Oil and Gas Drilling Activity to Reach 10-year High in 2025: Industry Group

Oil and Gas Drilling Activity to Reach 10-year High in 2025: Industry Group
The Northern Lights, aurora borealis, make an appearance over pumpjacks as they draw out oil and gas from well heads near Cremona, Alta., on Oct. 10, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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An industry organization predicts 2025 will see the highest amount of oil and natural gas well drilling activity in Canada in a decade.

The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors, which represents drilling and service rig companies, says it expects a total of 6,604 wells to be drilled in Western Canada in 2025—a 7.3 percent increase from 2024.