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New incentive program for oil and gas competitiveness in Saskatchewan

The Government of Saskatchewan has introduced the Oil and Gas Processing Investment Incentive (OGPII), a versatile new incentive program designed to enhance Saskatchewan’s competitiveness in oil and gas development by enabling increased value-added p
Drilling for potash instead of oil

Drilling for potash instead of oil

The potash and oil business are inexorably linked, as the potash business extensively uses oilwell drilling rigs in their operations. This is doubly so for solution mining, and a new potash mine near Milestone has begun its production drilling.
City of Estevan looking for business partners in the Netherlands

City of Estevan looking for business partners in the Netherlands

The City of Estevan delegation with Mayor Roy Ludwig, economic development co-ordinator Dwight (Fitz) Bramble, a local business representative and Lindsay Quick from the Ministry of Trade and Export Development recently returned from the Netherlands.

Estevan only city without tax increase

A new report shows that Estevan was the only city in the province to not have an increase on the municipal share of property tax this year.
Glen Grimes has had a lengthy oilfield career

Glen Grimes has had a lengthy oilfield career

Glen Grimes has enjoyed a lengthy and a successful career in the energy sector in southeast Saskatchewan and elsewhere. Grimes was born in 1946 to Jack and Jean Grimes in Lampman. He was the eldest of seven children, six boys and one girl.
Credit Union handed out $170,000 to agencies

Credit Union handed out $170,000 to agencies

Affinity Credit Union’s Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµeast District council was giving back to southeast communities on Friday afternoon.
The equipment is ready, but the harvest is still quite far

The equipment is ready, but the harvest is still quite far

Once again southeast Saskatchewan turned into a mesmerizing quilt tissued of blooming crop fields. The later seeding and uncommonly chilly June affected the traditional schedule for many farmers in the region.
Supercomputer analysis of fracking

Supercomputer analysis of fracking

The United States Department of Energy has, for the last several decades, routinely been in competition for operating the most powerful supercomputers in the world.
New co-op liquor stores now open

New co-op liquor stores now open

After months of waiting for both staff members and customers, the new liquor stores for the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµern Plains Co-op in Estevan and Oxbow are now open. Both stores started serving customers for the first time on Friday morning.
Well into summer, Saskatchewan’s drilling rig count is noticeably sluggish

Well into summer, Saskatchewan’s drilling rig count is noticeably sluggish

With oil prices roughly US$10 lower than what they were a year ago, the active drilling rig count across Western Canada is showing a sluggish pace.
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