CALGARY, May 31, 2013 /CNW/ - Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. ("Advantage" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that we have increased our natural gas commodity price hedges for the period October 2013 to March 2014. Below is a list of the new derivative contracts entered into by Advantage: Average Price Description of Derivative Term Volume $Cdn. AECO Natural gas - AECO Fixed price October 2013 to March 2014 5,687 [Read more]
Archives for May 2013
Enbridge Pipeline Rejection: Coastal First Nations Congratulate Premier Christy Clark for “Doing the Right Thing.”
First Nations reaffirm ban on oil tanker traffic on BC's North Coast VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 31, 2013) - The Coastal First Nations are congratulating the BC government for rejecting the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline at the conclusion of JRP hearings for the proposed project, and they are reaffirming their ban on oil tanker traffic on BC's North Coast. "The BC government has done the right thing by rejecting the Enbridge pipeline for the company's failure to [Read more]
Gitga’at First Nation Applauds B.C. Government’s Rejection of Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline
Decision "feels like sunshine." Nation says Enbridge offers an important lesson for other resource proponents on the importance of Aboriginal consultation and credible environmental impact studies. HARTLEY BAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 31, 2013) - The Gitga'at First Nation is congratulating the B.C. government on its rejection of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and oil tanker project, saying the rejection offers an important lesson to other resource development proponents [Read more]
Surge Energy Inc. Announces Closing of Non-Core Asset Sale
CALGARY, May 31, 2013 /CNW/ - Surge Energy Inc. ("Surge" or the "Company") (TSX: SGY) is pleased to announce that it has closed the sale of its previously announced non-core assets in North Dakota. Non-core Asset Sale Closed: The non-core, primarily non-operated assets in North Dakota were sold to a Canadian oil and gas producer for a total of US$42.7 million. Financial Advisors: Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. is acting as lead financial advisor to Surge with respect to the [Read more]
BOOM! BC government officially OPPOSES Northern Gateway
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government officially declared its opposition to the Northern Gateway pipeline on Friday, telling the federal review panel weighing the project that the multibillion-dollar project should not go ahead as proposed.In a strongly-worded submission to the federal review panel following more than a year of hearings, lawyers for the westernmost province said there remain too many unanswered questions."(Northern Gateway) has presented little evidence about how it will [Read more]
YIKES! Unemployment across euro countries rises to record 12.2 per cent in April
LONDON (AP) – The unemployment rate across the 17 European countries that use the euro hit a record 12.2 per cent in April, and the number of unemployed is on track to reach 20 million by year’s end. The worsening jobs crisis points to the recession that has gripped the euro alliance. Many countries are struggling to stimulate growth while grappling with a debt crisis that’s led governments to slash spending and raise taxes. Unemployment in the eurozone rose in April from the previous [Read more]
Redford to visit New Brunswick next week to discuss west-east pipeline
FREDERICTON - Alberta Premier Alison Redford will meet her New Brunswick counterpart next week as the two try to drum up support for the west-east pipeline project. Redford will meet David Alward next Friday to discuss the proposed development, which would ship oilsands crude from Alberta to the East Coast if it goes ahead. She will also tour the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, the largest refinery in Canada, and speak to the city's board of trade. Her trip comes after [Read more]
BMO Provincial Business Report: Low Taxes and Natural Resources Fuel Optimism Among Alberta Business Owners
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - May 31, 2013) - Business owners in Alberta, despite having a mixed outlook on the Canadian economy, are upbeat about their province's prospects for growth. The findings are part of a BMO poll of Alberta business owners, conducted by Pollara, to determine what local entrepreneurs see as the competitive advantage of doing business in their province. It revealed: 19 per cent cite the strength of the local economy as the main advantage to doing business in [Read more]
OPEC oil ministers keep crude output target at 30 million barrels a day
VIENNA (AP) - OPEC oil ministers reached quick agreement Friday on keeping output targets steady but deferred solutions on how to deal with surging U.S. shale oil production and internal rivalries denting the organization's image of unity. The 12-nation oil cartel's decision on keeping the status quo on production of 30 million barrels a day was expected. The price for internationally traded benchmark oil is over $100 barrels a day, level most OPEC countries are happy with. That's not the [Read more]
Iran says sanctions not affecting oil production
VIENNA — Iran’s oil minister shrugged off the effects of sanctions on its oil industry on Friday, claiming that a drop in crude exports was being made up for by international sales of gasoline and other refined products. Oil Minister Rostam Ghasemi spoke Friday ahead of an OPEC meeting held amid new challenges threatening both the organization’s unity and its traditional role as the world heavyweight in determining prices and supplies. The meeting is formally focused on how much [Read more]
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