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Oilfield Services Companies with Fluid Handling Solutions

October 5, 2012 via CanadianOil Tagged With: energy services, fluid handling solutions, oilfield services, water handling systems, water management

Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fraccing, has revolutionized the oil and gas industry. The process consists of freeing oil and gas from shale rock deposits by injecting water combined with additives under high pressure into the ground. A horizontal well is basically drilled into a geological formation and completed by multi-stage fracturing (fracking) in order to crack open the shale rocks.

This revolution gave birth to a multi-billion dollar market segment in oilfield services for fluid handling and treatment.

Fracking a well involves anywhere from 2 to 6 million gallons water. Prior to completing a well you need to transport … Continue Reading

Canadian Dividend Stocks: Drilling Companies & Energy Services

November 14, 2011 via CanadianOil Tagged With: canadian dividend stocks, drilling services, drilling stocks, energy services, gas drilling companies, oil and gas drilling companies, oil drilling companies, oil drilling stocks, well completions, well drilling companies

Investing in drilling and energy services companies is a great way to expose a portfolio to the energy sector. It provides your portfolio with a broad exposure to the oil and gas commodity sector minus the risk producers and explorers have to deal with. Emerging North American oil resource plays are fuelling the industry momentum on the back of strong oil prices. A momentum that will potentially carry over into 2012 as the focus shifts away from dry gas into liquids in the US and Canada. The economics associated with oil and liquids rich plays are very attractive particularly when … Continue Reading