{"id":67188,"date":"2024-04-04T16:28:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T21:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=67188"},"modified":"2024-04-04T16:28:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T21:28:57","slug":"no-water-no-oil-how-the-parched-western-provinces-could-hamper-the-oilpatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=67188","title":{"rendered":"No water, no oil: How the parched western provinces could hamper the oilpatch"},"content":{"rendered":"

No water, no oil: How the parched western provinces could hamper the oilpatch<\/a><\/h3>\n

Water shortages could have devastating effect on oil and gas sector, says new report<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pumpjacks pull oil from the ground near Three Hills, Alta. Limited water supply could have significant effects on the production of oil and gas, warns a new report. (Kyle Bakx\/CBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Persistent and severe drought conditions across Western Canada could have a devastating effect on the oil and natural gas sector, which has drilling operations in some of the driest areas, according to a new report by Deloitte.<\/p>\n

Limited water supply could have significant effects on the production of oil and gas, the report warns, and the timing couldn’t be worse for the industry as many companies are wanting to increase production and drilling with new export\u00a0pipelines<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0facilities<\/a>\u00a0nearing completion.<\/p>\n

The past several years have been parched in parts of Western Canada, but there is extra concern this year because of the below average snowpack in the mountains.<\/p>\n

“It’s not going to be as simple to just pipe\u00a0fresh water in. You may need to move it and truck it to different locations,” said\u00a0Andrew Botterill, an energy analyst with\u00a0Deloitte\u00a0Canada, in an interview with CBC News.<\/p>\n

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