Emera Inc.’s bid to supply Massachusetts with 1,000 megawatts of clean energy has fallen short—for now. The Halifax-based energy company announced in January that the state, led by Republican Governor Charlie Baker, had chosen Hydro-Quebec’s Northern Pass Transmission project as the successful bid in a …
Super major to spud second exploration well in Nova Scotia waters The first offshore exploration well drilled in Nova Scotia occurred in June of 1967. Mobil Oil was the operator and the well reached a depth of 4,604 metres (15,106 feet). Unfortunately for Mobil, the …
THE ORIGINAL PLAN was to follow Jason Aspin around for a day. Watch him at work. Bear witness to how he deals with his clients, his employees and the challenges of a typical work day at his corporate headquarters in Montague, P.E.I. But it slowly …
Even in the midst of a severe mining downturn, St. John’s-based Altius Minerals Corporation is on the hunt for acquisitions. And the company completed a big one in May of 2015 when a deal to acquire Callinan Royalties Corporation closed. The value of the deal …
For Statoil’s Tom McKeever it was almost a dream mission. Over a period of 18 days this spring, McKeever was the project manager of an international sea ice expedition that took place off the northeast coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The purpose of the mission …
Operating in harsh offshore environments presents challenges for oil and gas companies, and there aren’t many more challenging environments than the north Atlantic. But the new Suncor Energy Offshore Research and Development Centre at Memorial University in St. John’s should help industry develop solutions to …
Not every country is blessed with a motherload of potash reserves. The reddish-coloured commodity that is primarily used as a crop nutrient has become extremely valuable as the world’s population, and appetite for food, grows. Canada and Russia are the potash producing kingpins. But there …
Vancouver-based miner has plan in place to produce from the Caribou zinc-lead-copper-gold mine again Vancouver-based Trevali Mining Corporation is looking to give the shuttered Caribou zinc-lead-copper-gold mine a new lease on life. The mine, located 50 kilometres west of Bathurst, New Brunswick in the northeastern …
Max Ruelokke, former CEO of the C-NLOPB, reveals why workers in Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil and gas industry are well served by the way safety is currently regulated Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil and gas safety regime has its detractors, but Max Ruelokke is …
Provincial fracking moratorium adding to the company’s woes, CEO says Shoal Point Energy CEO Mark Jarvis doesn’t understand what all the fuss is about when it comes to hydraulic fracturing. “If anyone looked at the science behind it, they are going to conclude it’s a …
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