Oil & Gas and Mining News

CALGARY — Trican Well Service Ltd. has signed a deal to buy Iron Horse Energy Services, a privately owned oilfield services provider. Under the deal, the company will pay $77.35 million in cash and 33.

CALGARY — Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. has signed a deal to sell its Sylvan Lake gas processing facility to Parallax Energy Operating Inc. for $5.5 million. The company says the facility is a non-core asset located in central Alberta.

KITIMAT — A tanker carrying the first liquefied natural gas to leave Canadian shores is sailing across the Pacific, a major milestone as the country looks to diversify its export markets for oil and gas beyond the United States.

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest possible places to make his return to the House of Commons — but the rural Alberta riding he's hoping to win in an August byelection could also be dangerous territory for the Conservative leader.

CALGARY — Canada's first liquefied natural gas cargoes will soon arrive on Asian shores, a milestone touted — and doubted — as a boon for global emissions-cutting efforts.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Canada Day It is a start-and-stop week for Canadian business with the Canada Day holiday landing on a Tuesday this year.

The final numbers are in on last year's Alberta budget, and the bottom-line figure is an $8.3-billion surplus. It's $2.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says it will spend $1.73 million to help 22 seafood companies and related organizations reduce their carbon footprints.

OTTAWA — Parliament has passed controversial major projects legislation that Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to shore up its economy in the face of a trade war with the United States.

TORONTO — A climate advocacy group says oil and gas representation on the boards of Canada's big public pensions raise concerns about conflicts of interest.