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AS A LEADER IN OIL AND GAS PUBLISHING, Northern Star Communications has four oilpatch magazines - “The Roughneck”, “Energy Processing Canada”, “Propane Canada”, and “The Roughneck Buy & Sell” - as well as the annual “Canada Gas Plant Directory”, volume one of “The Roughneck Joke Book” and “The Super Roughneck”.  Northern Star covers all of the Canadian Oil & Gas Industry News! 

 
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 www.gasplantdirectory.com

The Canada Gas Plant Directory is compiled for use by the North American gas processing industry. This directory strives to provide industry personnel with the most accurate and timely information related to Canada's gas plants.

  • Searchable online database
  • Over 1200 gas processing plants and compression facilities.
  • Searching of 22 Custom Fields
  • Key Contacts
  • ERCB Reference Data
  • Printable Reports with Maps
  • GIS Layers available for download

 

Current Publications

THE ROUGHNECK

D&D Oilfield Rentals Expands With Deranway Deal

It was on December 1, 2012 when D&D
Oilfield Rentals purchased Deranway
Enterprises Ltd., a deal involving more than 200 pieces of rental equipment – including 185 wellsite trailers, winch tractors and air ride trailers, lavatories, generators and loaders– allowing D&D to expand to meet the growing needs of their customers.

 

THAT AND TWO BITS
Vision


MONEY MATTERS?

Taking Advantage of Fear, Hope and Greed

 

THOSE WERE THE DAY'S
Bridas SAPIC


ASSOCIATION CORNER
FracFocus – A First Step Toward Greater Transparency

 

FOCUS ON BRITISH COLUMBIA
Prosperity Fund Relies on Mega-LNG Industry Premier Christy Clark announced in mid-February the establishment of a new British Columbia Prosperity Fund to ensure communities, First Nations and all British Columbians benefit from the development of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, with exports destined for Asia.

THE ROUGHNECK BUY & SELL

DRILL BITS

PSAC Forecasts 11,400 Wells in 2013


CAODC Forecasts 10,409 Wells in 2013


Encana and Ferus LNG To Build LNG Fuel Plant

 

 

 

PROFILE
Courageous Cowboy – From Critical Condition to Motivational Speaker

[Full Story]

 

OPINION

Friends Rarely Make Best Business Partners


Management-speak I Could Do Without


It's Time To Get Real About Pensions


UN Chief Errs Again on Climate Change


Higher Commodity Prices Driven By Fundamentals, Not Speculation


Economic Freedom Helps Alberta and Saskatchewan Prosper

 

FOCUS ON ALBERTA

Albertans Retiring Later, Immigrants Flocking Here and Truckers Facing Driver Shortage

 

NEW PRODUCTS/NEW TECHNOLOGY
The Stealth-X from Snolo

The Diamond Grip

PROPANE CANADA

OUTDOOR GRILLING STILL SIZZLES IN CANADA REGARDLESS OF SEASON

Canadians are keen outdoor grillers, braving all kinds of weather conditions yearround in order to savour the flavour of the grill. Almost 80% of those surveyed own at least one grill, and 90% of those use a propane or natural gas barbecue.

 

REGULATIONS

2013 Regulatory Activity – Part 1

 

UPWARD MOBILITY – OPTIMIZING THE LPG SUPPLY CHAIN WITH HELP OF MOBILE TRANSLOADER

At its most basic, the mobile LPG transloader will only reach its optimum level of performance if it features the right kind of compressor. The compressor on the newest CHS mobile LPG transloader is a Model LB601-LU Reciprocating Gas Compressor from Blackmer, equipped with high-efficiency valves, ductile-iron cylinders, PTFE piston rings, self-adjusting PTFE piston rod seals and a pressurelubricated
power frame.

 

HOW DO YOU LIKE THE NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY BOOM?

“The revolution in the energy sector – with new production/reserves for NGLs, natural gas and crude oil – is ongoing,” writes Bard Black. “The range of views extends from extreme optimism to real concerns about the challenges ahead for NGL prices, partially due to the supply/demand imbalance in NGLs in North America, as well as accessing markets on the international scene.”

 

THE BACK PAGE
Report Card: One Year Later, CPA Earns a “B+”

 

 ENERGY PROCESSING

MAXXAM INTRODUCES TECHNOLOGY LEAP IN NGL ANALYSIS

“Processors and midstreamers
are now able to generate more accurate
and defensible valuations of product
streams by depending on Maxxam’s
enhanced NGL analysis,” says Fred Hutchings, Senior VP, Petroleum Services.

[full Story]

 

NATURAL GAS UNDER SIEGE
“The current price is far below the full cycle cost to replace gas that is produced and sold. The details of the predicament are described,” writes Paul Ziff, CEO of the Ziff Energy Group.

 

10 DOS AND DON’TS FROM SNOW WHITE’S

7 DWARFS TO GET STARTED WITH YOUR PAS 55 JOURNEY “The announcement of the British Standard Institute’s PAS 55 Specification for Asset Management in 2008 injected welcome excitement into our community,” writes Gail Petersen.

 

CEPA’S BRENDA KENNY ON PIPELINE POLITICS, PERCEPTIONS & PRIORITIES

An elegant, articulate spokesperson for the pipeline industry, Dr. Kenny feels a bit like a woman in the eye of a hurricane these days.

 

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