CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 7, 2014) - Blackbird Energy Inc. ("Blackbird" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:BBI) is pleased to announce a high impact multi-well drill program targeting both the Upper and Middle Montney. The first well, which Blackbird has received its licence for, will target the Middle Montney at Elmworth (100% working interest). The first well will be spud from surface location 14-14-70-07W6 with a vertical depth of approximately 2,330 meters and a lateral length of [Read more]
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National Energy Board to hold oral hearing on Trans Mountain Pipeline motion for access to Burnaby Mountain and Notice of Constitutional Question
CALGARY, Oct. 7, 2014 /CNW/ - The National Energy Board (NEB or the Board) will hear oral arguments on a motion from Trans Mountain Pipeline seeking an order for access to Burnaby Mountain. The motion also includes a Notice of Constitutional Question. The hearing will begin at 9 am (MDT) on 9 October at the National Energy Board's offices in Calgary and the public is welcome to attend. The hearing is expected to last for one to two days. Trans Mountain is requesting an NEB order which would [Read more]
Pembina Pipeline Corporation Appoints New Board Member
CALGARY, Oct. 7, 2014 /CNW/ - Pembina Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina" or "the Company") (TSX: PPL; NYSE: PBA) announced today that Ms. Anne-Marie Ainsworth has been appointed to the Board of Directors effective October 7, 2014. Ms. Ainsworth has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of the general partner of Oiltanking Partners, L.P., a Houston, Texas-based company engaged in terminalling, storing and transporting crude oil, refined petroleum [Read more]
Europe considers measure that could ease oilsands imports
The European Union is considering a proposal on high-carbon fuels that could eventually make it easier to import crude derived from Alberta's oilsands.The proposal comes after five years of lobbying by the industry and Alberta and federal governments, and is being called a major concession by environmental groups. "This measure will do nothing to stop climate-wrecking fuels like tarsands from entering the EU market," Greenpeace spokeswoman Franziska Achterberg said in a statement. "It will fail [Read more]
Nova Scotia energy minister faces industry criticisms, questions at conference
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's energy minister faced questions Tuesday about how the province will become a centre for research in hydraulic fracturing technology while it moves to ban high-volume fracking for onshore oil and gas.Andrew Younger told the Core Energy Conference in Halifax that there hasn't been much industry interest in the method so far, and the majority of people in the province remain opposed to fracking.The Energy Department plans to provide a detailed geological map to show where [Read more]
Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd. Announces Record Production and Continued Muskeg Success
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 7, 2014) - Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd. ("Strategic" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SOG) announces record production levels driven by the Company's summer Muskeg horizontal drilling program. Based on field estimates, Strategic's corporate production rate averaged 4,510 Boe/d (71% oil) for the fourth week of September. New production volumes in the third quarter have been added from five Muskeg wells since the summer drilling program began in June 2014, and a [Read more]
Rock Energy Inc. Announces Appointment of Board Director, and Provides Operations Update
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 6, 2014) - Rock Energy Inc. ("Rock") (TSX:RE) is pleased to announce that effective October 2, 2014, Mr. Frank Walsh has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Rock Energy. Board Appointment Mr. Walsh has been working in the oil and gas industry since 1978, and is currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Questerre Energy Corporation. Prior to that Mr. Walsh co-founded Huron Energy (2004), where he served as the Vice-President of Engineering [Read more]
NuVista Energy Ltd. Announces the Commencement of Production to Keyera Simonette Plant, Incremental Future Montney Egress Commitments, and Non-Core Asset Divestitures
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 6, 2014) - NuVista Energy Ltd. ("NuVista") (TSX:NVA) is pleased to announce that Keyera Corporation ("Keyera") has commenced production into the new 94 km x 12 inch diameter pipeline which connects the NuVista Bilbo South Compressor Station to the Keyera Simonette gas plant. The startup was achieved on September 26th, and NuVista will increase production rates as the system proceeds through the initial run-in period. Although the system is still in the early [Read more]
Petronas says ‘consensus’ on LNG terms in next few weeks is ‘critical’
CALGARY - The B.C. and federal governments could miss out on billions in liquefied natural gas investment for at least a decade unless, by the end of this month, they can help reassure Petronas that its plan to export gas from the West Coast will be economically viable, the CEO of the Malaysian-state-owned energy giant said Monday."In order to remain competitive, Petronas needs to secure consensus on key principles vital to the success of this project by the end of October," Shamsul Abbas said [Read more]
Chevron Announces Sale and Joint Venture Partnership for Duvernay Shale Assets in Canada With KUFPEC
SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) today announced that its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Chevron Canada Limited, has reached agreement to sell a 30 percent interest in its Duvernay shale play to Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, KUFPEC Canada Inc., for $1.5 billion. The total purchase price includes cash paid at closing as well as a carry of a portion of Chevron Canada’s share of the joint venture’s future capital costs. [Read more]