GAS GROUNDED

摘要

The typical direct flight from Calgary to Grande Prairie takes about an hour and a half.Last October,a few days before Ed Stelmach delivered his royalty decision,a fierce headwind almost doubled that flight time as Oilweek headed north to gauge the mood of the oil and gas industry in the region.With the winter drilling season just ahead,that headwind could well have served as a sign of things to come.Grande Prairie was already struggling against the force of a strong Canadian dollar,high drilling costs,and low natural gas prices.