petroleum

Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain, fell 1.1 per cent to $81.4 billion in March.  The agency says the overall decline came as sales were down in three of the seven subsectors it tracks. The motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector posted the largest […]

  The latest Saskatchewan petroleum and natural gas public offering raised 3.1 million dollars in revenue for the province. This is the final public offering for the fiscal year, bringing the total annual amount to 49.2 million dollars. Of the 54 parcels posted, 48 had acceptable bids covering over 16 thousand acres. The average bonus […]

SARM is expressing disappointment with an industry-led Sask Growth Coalition campaign. President Ray Orb says the Coalition campaign, from groups like petroleum producers, is pushing for property tax changes that would shift the tax burden to farm and rural property owners in the province. He says an open dialogue is important on the issue. Orb […]