Last year, CAPP estimated that tight oil production in Alberta would reach 408,000 bpd by 2030. This year CAPP increased that prediction to 703,000 bpd by 2030. Indeed, the influx in Canadian tight oil production is evident with some unconventional oil producers boasting growth in reserves and production as high as 18% and 7% annually over the past 10 years with increased exploitation of oil fields such as the Duvernay, Montney and Bakken. How...

Water conservation in Alberta's in situ oil sands industry has always been a topic of both great concern and innovation but the recent implementation of Directive 081, has now made it mission-critical. Consolidating various aspects of water management requirements for thermal in situ oil sands operations, the directive sets strict two key restrictions that are now driving operator water innovation plans; water disposal limits and detailed requ...