Pipeline News

Yorkton – It’s hard to miss a drilling rig painted John Deere green. If you opened up the National Post app on your smartphone in late September or early October, you might have seen a prominent story in the Financial Post section.

Carnduff – When the number of active drilling rigs drops by over half since January, those companies that are the closest to drilling feel it the most.

aging director of national client group, Alberta, for RBC Royal Bank, has been busy, and his being busy offers some hope for the industry. “We just closed syndication of an oilfield services company. I can’t give you the name because it’s private.

Calgary – In one of his recent newsletters, David Yager, national leader of accounting firm MNP’s oilfield services group, put it pretty bluntly. “There’s just no cash.” He wrote, “‘There’s just no cash.

The Mineral Corner

When you see things like three snowmobiles going up for sale from the same person on a local Facebook “garage sale” page, one wonders if they are just tired of sledding, upgrading, or maybe they can’t make the payments and need to sell off toys, fast

Lloydminster – The fallout of the downturn in the oil economy is being seen by those who help those dealing with addictions. Teressa Krueckl, executive director of the Thorpe Recovery Centre, just west of Lloydminster, said on Oct.

Estevan – Estevan’s new truck bypass, announced in 2008, is just about ready. Sonja Orban, communications consultant with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure, said completion is expected in early November.

Watching reactions on Facebook of people we know in the oilpatch was almost comical on the night of the Oct. 19 federal election. To sum it up, the world was going to end. “2015 election. The year we ruined our lives,” said one.

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