Energy Statistics News Archive
January 31, 2012
Canada's drilling contractors booked 155,932 operating days in 2011, up 29 per cent from the prior year.
January 30, 2012
Measured by development and exploratory metres drilled, Canadian Natural Resources Limited was the top operator in Canada during 2011.
January 24, 2012
New York (Reuters) -- The number of rigs drilling for oil and gas in North America will jump this year even as companies shift their focus from natural gas to oil, U.S. oil services firm Baker Hughes said on Tuesday.
January 18, 2012
Western Energy Services Corp.'s first well service rig successfully began operations this month with the remaining four well service rigs expected to begin operations in the first and second quarters of 2012.
January 17, 2012
Well completions totalled 16,148 during 2011, with over half -- 8,893 - completed as oil development wells.
January 10, 2012
With last spring's flooding and widespread road and bridge outages, most people would understand if Manitoba's crude oil producers finished 2011 with less than a stellar year.
January 3, 2012
Rig Locator weekly surveys show an average of 452 rigs were at work across Western Canada and Northern Canada in 2011, for an average utilization rate of 56 per cent.
December 22, 2011
Operators across Canada rig released 11,854 wells to the end of November, up about nine per cent from 10,846 wells drilled in last year's January-to-November period.
December 20, 2011
New York (Reuters) -- While the number of rigs drilling for natural gas in the United States has dropped to the lowest level in nearly two years, don't expect a rapid fall in record high production that could bolster prices.
December 13, 2011
In an update of its 2011-12 capital program, Calfrac Well Services Ltd. says it has increased its 2012 capital program by $94 million to $365 million.
December 8, 2011
Precision Drilling Corporation announced today that planned capital expenditures for 2012 are $1.14 billion.
December 6, 2011
Precision Drilling Corporation announced today that planned capital expenditures for 2012 are $1.14 billion.
November 29, 2011
Canada's rig utilization stood at 65 per cent this week, with rig counts up in Manitoba and Alberta, but down British Columbia and Saskatchewan compared to the previous week.
November 22, 2011
Operators rig released 10,570 wells across Canada in the first 10 months of 2011, up about 12 per cent from the 9,465 wells drilled in last year's January-to-October period.
November 15, 2011
With the prospect of a brisk drilling season brightening the outlook this winter, some western Canadian drillers and well-servicing contractors are thinking hard about where -- and how -- they'll find crews this year.
November 1, 2011
Precision Drilling Corporation topped the list as the most active contractor across three of the four western provinces over the first nine months of 2011.
October 25, 2011
After stepping back from the international arena in recent years, Precision Drilling Corporation is jumping back in with legacy rigs that, after some re-tooling, are scheduled to move to Saudi Arabia early next year.
October 19, 2011
Xtreme Drilling and Coil Services estimates it booked approximately 1,135 total operating days during the third quarter.
October 4, 2011
After continued growth and strong second quarter results, CanElson Drilling Inc. announced this morning that its common shares will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) at the opening on Sept. 13, 2011.
July 26, 2011
Encana Corporation drilled the most metres of hole during the first six months of 2011, while Canadian Natural Resources Limited was the busiest operator ranked by wells drilled.
July 21, 2011
Reported wells completions across Canada for the first half of 2011 climbed almost 40 per cent from last year, led by a surge in development oil wells.
June 23, 2011
After throttling back capital spending through most of 2009 and cautiously raising investments levels in the first half of last year, producers are now back to spending levels of 2008 and expenditures in the field are exceeding cash flow.
June 20, 2011
May was a typical drilling month for the post gas-boom era with activity held back in certain areas of Saskatchewan and Manitoba by very wet ground conditions.
June 16, 2011
Reported well completions for the first five months of 2011 were up 37 per cent from last year, led by a surge in development oil wells.
June 13, 2011
Canada remained the world's third largest natural gas producer last year but its gas output declined at a faster rate than any other country, according to BP's annual statistical review of world energy.
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