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Estevan – On December 16, 2019, the over 300 employees of the Estevan Mine, members of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), Local 7606, ratified a four-year collective agreement.

Regina – If there’s one mineral that you probably have in your pocket right now that the whole world is looking for, it’s lithium.

There are two times of year where the Saskatchewan drilling rig fleet all but shuts down and goes home – spring breakup and Christmas. While some areas keep a few rigs going during breakup, pretty much everyone shuts down at Christmas.

33 cars derailed, and 19 of those spilled essentially their entire contents

Surrey, B.C. – Falcon Equipment Ltd. has announced their exclusive partnership with Palfinger AG. Beginning Dec.

Guernsey, Sask. – Canadian Pacific (CP) released a short updated statement on Dec. 10 regarding the crude-by-rail train derailment near Guernsey, Sask, west of Lanigan. The derailment occurred on one of CP’s principal mainlines.

New combined cycle natural gas plant fires up as Saskatchewan turns its eye to possible nuclear power

Regina – Saskatchewan’s December oil and gas public offering held on Dec. 3 generated $3.4 million in revenue for the province. This brings the 2019-20 fiscal year total to $15.

Estevan – Drilling activity has picked up in Saskatchewan, with 45 rigs now working as of Dec. 4, according to Rig Locator (riglocator.ca). That’s a substantial jump from the low 30s that the rig count hovered around for much of November.

Acheson, Alta. – In what might be a case of déjà vu, Trans Mountain Corporation has again kicked off mainline construction on the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project (TMX) on Dec.