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Developments
Making calls, and calls waiting N.S. has made dozens of pitches to industry on oil and gas potential; will get indication on level of interest when parcel bids close in January SANDY MACMULLIN has been a man on the move, spinning the compass and being spun around the globe on roughly 30 visits through eight countries this year. MacMullin, the …Continue Reading
Believe it
When it comes to investment and opportunity, Atlantic Canada is the place to be. Everyone who knows me knows that I am one of the world’s most determined optimists. My glass is never less than half full. There’s always a bright side. And tomorrow will indeed be a better day. I guess that’s why, even in the darkest days of …Continue Reading
N.S. Special Report: Shifting the balance of power
Nova Scotia is working on a big move to renewable energy, with hard targets in the short to medium term For a long time in Nova Scotia, coal was undeniably king. The mines of Cape Breton provided the bulk of the province’s power. But those days are over. The last large coal mine in the region shuttered a decade ago. …Continue Reading
Developments
Name Changer Otans rebranding as it broadens focus What’s in a name? Many things, according to the Offshore/Onshore Technologies Association of Nova Scotia (OTANS). And that’s why the not-for-profit industry organization is rebranding as it broadens its focus beyond the oil and gas realm. OTANS will now be known as the Maritimes Energy Association. “The energy sector and the energy …Continue Reading
Fully Charged
It was devilishly warm at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. And I’m not just talking about the weather. There’s a particularly heated, energetic atmosphere that comes with an oil show. Everyone is so obviously excited — pumped, if you’ll pardon the pun — that you can’t help but be motivated by the action. To see such a large …Continue Reading
In search of adventure
In October 2010 when Phil Knoll took over as president and CEO of Corridor Resources (a junior resource company exploring for petroleum and natural gas in Atlantic Canada and the Gulf of St. Lawrence), it was a return to the Halifax man’s roots as well as a new beginning. His corner office on Spring Garden Road overlooks what once was …Continue Reading
Great Expectations
Nova Scotia hopes Deep Panuke natural gas will fuel future petroleum development.
