CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 8, 2014) - Inter Pipeline Ltd. ("Inter Pipeline") (TSX:IPL) is pleased to announce that Brent Heagy has been appointed Chief Financial Officer effective March 1, 2014. Mr. Heagy will replace Bill van Yzerloo, whose planned retirement was disclosed earlier in 2013. Mr. Heagy joins Inter Pipeline from Athabasca Oil Corporation where he served as Chief Financial Officer. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Mr. Heagy has extensive experience in the [Read more]
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Manitok Energy Inc. Achieves New Monthly Average Production Record of 5,550 boe/d in December 2013
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 8, 2014) - Manitok Energy Inc. (the "Corporation" or "Manitok") (TSX VENTURE:MEI) is pleased to provide an update on its latest operations. Production Based on field estimates, Manitok's production averaged 5,550 boe/d (58% oil and liquids) over the month of December 2013, which is a record high production month for the Corporation and exceeds Manitok's previously provided 2013 exit guidance of 5,300 - 5,500 boe/d. The [Read more]
Athabasca Oil Corporation Announces Management Change
CALGARY, Jan. 8, 2014 /CNW/ - Athabasca Oil Corporation (TSX: ATH) ("Athabasca" or "the Company") announces that Kim Anderson has accepted an appointment to become the Company's Chief Financial Officer, replacing Brent Heagy who has chosen to leave the Company to pursue an opportunity as a CFO with Inter Pipeline Ltd. Mr. Heagy will be staying with the Company until mid-February in order to ensure a smooth transition of his responsibilities. Ms. Anderson and Mr. Heagy have previously worked [Read more]
Questerre Appoints Frank Walsh as COO and Builds Out Montney Team
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 8, 2014) - Questerre Energy Corporation">Questerre Energy Corporation ("Questerre" or the "Company") (TSX:QEC)(OSLO:QEC) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Frank Walsh as Chief Operating Officer in addition to three other new senior management members. Michael Binnion, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased we have established an experienced Montney team. Mr. Walsh has a proven track record in [Read more]
Train with oil, gas derails in New Brunswick
PLASTER ROCK, N.B. - A CN freight train carrying crude oil and propane derailed Tuesday night in a sparsely populated region of northwestern New Brunswick, forcing the evacuation of about two dozen homes after a fire that the rail company described as "significant." CN spokesman Jim Feeny said 16 cars derailed near the village of Plaster Rock and of those, 15 are toward the end of the train and in the area of the fire. Four are carrying propane and another four are carrying crude oil, Feeny [Read more]
Artek Exploration Ltd. Provides Operational Update
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 7, 2014) - Artek Exploration Ltd. (TSX:RTK) of Calgary, Alberta ("Artek" or the "Company") is pleased to provide the following operations update: Late in the fourth quarter, Artek drilled a successful Doig horizontal well and Montney horizontal well from the same surface pad at 10-17-87-23W6M in the Inga South area, where the Company had encountered particularly thick Doig sands and high natural gas liquids rates from a previously announced step out [Read more]
Cardinal Energy Ltd. Announces Director Appointment and Dividend Policy
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 7, 2014) - Cardinal Energy Ltd. ("Cardinal" or the "Company") (TSX:CJ) is pleased to announce that Mr. Greg Tisdale has joined its Board of Directors effective today. Mr. Tisdale is the Chief Financial Officer of Crescent Point Energy Ltd., a role he has held since 2004. During the past ten years he has managed all aspects of Crescent Point's finances. Mr. Tisdale has worked in the oil and gas industry since 1995 and has served and currently serves on the [Read more]
American oil companies call for end to export ban
NEW YORK - American oil companies have not been allowed to export crude for 40 years, but the industry wants to change that, even though the U.S. still consumes far more oil than it produces. A surprising surge in domestic production of light, sweet crude — a particular type of oil that foreign refiners covet — has triggered growing calls to lift the restrictions, which were put in place after the Arab oil embargo of 1973. But the idea is touching a nerve that remains raw four decades [Read more]
Kitimat residents to vote on Northern Gateway
KITIMAT, B.C. - District of Kitimat Council voted Monday night to hold a plebiscite to exactly determine the thoughts of the North Coast community regarding Enbridge Northern Gateway project. District council and staff will decide the actual question for voters and the date for the non-binding, referendum-style vote in the coming weeks. The council decision follows the Dec. 19 release of the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel decision that approved the pipeline and tanker project carrying [Read more]
POLL: majority of Americans want Keystone built
According to a Rasmussen Survey released Monday, the majority of Americans favor building the Keystone XL pipeline. Of likely US voters, 57% at least somewhat favor building the pipeline, while 28% oppose. The decision on pipeline approval is expected to come as early as March. [Read more]





