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CTV News
6 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Oilfield service group says relief from counter-tariffs on U.S. sand ‘fantastic news'
A sand dune is backdropped by Atlas Energy plant at the beginning of a 68-kilometre conveyor belt that carries sand needed for hydraulic fracturing Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Kermit, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) CALGARY — The federal government is offering Canadian oil and gas drillers counter-tariff reprieve on the vast amounts of sand they import from the United States. The sand is used in the hydraulic fracturing — or fracking — process to help free resources trapped in hard-to-access shale formations deep underground. It's among the imported U.S. goods on which Canada has imposed a surcharge in retaliation for President Donald Trump's flurry of tariffs. Sand from Wisconsin meets the specs needed by Canadian drillers, and the lion's share of what they use is brought in from the Midwestern state. A federal order published in the Canada Gazette newsletter this week says relief is available for companies that import silica and quartz sand, among other products. Gurpreet Lail, the chief executive of industry group Enserva, says it's fantastic news, as the counter-tariffs on sand alone would have cost industry $275 million a year. --- Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 17, 2025.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
$400m conveyer belt the width of Rhode Island opens in Texas to aid in fracking
A new, 42-mile conveyer belt which moves sand from Texas to New Mexico has become the biggest in the country after it was completed this month. Construction on the site was finished on March 12th, 2025 by Texas-based oil field company, Atlas Energy, and officially named "The Dune Express". The sand is needed for fracking, where liquid is pumped into the ground at high pressure to create holes that release oil. The sand is used to keep those holes open. But moving that sand by truck is inefficient and dangerous so a new solution was created. Environmentalists have major concerns about fracking, saying it disturbs local habitats, causes air pollution, and more oil spills.
The Independent
14-03-2025
- Science
- The Independent
$400m conveyer belt the width of Rhode Island opens in Texas to aid in fracking
A new, 42-mile conveyer belt which moves sand from Texas to New Mexico has become the biggest in the country after it was completed this month. Construction on the site was finished on March 12th, 2025 by Texas-based oil field company, Atlas Energy, and officially named "The Dune Express". The sand is needed for fracking, where liquid is pumped into the ground at high pressure to create holes that release oil. The sand is used to keep those holes open. But moving that sand by truck is inefficient and dangerous so a new solution was created. Environmentalists have major concerns about fracking, saying it disturbs local habitats, causes air pollution, and more oil spills.
