Energy & Resources – Industry News

Alberta-B.C. joint study to explore viability of moving oil by rail by Steven Chua, posted on Canadian Manufacturing A report has been handed in to the British Columbia and Alberta governments examining the idea of transporting oil sands crude via rail if proposed pipelines don’t get the green light, government documents show. It’s an idea…

Tank Storage News

NCSD approves repairs to water storage tank, posted on the Santa Maria Times A 1-million-gallon standpipe tank that stores water for Nipomo Community Services District customers will soon be taken out of service for modifications and rehabilitation work. But district officials said the public should see no change in their water service, and NCSD will…

Energy & Resources – Industry News

Canada Oil & Gas Report Q1 2014: New research report available at Fast Market Research, posted on USPRWire Increasingly challenging economics could slow the growth of oil-sands driven production, although we note that liquids-rich shales could be the new engine of liquid output growth. Exploration in the country’s offshore acreage and unconventional resources could unearth…

BC Power & Energy Industry News

B.C. could outsource new LNG ferries by David P. Ball, posted on 24 Hours Vancouver BC Ferries may soon be fuelled by the province’s abundant liquefied natural gas resources. On Monday, Victoria issued a request for proposals from five shipyards to build three ferries that can operate on LNG with diesel as backup. Seaspan was…