 cannabis retail permits to private operators in as many as 40 Saskatchewan municipalities and First Nations communities.

Saskatchewan’s non-renewable resource revenue should be excluded from the federal equalization formula with the money used for infrastructure projects in the province, says a village in the heart of the Bakken play.

Bang! Sixty rigs kicked off right at the start of the year. With oil over US$60 (west Texas intermediate) in the first week of the New Year, drilling in Saskatchewan took off.

Shell Cansolv is set to use SaskPower’s carbon capture test facility at the Shand Power Station over the coming year to further explore existing and new chemistry at the core of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.

Saskatchewan land sales for 2017 were an improvement over 2015 and 2016 on an aggregate basis, but the lowest on a per hectare basis compared to the last 10 years.

Vertex Resource Group Ltd. announced on Jan. 2 it had acquired the business of Sonic Oilfield Services Ltd., an environmental services company that provides pressure trucks, fluid hauling, chemical and potassium chloride products in Saskatchewan.

The South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s (SECPSD) board heard a presentation on supports for student wellbeing and wellness during the board’s final meeting of 2017 on Dec. 20.