Oil service rigs to move freely between Sask. and Alberta

The governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta, along with industry stakeholders, have secured a regulation exemption from Ottawa that will allow oil service rigs to move freely between the two provinces.

The premiers of the two provinces signed a memorandum of understanding in June 2019 to help remove provincial barriers to the movement of service rigs.

Since then, they have been urging the federal government to exempt service rigs from regulations under the Motor Vehicle Transport Act that prevent vehicles and equipment from moving efficiently between job sites in the two provinces. 

“This is long overdue,” said Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. “Western Canadian energy is not only among the most sustainable in the world, but also among the safest. We should be removing redundant red tape and barriers that impede opportunity for growth.”