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May 2017 Issue
outwit, outplay, outlast

Outwit, Outplay, Outlast!

Sound familiar? This is the slogan from the hit reality TV show Survivor, but they’re also the defining words most oil & gas companies are living by these days. The last few years have been an outright game of survival. Outwitting... Read More »

April 2017 Issue
procurement who gives a shit

Procurement Who Gives A Shit?

I could have labelled the title for my article as Procurement Best Practices, but unless you are either a seasoned or newly schooled procurement specialist you likely would have skipped right over to the next article in this issue of... Read More »

March 2017 Issue
cost fo sales is too high

Cost Of Sales Is Too High!

It’s been a few very long, hard years and the industry has taken a severe beating. So much so, that one could say since the downturn hit in late 2014, the oil & gas sector in Western Canada has been on life support, slipping in and... Read More »

February 2017

What Defines A Mentor? Premier Brad Wall...

January 1st, 2017 was both a happy and sad day for many Albertans. A day filled with anticipation as... Read More »

January 2017 Issue
the five stages of oil and gas grief

The Five Stages Of Oil And Gas...

Just a mere 4 years ago I was sitting in a downtown boardroom in Calgary across from a leading player... Read More »

December 2016 Issue

Good Trump vs. Bad Trump

No matter what you think about the man himself, no one can deny that his presidency is going to have a profound impact on economic, social, and environmental issues. Will the impact be positive or negative? Depending on your personal... Read More »

November 2016 Issue
it's-just-too-hard-to-do-business-in-canada

It’s Just Too Hard To Do Business...

Oh what a difference a day makes! President-Elect Trump. Who would have thought! The United States,... Read More »

October 2016 Issue

Notley Trudeau Wall. The 3 Legged Carbon...

It’s been just over a year since the NDP was elected to a majority government under leader Rachel... Read More »

September 2016 Issue

Parallel Universe

I'm a big science fiction buff spanning everything from time travel to parallel universes. Wouldn’t time travel be a wonderful tool, to jump back a year or two to tamper with the old timeline? Perhaps to drastically change the outcome... Read More »

July – August 2016 Issue

Doing Business Abroad!

Just when we thought in June that oil prices had finally stabilized above the $50 USD threshold, we have seen another couple of months of lower prices and more uncertainty. We were hearing glimmers of hope and even hints of new drilling... Read More »

June 2016 Issue

The Needs Of The Many Outweigh The...

Now wouldn’t it be great if we had Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock on the oil & gas bridge to fight... Read More »

May 2016 Issue

Please Sir, Can I Have Some More?

Please Sir, Can I Have Some More? What another tumultuous month in Alberta! Our hearts and... Read More »