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Ports-to-Plains Economic Summit promotes energy on USA to Canada trade corridor

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2015 Ports-to-Plains Economic Summit expecting 200-plus attendees A great deal of oil, capital, and equipment flows through the Alberta-Texas-Mexico ports-to-plains corridor. Which is why the Ports-to-Plains Economic Summit in Lubbock later this month is an important event for the Texas and Alberta oil and gas industries. Michael Reeves is the executive director of the Ports-to-Plains Alliance […]

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Here’s how you solve the Great Keystone XL Impasse

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Bipartisan compromise only way to break political logjam on Keystone XL Warren Buffett made the news – again – saying Barack Obama should approve the Keystone XL pipeline. More wasted breath, if history is our guide. Since entreaties, Congressional pressure, and Canadian complaining haven’t convinced the President, is it time for a new approach? The old one isn’t

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Texas drilling permits lower, oil production up over 2013

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Midland leads all districts with 385 drilling permits, 682 oil completions The effect of low oil prices is starting to show up in drilling and production statistics, according to figures released by the Texas Railroad Commission. Drilling permits, oil and gas completions declined significantly compared to the previous year, but production increased almost by almost 500,000 barrels

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Multi-stage horizontal well production increased 400%

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The Quantum Downhole Systems successfully cleans sand to stage #10 After a conventional wellbore clean out failed to restore acceptable production, Quantum Downhole System used its JetVak process to clean the wellbore of sand and significantly exceed production targets. Background Well location: Kaybob field, Fox Creek, Alta., Canada in the Montney Oil zone. The subject

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Barack Obama responsible for cool relationship with Canada?

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Keystone XL has been major irritation between Canada and USA, thanks to Barack Obama American President Barack Obama has been to Canada twice since being elected in 2008. Allan Gotlieb says the president is largely to blame for the current chilly relationship between the two countries. The elder statesman among all former Canadian ambassadors to the United

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Climate change: Salty lakes store carbon, not emit it, says new study

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Climate change exaggerates effect on salty lakes New research suggests salty lakes common across the Prairie landscape are having different climate change effects than those with softer water. The paper, published in the journal Nature, says lakes in northern latitudes with hard, alkaline water are now helping remove carbon from the atmosphere instead of releasing it. […]

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