By Nathan Vanderklippe CALGARY — The Globe and Mail from www.theglobeandmail.com Published Tuesday, Mar. 05 2013, 2:00 AM EST Last updated Monday, Mar. 04 2013, 7:42 PM EST Royal Dutch Shell PLC hopes to pump natural gas into Great Lakes freighters, as it seeks new ways to lift demand for a struggling commodity. Shell on … Read More
From www.theobserv.ca The Observer By Tara Jeffrey Local energy experts want Sarnia to be at the forefront of a move that would see Canada refining its oil sands crude on home soil. “This is a first step in trying to get Canada back on the path of adding value to our natural resources,” said retired … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer March 26, 2013 When the two pieces of the fractionation tower being built at Kel-Gor Limited’s Plank Road shop come together, it will be 270 feet tall, 13 feet around and weigh 1.1 million pounds. “It’s the biggest tower we’ve ever assembled,” said Kel-Gor vice-president Tom Parkes. It’s … Read More
By Paul Morden From www.theobserver.ca The Observer A Toronto-based bio-tech company is moving its pilot plant to Sarnia’s Western Research Park, with an eye on expanding in the community. GreenCore Composites has been manufacturing natural fibre reinforced thermoplastic materials at a Mississauga pilot plant that is relocating to the research park off Modeland Road. “It’s … Read More
Owner George Irving, who moved his family to Sarnia in 1999, says his business is ready to take advantage of the growth of the oil sector. Irving had worked in the sheet metal fabricating and manufacturing industry his whole life and started his own company in England before coming to Canada. In 2005, he opened … Read More
Sarnia-Lambton, ON, Canada – A new software program could save pipeline owners time in the field and money by providing detailed information about the line. There are hundreds of kilometers of pipelines under the ground in Sarnia-Lambton dating back 60 years or more. Marty Raaymakers of MIG Engineering has an entire basement of file folders … Read More
Shell Canada says it’s moving ahead with plans for a small liquified natural gas (LNG) processing unit at its refinery in Corunna. The company announced early Tuesday it has decided to go ahead with what it’s calling the Great Lakes Corridor Project. That will see the installation of a “small scale liquefaction unit” on five … Read More
By Paul Morden, from www.theobserver.ca The Observer A senior official with the company planning a $360-million natural gas-fired electricity generating project in St. Clair Township says construction could begin in late spring or summer. Hubert Vogt, vice-president of Eastern Power Ltd., said it is working on the approvals needed for the plant. “The environmental … Read More
Special to The Observer, from www.theobserver.ca A new book, “Groundbreaker,” reveals the life of an inventive engineer who devised methods to overcome oil and water shortages. Recent headlines report the U.S. expects to be self-sufficient in oil by 2035. We’re told this will be possible because new methods, such as horizontal drilling, to help squeeze … Read More
LamSar Industrial Contractors has made a big break into the Alberta oil industry and it is bringing the work home creating up to 15 new jobs. LamSar Vice President Dave Hill says it has secured a contract to build 20 process modules used in the Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAG-D) extraction which will be used by … Read More
