Danielle Smith says Alberta will be proponent for Pacific pipeline, for now. Here’s Pipeline Online’s deep dive, including Saskatchewan persepective.
Smith says Alberta will be proponent for Pacific pipeline, for now
Change is a constant in the universe, but many oilfield services are feeling the brunt of it
My stomach has been tied up in knots for months as to whether I should write this story. In Saskatchewan, most of the oilfield jobs are in the oilfield services. And I’ve had more conversations than I can count as to “why things are slow.” It’s not just oil prices, which aren’t great. There is a major technological change that is happening that is impacting much of the industry. I finally decided people need to know what is actually going on in as fulsome way as possible.
I’ve always told my kids, “Do you want me to sugar coat things or tell it to you straight?” They’ve always wanted it straight. So that’s what I’m doing here.
The ‘next big thing’ is big multi-lateral wells – but the impact is devastating to many oilfield services
Being played…
Jim Warren: We’re being played: It will take a political earthquake to get an oil pipeline to Prince Rupert
Drill, Baby, Drill
Telegraph- North Sea ‘has three times more oil and gas’ than Government claims
Wood Mackenzie, which monitors oil and gas fields around the world and is renowned as a global leader in energy data, estimated that there could be up to 14 billion barrels worth of recoverable oil and gas in existing North Sea fields.
Lithium demo plant in the works, drill baby drill
Lithium in SK, Part 36: EMP Metals gets Sask Critical Minerals Program support, permits, and starts construction on Viewfield demo plant.
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About that CEO letter to Build Canada Now…
Drilling rig report sees busier northwest Saskatchewan
Build Canada Now
Energy CEOs send another open letter to Carney, urging “Build Canada Now”. The list of signatories keeps getting longer…
On nuclear:
SIMSA to lead study to strengthen Saskatchewan’s nuclear supply chain
And for the masses:
Roughriders and Co-op partner to deliver “Community Zone” at Mosaic Stadium
I Want A New Country
Good Lord, what are we waiting for?
As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government prepares to announce the first projects of national interest it has selected, Radio-Canada has learned that no oil pipeline is on the list, according to three sources that have spoken to Radio-Canada.
“There is no [oil] pipeline project on the table,” one of them said, despite the federal government’s promise to make Canada an “energy superpower.”
No coincidence: Electricity prices in Canada just posted one of their sharpest spikes on record.
No More Pipelines
Pipeline Online Podcast Ep. 17: Andrew Roman – climate activist litigation using children and the Charter
Retired lawyer Andrew Roman joins the Pipeline Online Podcast to talk about the recent trend in climate change activist lawfare to use children as their frontmen and Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He may have been the guy to come up with the phrase “No More Pipelines Act.” That one seems to have stuck.
Y2Kyoto: Drill Old Chap, Drill
[UK Tory leader Kemi Badenough] it seems, is about to unveil a pledge to extract as much oil and gas from the North Sea as possible.
This is from the front page of the Sunday Telegraph which is carrying a headline proclaiming, “Drill the North Sea dry, says Badenoch”, mirrored by an online story headed: “Kemi Badenoch: No more net zero – extract every drop of North Sea oil”.
From the online text, we learn that this week in Aberdeen she will deliver a speech that will draw comparison to Donald Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” moment, when she will vow to abolish all environmental restrictions on fossil fuel extraction.
This, it is said, will be her greatest departure from net zero to date. It will emulate the wealth-creating approach taken by Norway and establish “a clear dividing line with Ed Miliband, who is forging ahead with net zero plans to ban new oil and gas licences.
Such a pledge, if ever translated into policy, would release the estimated 3.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent in the UK’s North Sea sector, although there may be even more, with some recent analyses suggesting that up to 7.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent could still be produced from UK waters,
To put this into context, the total annual primary energy consumption figure for the UK runs at about 550 million barrels of oil equivalent, which includes consumption directly by consumers, fuel used for electricity generation, and other transformation processes.
And, there’s more.
h/t Adrian
Peak Oil
Russia Uncovers 511 Billion Barrels of Oil Beneath Antarctica
The 511 billion barrels reported is nearly double Saudi Arabia’s proven reserves and more than ten times the North Sea’s output over the last 50 years. This isn’t a minor find—it’s one of the largest oil reserves ever reported anywhere on Earth.
The discovery was made during recent expeditions by Russian research vessels operating in the Weddell Sea. While the stated purpose of these missions was scientific, officials and analysts in the UK and elsewhere are raising concerns that Russia is using research as a cover for resource prospecting—a move that would violate the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, which bans mineral and oil extraction.
Drill Baby, Drill
Finger in the dike?
Poilievre says of B.C. Premier Eby that ‘one man can’t block’ pipeline proposal
Consequences
Jim Warren: Elections Have Consequences. Think pipelines.
A Lot Of Locked Up Potential In The Deranged Dominion
Fraser Institute- Saskatchewan remains Canada’s most attractive jurisdiction for mining investment
Saskatchewan remains Canada’s top-rated jurisdiction for mining investment, ranking 7th globally in the Annual Survey of Mining Companies released
today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.Finland is the top-ranked jurisdiction worldwide for mining investment in this year’s survey, followed by Nevada.
BREAKING: SaskPower buys land for possible reactors
BREAKING: SaskPower buys land on Rafferty Reservoir for possible nuclear reactors #saskatchewan #nuclear #SMR
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Hudson Bay oil shipping?
Digging deep into the talk about shipping oil from Hudson Bay/James Bay and this week’s announcements
Y2Kyoto: Walkaway
The dumbest generation of CEO’s in history tried to appease the crocodiles:
In a rare display of corporate sanity, Suncor Energy has abruptly cut funding to a climate activist charity peddling “resilience” projects across Indigenous communities. The decision marks a welcome shift away from the company’s years-long flirtation with the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) mob.
Suncor had pledged $500,000 to The Resilience Institute, a climate group focused on adapting communities to so-called “climate risks.”
But instead of handing over the cash and patting itself on the back for more hollow virtue signalling, Suncor pulled the plug — quietly, firmly, and without apology.
Y2Kyoto: Walkaway
A “six year attempt” at pleasing their enemies. This may be the dumbest generation of CEO’s in corporate history.
Shell and other leading energy groups have abandoned a six-year-long attempt to define a net zero emissions strategy after being told that such a standard would require them to stop developing new oil and gas fields#ootthttps://t.co/zLb7lte1Z9
— Giovanni Staunovo (@staunovo) July 22, 2025
Tell me about the air quality in an 1989 curling rink
If you’re torqued about the Saskatchewan Roughriders game on Friday being postponed, you need to watch Quick Dick McDick tear it to pieces.
Quick Dick McDick: Air Quality Index cancels Rider game? People have had enough of this $#!+
Also, Bronwyn Eyre knocks it out of the park again, this time on Bill C-5 where everyone gets a veto.
Manitoba vs Alberta
Sun- Kinew stalls as Manitoba leans on federal cash and ignores untapped mineral wealth
Manitoba has that opportunity — and it’s buried in the ground.
Our province is home to some of the most valuable critical minerals in the world. Lithium, nickel, copper, cesium, and rare earth elements are all present in commercially viable quantities, especially in regions like Snow Lake, Lynn Lake, and the Thompson Nickel Belt. These are not just rocks in the ground. These are the building blocks of everything from electric vehicle batteries to wind turbines to advanced electronics. And the global demand for them is rising fast.