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Advanced technologies are reshaping how engineering and construction projects are conceived, designed, and executed. One such transformative technology is mobile 3D scanning.  3D scanning utilizes digital photography and LiDAR (Laser Detection and Ranging) to produce digital, at scale, representations of real-world locations.  These tools can tremendously enhance project delivery. Precise, high-resolution 3D models of the …

Intelligent Execution: Leveraging 3D Scanning Technology for Enhanced Project Delivery in Engineering and Construction Read More »

Shale Slope Erosion Nestled in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, a coal mining community in British Columbia was dealing with an abundance of shale slopes that had formulated over time. One soft shale slope was degrading due to geomorphic processes, causing scour and erosion to the hillside. This slope is located above a mechanically …

Combat Soft Shale Slope Erosion with the GEOWEB® Slope Protection System Read More »

Screw WHAT mess? …the disorganized mess of paper folders, data files, surveys, printed spreadsheets, drawings, pictures, meeting notes, lists of dates, and whatever else makes its way into the stack of documents needed for energy project land assessment, acquisition, and contract management. Trying to find the right information strains your resources, slows projects down, and …

Energy Developers and Operators: Screw This Mess! Read More »

Authors: Devin Lacey, Yuchen Wang Lithium has become a foundational element in the advancement of electrification solutions, powering innovations in electric vehicles (EVs), energy storage systems, and advanced electronics. While its role in electrification and renewable energy deployment is indispensable, the lithium market remains highly volatile, driven by shifting supply-demand dynamics and changing policies. To …

GLJ’s Lithium Price Forecast: Insights for a Dynamic Market Read More »

Authors: Leonard Herchen & Yuchen Wang Overview: The energy markets in 2025 are undergoing transformative structural changes, highlighted by the operational launch of key infrastructure projects such as LNG Canada. This development significantly enhances Canada’s ability to meet rising global LNG demand while alleviating long-standing supply bottlenecks. At the same time, economic recovery across major …

2025 Energy Outlook: Steering Through Recovery and Policy Shifts Read More »

Authors: Shaun Gilday, CPEA, PMP & Kristina Schafer Why Emissions Compliance is Critical for Data Centers To ensure seamless operations during power outages, data centers frequently use backup diesel generators, which can emit harmful pollutants such as Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Particulate Matter (PM), and Carbon Monoxide (CO). As environmental regulations around air quality and emissions …

Future-Proofing Data Centers: Strategies for Emission Compliance and Sustainability Read More »

Turbomachinery, like any other industrial equipment, starts to degrade with age. Spare parts, expertise, and support become harder to find and come at a high price. Declining performance leads to problems with reliability, resulting in downtime and unplanned outages, inefficiencies, potential safety risks, and of course increased costs and reduced revenues. Companies are then faced …

Rotating Equipment Upgrades: Giving Existing Assets a Second Life Read More »

Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be permeating everything we do, from the innocuous to the incomprehensibly complex. It’s hard to find an industry that hasn’t identified, and started implementing, ways to supercharge operations and strategy using AI. In the energy industry, AI is beginning to revolutionize software, hardware, and system integration encompassing downstream, midstream, upstream oil and gas among …

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Energy Exploration Read More »

According to a new report by GlobalData, the global digital twins market is set to hit over $150 billion by 2030. In the early days of the technology, digital twins were used in capital-intensive operations to streamline processes, save money, and control emissions. Since then, companies have seen the benefits of making digital twins of entire operations, including …

Digital Twins in the Energy Industry: Transforming Operations in North America Read More »

Transporting construction and drilling equipment with heavy wheel loads is extremely challenging across soft ground, dense muskeg, or oversaturated clays—conditions typical of the oil sands regions of Athabasca, Peace River, and Cold Lake. These challenges are compounded by extreme winter weather and frozen ground. To make matters even more difficult, limited road-building resources make constructing …

Winter is here. Harsh conditions won’t suspend road construction. Read More »