As Canada's gas and LNG industry takes steps towards competing in the global market, NWT resources are positioned to both improve energy security locally and help Canada compete. The Canada Gas and LNG Exhibition and Conference is taking place this week in Vancouver.
Representatives from the Department of Industry Tourism and Investment were in Calgary this week to participate in the 18th Annual Arctic Oil & Gas Symposium. For senior government officials, key industry players, and northern community leaders, the annually conference is an opportunity to talk candidly about oil and gas development in the Northwest Territories (NWT).
The Government of the Northwest Territories is proposing amendments to the Petroleum Resources Act (PRA) and the Oil and Gas Operations Act (OGOA). This is the first step in a longer-term review, and we want to hear from you!
Premier McLeod and Minister Schumann attended the annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada tradeshow in Toronto this weekend - a key event for the mining industry; and one at which prospective developers and the financial sector gather to seek out new projects and partnerships, foster new relationships and build on existing ones.
Excellence in mining and exploration was celebrated yesterday at the first-ever NWT MAX Awards. The event wrapped up this year’s Geoscience Forum which ran November 14 - 16.
The second Resources and Energy Development Information (REDI) Tradeshow popped up in Hay River on November 9, 2017. Residents were invited to stop by, ask questions and have discussions with subject matter experts on several themes, including: alternative energy, mineral exploration and mining, petroleum exploration and development, geoscience, environment and natural resources, regulatory and enforcement, and Indigenous affairs.
Registration for the Northwest Territories’ largest mining and petroleum conference and trade show is now open. The 45th Annual Geoscience Forum will be held in Yellowknife November 14 – 16, 2017. Visit geoscienceforum.com to register.
The NWT Oil and Gas Annual Report 2016 is now available. While the slowdown in the global oil and gas sector continued in 2016, the GNWT is moving forward with a number of initiatives to improve the environment for responsible development of Northwest Territories petroleum resources.
Last week, the Government of the Northwest Territories was in Inuvik for the Arctic Energy and Emerging Technologies conference. As part of the conference, representatives from the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment's Client Services and Community Relations division to launch a new public education initiative: Resources and Energy Development Information (REDI).
Minister Wally Schumann has delivered the 2016-2017 Annual Report of the Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations’ (OROGO) to the NWT Legislative Assembly.
