EDMONTON - Alberta's premier remains hopeful about the Keystone XL pipeline despite word that U.S. President Barack Obama may veto the project.Jim Prentice says there is broad public and political support in the United States for the pipeline that would carry Alberta bitumen to the U.S. Gulf Coast.Prentice says he will travel to Washington within the next month to let people know that Keystone is in the best interests of Canadians and Americans alike.He says he will also promote the [Read more]
Archives for January 2015
B.C. regulations make natural gas pipelines oil and bitumen-free
VICTORIA - A proposed network of pipelines from natural gas fields in British Columbia's northeast to liquefied natural gas export plants in the northwest will not be permitted to pump oil and diluted bitumen, the provincial government says.The Natural Gas Development Ministry said a new regulation prohibits the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission from allowing any conversion of a natural gas pipeline supplying an LNG facility.But the Opposition New Democrats said the regulation is not tough [Read more]
First bill in Republican-controlled US Senate seeks to approve Keystone pipeline
WASHINGTON - It took less than a day to dent the hopes of Canadian oilsands proponents that a new, Republican-dominated U.S. Congress might finally carry their coveted Keystone XL pipeline project to completion.The plan slammed into a familiar obstacle: the White House.A bill that would force the project to go ahead was introduced by the new Republican majority as the 2015-16 Congress took office Tuesday and, immediately, U.S. President Barack Obama signalled his plan to veto it."I can confirm [Read more]
Column: Energy Crisis As Early As 2016
Low oil prices today may be setting the world up for an oil shortage as early as 2016. Today we have just 2% more crude oil supply than demand and the price of gasoline is under $2.00/gallon in Texas. If oil supply falls too far, we could see gasoline prices doubling within 18 months. For a commodity as critical to our standard of living as oil is, it only takes a small shortage to drive up the price. On Thanksgiving Day, 2014 Saudi Arabia decided to maintain their crude oil output of [Read more]
Crescent Point Energy Announces $1.45 Billion Capital Expenditures Budget for 2015
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 6, 2015) - Crescent Point Energy Corp. ("Crescent Point" or the "Company") (TSX:CPG)(NYSE:CPG) announces a $1.45 billion capital expenditures budget for 2015. The capital expenditures budget is expected to generate average daily production of 152,500 boe/d, a nine percent increase over 2014 guidance. With benchmark oil price volatility currently at elevated levels, Crescent Point's 2015 budget assumptions are conservative and disciplined. "In this [Read more]
Tuscany Reports Production Reached 1,000 BOEd in December 2014 and Updates Q4 2014 Drilling Program
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 6, 2015) - Tuscany Energy Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:TUS) announces that in Q4 2014 the Company successfully completed the drilling of two horizontal heavy oil wells on the Company's north Macklin property in Saskatchewan and an initial horizontal heavy oil well on the Company's Morgan property in Alberta. At Macklin, the 91/1-33-39-28W3M well was placed on production in the first week of December and is producing at an estimated rate of 125 BOEd. The Macklin [Read more]
Petrolia Inc./Haldimand 4: Drilling is Completed
QUÉBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Jan. 6, 2015) - Pétrolia (TSX VENTURE:PEA) is pleased to announce that the drilling phase of the Haldimand 4 well was completed on December 30th. The drilling was conducted within budget and in accordance with engineering projections. Drilling started on November 25th and was completed in 35 days, which met the predicted schedule. Haldimand 4 is a horizontal well, which was drilled without hydraulic fracturing, and has a total length of 2630 [Read more]
Crew Energy Announces 2015 Capital Budget Focused on Balance Sheet Strength and Long-Term Montney Growth
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 6, 2015) - Crew Energy Inc. (TSX:CR) ("Crew" or the "Company") today announces that the Board of Directors has approved a 2015 capital program of up to $185 million, prudently structured to maintain Crew's strong balance sheet position while providing maximum flexibility for the continued development and growth of our core northeast British Columbia ("BC") Montney resource under a variety of commodity price scenarios. This capital budget is designed to [Read more]
Arsenal Energy Inc. Announces Trading of Common Shares in the U.S. on OTCQX(R) Under the Symbol AEYIF
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 6, 2015) - Arsenal Energy Inc. ("Arsenal" or the "Company") (TSX:AEI)(OTCQX:AEYIF) announces that its common shares will commence trading on the OTCQX® marketplace in the U.S. effective January 6, 2015 under the symbol AEYIF. Arsenal is a junior oil and gas dividend paying company engaged in the exploration for, and development and production of natural gas and oil reserves primarily in Canada in Alberta and in the U.S. in North Dakota. Information [Read more]
Spartan Energy Corp. Exceeds 2014 Exit Production Target and Announces 2015 Capital Budget and Guidance
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 6, 2015) - Spartan Energy Corp. ("Spartan" or the "Company") (TSX:SPE) is pleased to announce that, as a result of a successful fourth quarter drilling program, we exceeded our 2014 exit production guidance of 8,900 to 9,100 boe/d in early December. We expect our fourth quarter average production to exceed 8,700 boe/d and our 2014 annual average to exceed 5,850 boe/d, 3% above our guidance of 5,700 boe/d. December average production is approximately 9,300 [Read more]