Tag: oil and gas
Alberta Introduces New Bill to Manage Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Bill 19, if passed, would pave the way for the new Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system in Alberta.
TIER, the centrepiece of the...
NuVista Energy Ltd. Responds to Produced Water Leak
NuVista Energy Ltd. is responding to a produced salt water leak on a pipeline in northwest Alberta, 70 kilometres south of Grande Prairie.
On the...
Resource Development Companies Asked to Bear More of Climate Change Burden
The Mayor of the Resort Municipality of Whistler, Jack Crompton, has written a letter to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNR) asking that it bear...
Saskatchewan Launches Waterflood Program for Oil Recovery
The Government of Saskatchewan has designed a program to improve the petroleum industry’s market position by committing resources to secondary recovery of oil reservoirs...
Liquid-Gated Membranes Reduce Energy in Industrial Water Treatment
New research describes using liquid-gated membranes (LGMs) for treating wastewater from industrial projects and its improvements on conventional membrane filtration technology.
Conducted by the Wyss...
Imperial Oil Pressured to Disclose Water Risks
Imperial Oil is under pressure to disclose its water-related risks to shareholders, yet the company maintains that it is already doing enough to be...
COSIA Partners Demonstrate Water Innovation in Oil Sands Operations
At its 2017 annual Performance Update, Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) showcased advances towards its goal of accelerating the pace of environmental performance...
New Study Shows That Hydraulic Fracturing is Causing Earthquakes
A group of Canadian researchers have published new research that points to hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells, not wastewater disposal, as the...
