Energy Statistics News Archive

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July 23, 2008

Canadian operations for Nabors Industries Ltd. had what was described as its worst quarter in history during spring thaw, although the company is maintaining a positive outlook, particularly for the emerging natural gas plays in the Horn River and Montney

July 22, 2008

EnCana Corporation was again the top operator of new wells drilled in the first half of 2008 but it was also the company with the biggest decline in drilling from a year earlier with a drop of 310 wells. EnCana rig released 1,338 wells to the end of June this year,

July 21, 2008

Well completions for the first half of 2008 fell 18% to 8,129 from 9,897 a year ago with almost all categories, except oil exploration, showing lower numbers this year. Reported oil discoveries reached 420 for the first six months of 2008, only 14 more than last year but still the

July 18, 2008

Trinidad Drilling Ltd. has announced a seven drilling rig construction program backed by long-term, take-or-pay contracts with two major North American oil and gas exploration and production companies. "The strong demand we are seeing for our 'built-for-purpose'

July 16, 2008

Land brokers Scott Land & Lease Ltd. and Standard Land Company Ltd. led the way at first half 2008 Crown land sales which saw unusually high spending at British Columbia and Saskatchewan auctions. Scott topped the Bulletin’s list of top

July 15, 2008

Alberta had the cheapest land prices in the first half of 2008 with average prices per hectare of $307, 34% below 2007 prices despite sky-high commodity prices. In the first six months of 2008, light, sweet crude oil postings averaged $112.39 per bbl, up 60% from last year while

July 7, 2008

New well permits rose slightly in the second quarter in a year that was predicted to bring lower activity although Alberta’s new royalty regime appears to have dampened a recovery that should be stronger given the high oil and natural gas prices being received this year. While

July 3, 2008

By Stephen Marsters Madrid, Spain -- More and more of the goods Canadians buy have "Made in China" stamped on the label -- might that trend also be replicated for high-volume, low-tech drilling services in the country's oil and

June 24, 2008

By Pat Roche Talk of rig construction and development of new technologies added an optimistic note to last week's service sector conference in Calgary. While many service firms pulled in their horns during last year's bruising

June 20, 2008

Total oil and natural gas completions in May were up by one-third over last year while the number of wells spudded was the lowest since 1992, according to Daily Oil Bulletin records. Operators completed 994 wells with 1.58 million metres of hole in May, an improvement from 2007