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Industry News - July, 2020

  • Doosan Bobcat Focuses on Continual Safety Improvements and Business Continuity Amid Ongoing Challenges of the Pandemic

    Doosan Bobcat Focuses on Continual Safety Improvements and Business Continuity Amid Ongoing Challenges of the Pandemic

    Adversity always creates its fair share of challenges for leaders. Whether or not these challenges can be dealt with successfully often depends upon how adversity is viewed – either as a threat to overcome, or as an opportunity to improve and advance.

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    Jul 23, 2020 - 5 years ago

  • Alberta Announces New 10-Year Program To Attract Petrochemical Projects

    Alberta's provincial government announced a 10-year grant program in early July,  which the government hopes will attract multi-billion dollar petrochemical investments.

    Alberta Announces New 10-Year Program To Attract Petrochemical Projects
    The Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program, launching this fall, will invest in major petrochemical manufacturing projects in the province. Government funding will be provided to every project that applies and meets the criteria once they’re operational, said Dale Nally, Alberta’s Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity.
    Nally said a private evaluation program won’t be used to select projects, and the program will be open year-round for the next decade with no intermittent application deadlines.
    “Our government is no longer committed to picking winners and losers,” Nally said. “We’re going to let the market do that.
    “We’re going to stop asking industry to revolve around government schedule. We’re going to revolve around theirs.”
    Instead of royalty credits, the program will offer grants, which Nally said is a more effective way to encourage investment, since it lets companies better account for the full value of incentive offered.
    Nally said there will be significant opportunities to grow the province’s petrochemical sector by more than $30 billion by 2030, a figure he said is based on historical development in the sector and industry partner forecasts.
    The province will monitor and assess the program throughout the next decade, and said there will be no cap on how much funding it will provide to investors. Nally said it’s possible an annual cap will be implemented, but that hasn’t been decided.
    Nally acknowledged that too many new projects could risk overheating the sector, but the government’s ongoing assessment of the program will watch for that.
    “That’s always the risk, so that’s why we committed to monitoring it throughout the 10 years,” he said. “We don’t have any hard caps in place. But if we have to look at an annual cap, that’s something that we’ll do.”
    Alberta is already one of the country’s largest hubs for petrochemical manufacturing, and the province expects global demand to increase further, a demand the government hopes the program will capitalize on.
    The program will run alongside the province’s Petrochemicals Diversification Program, not replace it, Nally said. The PDP offers royalty credits to companies in exchange for building facilities that turn ethane, methane or propane feedstocks into products such as plastics and fabrics. 

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    Jul 16, 2020 - 5 years ago

  • Quest CCS Facility Captures And Stores Five Million Tonnes Of Co2 Ahead Of Fifth Anniversary

    In less than five years since its start up, the Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility has captured and safely stored five million tonnes of CO2 and at a lower cost than anticipated.

    Quest CCS Facility

    Five million tonnes of CO2 is equal to the annual emissions from about 1.25 million cars. The cost to operate Quest is about 35% lower than what was forecast in 2015, and if Quest were to be built today, it would cost about 30% less thanks to capital efficiency improvements.
    The Quest CCS facility, which celebrated its start-up on November 6, 2015, was designed to capture about one million tonnes of CO2 each year from oil sands operations and safely store the CO2 more than 2km underground in a sandstone rock reservoir. Quest has exceeded this target while lowering costs thanks to an excellent storage reservoir with significant capacity for CO2 injection, and strong capture reliability with less than 1% of downtime annually. Alberta is an ideal location for CCS with its deep saline aquifers and depleted oil fields providing extensive options for safe underground CO2 storage.
    Shell is active along the full CCS value chain and continues to invest in CCS globally as part of its ambition to be a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050 or sooner. Shell, together with partners Total and Equinor, took a final investment decision on the Northern Lights CCS project in Norway in May 2020. Northern Lights has incorporated lessons from Quest, which has been sharing knowledge and lessons learned over the last five years to encourage more widespread implementation of CCS. Quest’s designs and performance data are available in an annual report through the Government of Alberta website.
    Quest is the world’s first commercial-scale CCS facility applied to oil sands operations and is operated by Shell on behalf of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP). The respective ownership interests of AOSP assets in aggregate, directly and indirectly, are 70% Canadian Natural Resources Limited and an affiliate, 20% Chevron Canada Limited and 10% Shell Canada Limited through certain subsidiaries.
    “Congratulations to Shell and its joint venture partners for reaching this historic milestone. Exceeding targets for capturing and safely storing CO2 emissions at the Quest facility showcases the energy sector’s dedication to technological innovation and government’s commitment to responsible energy development. We’re thrilled that Shell is taking the time to share this success story. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is working, and Quest is a model facility that others are learning from across the globe to scale up CCS. Collectively, our voices will continue to tell the world that there’s no better place to produce energy than right here in Alberta,” said The Honourable Jason Kenney, Premier of Alberta.
    “Our energy is produced under the world’s highest environmental, human rights and labour standards. That’s why Canada, led by Alberta, ranks third among oil producing nations in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors – and we’re committed to strengthening these efforts. Quest’s CCS milestone is the perfect example of how the use of game-changing technology will enable Alberta to build on our existing energy foundation, as we also pave the way for emerging sectors to grow and succeed. Congratulations to Shell Canada, its joint venture partners and everyone involved in Quest’s impressive achievement,” Sonya Savage, The Honourable Alberta Minister of Energy said.
    “Widespread adoption of carbon capture and storage is one of the key solutions the world needs right now to help solve the climate challenge. In its fifth year operating, Quest continues to be a thriving example of how carbon capture and storage is working; showing it can make a significant contribution to lowering CO2 emissions and at a lower cost than anticipated. Our expertise, regulatory frameworks and geology make Alberta an ideal place to continue developing CCS technology,”  said Michael Crothers, President and Country Chair, Shell Canada.
    “Quest’s latest milestone highlights the sector’s leadership in leveraging technology and Canadian ingenuity to deliver significant reductions in CO2 emissions. This is an important made-in-Canada success story. The achievement reflects the collaborative partnership of industry and government along with the commitment of dedicated teams working together to continuously improve operational and environmental performance,” said Tim McKay, President, Canadian Natural.

