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The decision by the National Energy Board to approve continued work on the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion was welcomed by its owner, the Canadian government, while opponents have suggested that any attempt to restart construction will end with court challenges.

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The PEM-ZR Economy StabiliZR gauge is now available from Winters. The StabiliZR version of the PEM economy gauges is available in 1.5" (40mm) to 4" (100mm) dial sizes, bottom and back connections from 1/8" to 1/4" NPT and ranges from vacuum to 5,000 psi/kPa. PEM-ZR is a general purpose gauge for plumbing, hydraulic and other applications where pulsation and vibration are present.

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The National Energy Board (NEB) has delivered its Reconsideration report to the Government of Canada, with an overall recommendation that the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (Project) is in the Canadian public interest and should be approved. 

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NASTT's 2019 No-Dig Show will take place March 17-21, 2019 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. The conference will host more than 200 exhibitors and over 2,000 attendees who include public works, contractors, engineers, utility owners, damage prevention and industrial facility personnel.

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Tourmaline Oil Corp. is pleased to report very strong total reserve growth, liquids reserve growth and a continued reserve value increase in the current depressed natural gas price environment.  The Company executed on the 2017-2018 plan to concentrate almost entirely on internal EP growth and has produced the best reserve metrics in the Company's 10 year history over the past two years.

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Inter Pipeline Ltd., in its financial and operating results for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2018, announced a record $1.1 billion in funds from operations, a 10 percent increase over the previous year, with its natural gas liquids processing business reaching a record annual FFO of $445 million.

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Calhoun Super Structure was recently awarded the 2019 Canadian Business Award for Best Fabric Building Engineering & Installations Firm 2019.

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Sulzer Mixpac USA, Inc., an innovator of 2-component adhesive dispensing systems, announces the availability of MIXPAC MixCoat Manual, a member of the innovative MIXPAC MixCoat cartridge-based 2-component dispensing system family. The MixCoat Manual protective coating dispensing system features a lightweight design with a unique brush assembly on a manual dispenser, which greatly increases stripe coating productivity and speed. The MixCoat Manual system is ideal for repairs and rope work on offshore oil and gas, petrochemical, marine, and bridge repair applications. 

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Another component has been added to the product portfolio of the NEMO progressing cavity pump from NETZSCH: the xLC unit. This unit triples the service life of the pump, particularly when conveying difficult, abrasive media. When wear occurs in the rotor-stator system, the new xLC unit allows the performance of the pump to be re-established by adjusting the preload between the conveyor elements. 

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Logan Industries, a hydraulic repair, manufacturing and rental company, has successfully completed a Reduced Bore Direct Acting Tensioner (RB-DAT) project to enable the use of the DAT in shallow water.

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Rockwell Automation, which is dedicated to industrial automation and information, and Schlumberger, a leading provider of technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production, and processing to the oil and gas industry,  have entered into an agreement to create a new joint venture, Sensia, the first fully integrated digital oilfield automation solutions provider.

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Pulse Oil Corp. is happy to announce that the Company intends to drill two new wells within the Bigoray EOR acreage in February and March 2019.

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Today, GTI has released a site-specific engineering design titled Low-Carbon Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from Wood Wastes. GTI led a team of engineers and scientists to produce a "blueprint" for converting an existing biomass facility into an RNG production site, using the wood waste feedstock and some of the existing infrastructure. A biomass power plant in Stockton, California, was the host site for the engineering design effort. In addition to providing data about the process technologies, the integrated plant, and production costs, the study highlights the many environmental benefits and the low-carbon fuel produced. 

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Siemens will be placing smart solutions for the industry-specific implementation of Industrie 4.0 at the heart of its Hannover Messe 2019 presentation under the banner "Digital Enterprise - Thinking industry further!" Over an exhibition space of around 4,000 square meters in Hall 9, Siemens will be showcasing these solutions with an array of new additions to its Digital Enterprise offering designed to enable the digital transformation of the discrete and process industries. 

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The Huu-ay-aht First Nation, in an open letter to its citizens, has advised that Steelhead LNG has ceased work on the Kwispaa LNG project originally set to begin production in 2024.

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Enbridge Inc. reported fourth quarter and full year 2018 financial results and provided a quarterly business update.

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Debuting during media day of the Canadian International AutoShow, the 2019 Ram Heavy Duty is the most powerful, most capable pickup in the segment, the manufacturer states, with a towing capacity of up to 15,921 kg (35,100 lb) and a maximum payload capacity of  up to 3,484 kg (7,680 lb). Driving it all is a never-before-seen torque rating of 1,000 lb.-ft. from the Cummins 6.7-litre High Output Turbo Diesel engine. The new Ram Heavy Duty also sets benchmarks in ride and handling, luxury, materials, innovation and technology, extending well past any competitive offerings. Giving maximum effort all day, every day with confidence, the new 2019 Ram Heavy Duty line of pickups steps forward with the full force of modern capability.  

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Sanctions against Venezuela's state oil company by the United States are one of numerous potential challenges to the supply of crude oil moving forward through the first part of 2019, according to a report by the International Energy Agency.

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Cenovus Energy Inc. delivered strong operating performance in 2018 but took a financial hit in the process, the company reported in its year-end results release. While solid production continued across Cenovus operations, a $1.3 billion loss in the fourth quarter pushed it to a net loss of $2.9 million for the year.

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With growing evidence of a softening in global economic activity, DBRS Limited (DBRS) is tempering its base case price forecast for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil and Brent Oil over the period 2019 through 2021. DBRS is also reducing its base case forecast for the spot price of natural gas delivered at AECO in Alberta due to continued weak supply and demand fundamentals for Canadian natural gas. A CAD/USD exchange rate of 0.75 (versus 0.78 previously) has been assumed over the forecast period to align with current exchange rates. The current forecasts are updated from the previous forecasts published on October 26, 2018. See the commentary "DBRS Updates Oil and Gas Price Forecasts: Discounted Commodity Prices in Canada Remains the Prevailing Theme."

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