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The link between the ocean and the livelihood of Newfoundlanders goes back to the first days of settlement, when John Cabot discovered the Grand Banks, where cod appeared so thick that one could “walk across their backs.” The fishery in Newfoundland has a long and storied ...
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Who hasn’t leaped on the massive potential Brazilian biofuels has to offer?Perhaps biofuels are the international energy policy du jour. Or maybe with a projected 60 billion gallon global market by 2022, capacity depending, we’re on to a winner?Among the nations turning their attentions to the ...
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A symbol of success and progress
On May 11, Nova Scotia’s offshore oil and gas reserve estimates ostensibly tripled. That was the day Nova Scotia’s Minister of Energy Charlie Parker announced the results of the Play Fairway Analysis, a study commissioned by the government to develop a clear picture of Nova Scotia’s
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Leaders in Alberta’s oilsands
There are over 179 billion barrels of crude bitumen in Canada’s oilsands—Alberta’s great resource is a matter of national pride—that are economically recoverable. Managing this resource is a multi-billion dollar industry, at the helm of which is Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. (AOSC), the largest lease owner
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Is offshore Ireland the new North Sea?
Providence Resources’ Tony O’Reilly Jr. tells IRJ why he is bringing the drills home As Britain’s Daily Telegraph recently put it, in a piece on Ireland’s leading E&P company, Providence Resources (LON: PVR), “It’s hard not to get infected by Tony O’Reilly Junior’s enthusiasm for oil
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Reliability in any condition
With the east coast offshore oil and gas industry representing a significant portion of the country’s vital resource, UTEC Survey opened an office in Mount Pearl, N.L. in April to play an active role in this success. The company is partner to some of the industry’s biggest
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