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Are we about to embark on the Magical Mystery Tour? As a Beatles song, it kinda sucked. But for the oilpatch, crossing the threshold of US$50 for a barrel of West Texas Intermediate oil, and staying there, is an important threshold.

Rebuilds may not be economical for drilling rig engines, and Tier IV engines are going to cost a lot more

Large jump in exploration licenses west of Estevan

Not much good used iron left, and no money to buy new

Weyburn 鈥� With the downturn in oil prices, few companies have been buying new iron, and getting by with what they have. But the iron they do have that has kept working continues to put miles or hours on.

Brad Wall鈥檚 10 years and the energy sector

TransCanada gives up on pipeline that would have opened eastern markets for Sask oil

Radville 鈥� What started as an office building eventually turned into a bar, accommodations and aesthetics shop on the Main Street of Radville.

Radville 鈥� When pipe inspection outfits mark a pipe with a red band, it鈥檚 done. It can no longer go downhole. But Schindel Ironworks of Radville brings it back to life, not in oilfield applications, but as cattle wind breaks, feeders and bale rails.

Radville 鈥� When Pipeline News last profiled Pratt Transport Ltd. of Radville in our April, 2010 edition, the story focused on their unique business strategy of building 鈥済lider鈥� trucks using, older, pre-tiered emissions controls engines.