Calfrac revenue doubles as oil price rebound

On Tuesday, Calgary-based Calfrac Well Services Ltd. reported it more than doubled its first-quarter revenue compared with the same period last year and is reactivating equipment it parked over the past three years.

Meanwhile, both Calfrac and its crosstown rival, Trican Well Service Ltd., have been rehiring. Read more

Exxon Is Drilling Some Long Horizontal Shale Oil Wells

Exxon recently completed “Bakken” wells in North Dakota that extend 3 miles. Exxon The world’s biggest oil explorer by market value finished four wells in North Dakota’s Bakken region that extends horizontally for 3 miles (4.8 kilometers), Barclays Plc analyst Paul Cheng said in a research note after meeting Exxon executives, it’s closing in on the 4-mile mark.  Read more