Energy
173 day long disaster in India ended by Piston Well Services of Red Deer

Burning since June 9, a well blowout at Baghjan, India had foiled all who were tasked with somehow stopping the flames. Oil India Limited (OIL) tried regional companies and then it reached out internationally. Now one was able to fix this well blowout until they called in Piston Well Services Inc. The Red Deer based company was able to kill the well within days.
From the LinkedIn account of Piston Well Services Inc.
Alert Disaster Control (ALERT), with their well intervention service partner, Piston Well Services, have completed the critical well killing operation in Assam, India.
Piston Well Services mobilized a 142K Snubbing/Hydraulic Workover Unit and specialists to India to assist ALERT in the final phase of the well kill operation. Oil India Limited. officially designated the well as ‘killed’ on November 15 at 1400 hrs local time.
ALERT and Piston Well Services thank everyone that contributed and persevered through the unprecedented logistical challenges to support the operations. Oil India Limited’s commitment to the successful conclusion of the operations, will continue to support the local community and ensure the ongoing protection of the sensitive adjoining wetland areas.
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The good news comes in the evening
OIL tweeted at 5.35 pm on Sunday: “Baghjan blowout well successfully killed: The well has been killed with brine solution & under control now. Fire has been doused completely. There is no pressure in the well now & the same will be observed for 24 hours to check if there is any amount of gas migration & pressure build up.”
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Alberta
An extremely simple question about Canada’s energy supply the Federal Government refuses to answer

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Alberta
Coastal GasLink bringing back pipeline workers after pandemic plan approved

CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. says it is gradually bringing back workers on its Coastal GasLink pipeline project in B.C. after health authorities approved its plan to deal with risks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The workforce fell from almost 3,700 people to fewer than 600 and pipeline construction ground to a near halt in January after an order was issued restricting worker numbers at industrial projects in the Northern Health Authority region of B.C. to control the pandemic.
On Thursday, TC Energy CEO Francois Poirier warned that the $6.6-billion estimated cost of the conduit to bring natural gas from northeastern B.C. to the Canada LNG export terminal on the coast would rise and completion would likely be delayed because of the measures.
Coastal GasLink says in an online update there were 963 field workers on the project as of Wednesday.
It says increased health and safety measures under its new pandemic plan will allow critical environmental, safety and asset integrity activities to proceed in advance of a construction slowdown during spring thaw expected in March.
It says work on the actual pipeline will resume as sufficient personnel return to their work sites and as schedules for summer ramp up and peak construction are finalized, dependent on authorization to proceed under COVID-19 guidelines.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 19, 2021.
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