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    Jul 16, 2020 - 5 years ago

  • MAJOR Provides Support Through Free Virtual Training Series

    MAJOR, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance wire screening media, offers aggregate and mining producers access to the company’s free virtual training series to help operations optimize efficiency and team learning amid the conditions caused by COVID-19.

    MAJOR Provides Support Through Free Virtual Training Series

    The on-demand webinars provide practical tips involving screen media, screen boxes and the screening process. Additionally, operations can request private virtual training sessions to focus on topics focused on specific challenges or applications. Two already-released videos include “How to Boost Screen Performance” and “How to Maintain Your Screen.” The series has the ultimate goal of improving operations’ safety, profits and overall efficiency.
    “It’s more important than ever that we work together to overcome the challenges brought on by the pandemic,” said Bernard Betts, MAJOR president. “We’re eager to help our customers and any producers interested in learning from our team to improve hands-on skills for better efficiency, maintenance and performance.”
    MAJOR hosts the on-demand webinars on an online portal where viewers can access a full list of the publicly available videos. The manufacturer will choose new topics based on questions or subjects they hear regularly brought up by customers. Each training webinar will educate end-users on the best practices and new technologies to optimize their efficiency, fine-tune their screening and minimize unscheduled downtime.
    In addition to MAJOR producing the public training webinars, companies can request private, virtual trainings. These sessions can focus in on topics specific to individual operations.
    Access the MAJOR training webinars at www.gotostage.com/channel/major. Call 450-659-7681 or email [email protected] to schedule a private training.
    Learn more about MAJOR’s products at www.majorflexmat.com.
     
    About MAJOR
    MAJOR is an innovative global manufacturer of wire screens for the aggregate, mining and recycling industries. FLEX-MAT®, the company’s renowned line of distinctive lime-green high vibration screens made with OPTIMUMWIRE® “The longest-lasting wire” sets the standard in lowering cost of production per ton by dramatically increasing throughput and wear life while eliminating blinding and pegging. MAJOR masters wire quality, screen manufacturing and the screening process, and provides on-site screening performance assessment and training seminars on screen maintenance and screening efficiency to help producers increase their screening performance and profitability. MAJOR is a Haver & Boecker company. b

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    Jul 16, 2020 - 5 years ago

  • Penske Logistics Supports Old Navy $3 Million Clothing Donation To Baby2Baby Nonprofit

    Baby2Baby, a national nonprofit that provides basic essentials to children living in poverty and a recipient of a $3 million clothing donation from Old Navy, has received complimentary trucking assistance from Penske Logistics to distribute children’s clothing to the Baby2Baby National Network.

    Penske Logistics
    Baby2Baby required a newly designed transportation network in a dozen markets for the 600,000 units of clothing, so Penske Logistics agreed to pick up the donations from Old Navy facilities and deliver them directly to members of the Baby2Baby National Network.


    During the months of June and July Penske picked up and delivered Old Navy merchandise to the following markets: Atlanta; Baltimore; Birmingham, Alabama; Chicago; Dallas; Los Angeles; Miami; Nashville; Scottsdale, Arizona; Seattle; St. Petersburg, Florida; and Westchester, New York.

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    Jul 16, 2020 - 5 years ago

  • 5 Great Ideas For Your Construction Site

    If you think of construction work as easy, let us tell you that you are wrong. At almost any stage of the job, difficulties can arise. And every problem must be solved quickly and without incurring additional expenses. Everyone solves difficulties in their own way, either with the machinery they already own or by adopting new processes that not only solve their problems but allows them to generate revenue.

    Construction Site Ideas
    Komatsu PC210 working on maintenance of parkland in France


    “Sometimes, however, customers surprise us,” MB Crusher says. “In a truly brilliant way, they solve problematic situations using our machinery in a way we would have never thought.”

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    Jul 16, 2020 - 5 years ago

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