EDMONTON - A former Tory minister has been named the head of Alberta's long-awaited environmental monitor.Lorne Taylor will become the first chairman of the province's flagship agency to understand the impacts of rapid industrial development throughout the province, especially in the oilsands.Among other cabinet tasks, Taylor was environment minister from 2001-2004 when Ralph Klein was premier.He was also a member of a group of fiscal hawks within the Tory caucus.More recently, he is a [Read more]
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Artek Announces Year End 2013 Financial and Operating Results
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 20, 2014) - Artek Exploration Ltd. ("Artek" or the "Company") (TSX:RTK) is pleased to provide this summary of its financial and operating results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2013. A complete copy of the Company's audited comparative financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, along with management's discussion and analysis in respect thereof will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company's website at [Read more]
Spartan Energy Corp. Announces Year-End 2013 Financial Results and Reserves
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 20, 2014) - Spartan Energy Corp. ("Spartan" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SPE) announces financial results for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2013 year-end reserves. The information summarized below represents the results and reserves of Alexander Energy Ltd. (renamed Spartan Energy Corp. on February 28, 2014) and does not include results of Renegade Petroleum Ltd. ("Renegade"). Spartan anticipates that financial and reserves information in respect [Read more]
Whitecap Resources Inc. announces fourth quarter and year end 2013 results
CALGARY, March 20, 2014 /CNW/ - Whitecap Resources Inc. ("Whitecap" or the "Company") (TSX: WCP) is pleased to announce that we have filed on SEDAR our audited financial statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the year ended December 31, 2013. Selected financial and operational information is outlined below and should be read in conjunction with Whitecap's audited financial statements and related MD&A and Annual Information Form ("AIF") which will be [Read more]
Enerplus Appoints New Board Member
CALGARY, March 20, 2014 /CNW/ - Enerplus Corporation ("Enerplus") (TSX: ERF) (NYSE: ERF) is pleased to announce that Mr. Michael R. Culbert has joined the Board of Directors of Enerplus. Mr. Culbert brings over thirty years of diverse experience in the oil and gas industry in North America and is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Progress Energy Canada Ltd. He brings a strong background in business development, economics and strategic planning and holds a [Read more]
Surge Energy Inc. Announces Year-End Results and Files Annual Information Form
CALGARY, March 20, 2014 /CNW/ - Surge Energy Inc. ("Surge" or the "Company") (TSX: SGY) is pleased to announce its financial and operating results for the year ended December 31, 2013 and has filed its Annual Information Form ("AIF") for the year ended December 31, 2013 on SEDAR. Surge's financial and operating results for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 include only a partial quarter of results from the three significant acquisitions of high netback, operated, low decline, crude oil [Read more]
Redford Resigns
EDMONTON - Just 29 months after Alberta Premier Alison Redford stood at the base of the grand stairs in the legislature rotunda to take the oath of office, she stood at the same spot Wednesday and quit. Alberta's 14th premier, bludgeoned and beaten by revelations of lavish spending and facing an expanding caucus revolt, said the turmoil had taken an intolerable toll. "Quite simply, I am not prepared to allow party and caucus infighting to get in the way of building a better future for our [Read more]
Spartan Energy Corp. Announces Completion of Rights Offering
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 19, 2014) - Spartan Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SPE) ("Spartan" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the completion of its previously announced rights offering to shareholders of Spartan (the "Rights Offering"). Under the rights offering, holders of common shares of Spartan ("Common Shares") subscribed for and purchased an aggregate of 2,153,633 Common Shares at a price of $0.60 per Common Share (after taking into account the effects of the [Read more]
Delphi Energy Reports 2013 Year End Results
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - March 19, 2014) - Delphi Energy Corp. (TSX:DEE) ("Delphi" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its financial and operational results for the year ended December 31, 2013. 2013 Highlights Produced an average of 8,241 barrels of oil equivalent per day ("boe/d") in 2013, unchanged from 8,276 boe/d in 2012 with average production of 8,988 boe/d in the fourth quarter of 2013, up 24 percent from average production of 7,229 boe/d in the fourth quarter of [Read more]
Connacher Announces Q4 2013 and 2013 Year End Results
CALGARY, March 19, 2014 /CNW/ - Connacher Oil and Gas Limited (CLL - TSX; "Connacher" or the "Company") today released its financial and operating results for 2013, a summary of which is set out below (all amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted). The quarterly conference call and annual general meeting details are provided below. The Company's consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the related management's discussion and analysis of the [Read more]