FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Aug. 12, 2013) - A comprehensive environmental field study to gather information on air contaminants in the Wood Buffalo region will occur from August 12 to mid-September 2013. The collaborative study between government, non-government, university and community partners will collect both airborne and ground-based measurements to determine how air pollutants are transformed and transported across the landscape. The intensive study is part of the Joint [Read more]
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PanTerra Closes Second Tranche of Asset Sale and Updates Activities
CALGARY, Aug. 12, 2013 /CNW/ - PanTerra Resource Corp. ("PanTerra" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the final tranche of its previously announced sale of 60% of the Company's working interest in its Carrot Creek Cardium assets located in central Alberta for an aggregate purchase price of $3,396,488. For further information regarding the sale of the Carrot Creek assets please see the Company's news releases dated June 4, 2013, July 14, 2013, July 18, 2013 and July 26, [Read more]
Danielle Smith criticises Obama in Washington editorial
Alberta's Opposition leader has taken aim at U.S. President Barack Obama in an opinion piece in a Washington newspaper. Danielle Smith, leader of the Wildrose party, says in the Washington Times that Obama's recent claims about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline have no basis in economic reality. Obama recently told the New York Times that the proposed pipeline from Alberta to the U.S. Gulf Coast would create few lasting jobs. Smith's editorial says Obama compares poorly with [Read more]
Donnybrook Provides Corporate Update
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Aug. 12, 2013) - Donnybrook Energy Inc. ("Donnybrook" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:DEI) reports that it is proposing to consolidate its common shares and change the name of the Company. Additional information relating to the proposed share consolidation and name change is included in Donnybrook's information circular dated August 8, 2013 (the "Information Circular"), which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Donnybrook has mailed the Information [Read more]
NuVista Energy Ltd. Announces Second Quarter 2013 Results
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Aug. 12, 2013) - NuVista Energy Ltd. ("NuVista") (TSX:NVA) is pleased to announce results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and provide an update on its business plan. During the second quarter of 2013, our operating and financial results began to reflect the tremendous growth potential and strong economics of our condensate-rich Wapiti Montney play. Included in this press release are the initial 30 day production rates from two new wells brought [Read more]
TransCanada Reaches Settlement on NGTL System
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Aug. 12, 2013) - TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) (NYSE:TRP) (TransCanada) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) has reached a settlement with shippers and other interested parties regarding the NGTL System annual revenue requirement for the years 2013 and 2014. "This settlement is the product of an open negotiation between NGTL and its stakeholders, and represents an acceptable balance of interests among the [Read more]
Crew Energy Announces Second Quarter 2013 Financial and Operating Results
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Aug. 12, 2013) - Crew Energy Inc. ("Crew" or the "Company") (TSX:CR) of Calgary, Alberta is pleased to present its operating and financial results for the three and six month period ended June 30, 2013. Highlights Funds from operations were $48.1 million or $0.40 per share, a 43% increase over the first quarter of 2013; Second quarter production averaged 27,109 boe per day or 4% higher than the [Read more]
China poised to become the world’s largest net oil importer later this year
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Short-Term Energy Outlook, August 2013. Note: Net oil imports are defined as total liquid fuels consumption less domestic production. EIA's August 2013 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) forecasts that China's net oil imports will exceed those of the United States by October 2013 on a monthly basis and by 2014 on an annual basis, making China the largest importer of oil in the world. The imminent emergence of China as the world's largest [Read more]
Perpetual Energy Inc. releases second quarter 2013 financial and operating results
CALGARY, Aug. 9, 2013 /CNW/ - (TSX:PMT) - Perpetual Energy Inc. ("Perpetual" or the "Corporation") is pleased to release its financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. A complete copy of Perpetual's unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes and management's discussion and analysis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 can be obtained through the Corporation's website at www.perpetualenergyinc.com and SEDAR [Read more]
Pembina Pipeline Corporation Increases Dividend by 3.7 Percent
CALGARY, Aug. 9, 2013 /CNW/ - Pembina Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina" or the "Company") (TSX: PPL; NYSE: PBA) announced today that its Board of Directors approved an 3.7 percent increase in its monthly dividend rate (from $0.135 per common share to $0.14 per common share) and declared a monthly dividend of $0.14 payable, subject to applicable law, on September 13, 2013 to shareholders of record on August 25, 2013. This dividend is designated an "eligible dividend" for Canadian income tax [Read more]