The fourth Redvers & District Oil Showcase is just around the corner. Scheduled dates are to be May 10 & May 11, 2012 and there has already been a great deal of interest with regards to registrations and sponsorship - interior space is over 60% filled and outside space is over 80% filled. This year, we are pleased to announce that the keynote speaker at the dinner on Thursday night will be Patrick Ward, President and CEO of Painted Pony. We also have Enbridge scheduled to present on Friday, so make sure you join us for that as well!
The previous shows were held in 2007, and the 2nd annual in 2008. The first two-day event was held May 7 and 8, 2010 offsetting the Weyburn Oil Show and here we are - 2012! Based on some of the feedback that was received from various exhibitors from the last show, we've decided to change things up a bit again this year and host the show on Thursday & Friday rather than Friday & Saturday - as it was in 2010. The committee hopes that this will allow people working a variety of different shifts to attend.
With Redvers being situated right in the middle of the Bakken play in SE Saskatchewan and SW Manitoba (as well as adjacent to the same play in North Dakota), this makes it the perfect location to showcase existing and upcoming technologies for the oilfield and related industries. The Oil Showcase will have items and exhibits of interest to everyone from company officers, engineers, consultants, drillers, landpeople and many others who work in the oil industry.
Our previous Oil Shows revealed Redvers as a town progressing and moving forward and we want to show that we are continuing that trend. With a new hotel in progress as well as an expansion planned at the campground, we anticipate that there will be ample space for all to stay in town at the next oil show.
The 2010 oil show was a tremendous success with Brett Herman, CEO of former Tristar Oil & Gas Ltd being the keynote speaker to a sold out crowd at the roast beef and "pork on a spit" banquet on Friday evening. 100 Exhibitor spaces were filled both inside and outside at the Redvers arena - showcasing a number of oilfield and other industry technologies and well over 1100 people came out to check things out. At the 2010 show we also entered the names of all of the gold and silver sponsors to a draw for either a commercial lot in Redvers or a trip voucher and Essential Coil Tubing won the draw and selected the travel voucher.
Feedback from the last oil show was remarkable and we anticipate a full show yet again with loads of exhibitors and hopefully a similar showing of people taking the opportunity to take a look around and make new industry contacts. BAR Engineering's comments on the last show: "for a new company in SE Sask, it was a wonderful place to make contacts" and "the Redvers & District Oil Showcase was a very well organized show" Ron Plett - BAR Engineering
To be a sponsor or to request a booth at the next show being held Thursday May 10 & Friday May 11, please contact the Redvers and District Oil Showcase Committee at 306-452-3225, or e-mail [email protected]. You may also visit the Town of Redvers website and click on the Redvers & District Oil Showcase link.
