CALGARY, July 26, 2013 /CNW/ - PanTerra Resource Corp. ("PanTerra" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mr. Grant Evaskevich MBA, as Vice President Operations effective immediately. Mr. Evaskevich brings a wealth of operational and field experience to PanTerra and will be responsible for the day to day running of the Company's field operations in the province. Mr. Evaskevich will be located at the Company's head office in Calgary and is a very welcome addition to the [Read more]
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PanTerra Elects New Board and Amends Carrot Creek Closing
CALGARY, July 26, 2013 /CNW/ - PanTerra Resource Corp. ("PanTerra" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, at its recently held Annual General Meeting, the following individuals have been elected to the Company's Board of Directors; Messer's Gordon F. Dixon QC (Chairman), Jake Pronk P. Geol., David Thompson CA, Geoffrey Baker and Mr.Fred P. Rumak P. Geol. Mr. J. Glenn Robinson P. Eng. did not stand for re-election due to health issues. PanTerra would like to thank Mr. Robinson for his [Read more]
Manitok Energy Inc. Announces an Update on Its Operations and Financial Position
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - July 26, 2013) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Manitok Energy Inc. (the "Corporation" or "Manitok") (TSX VENTURE:MEI) is pleased to provide an update on its 2013 drilling program. Stolberg The 16th Stolberg Cardium well, the fourth well on the section 21 pad where Manitok has a working interest of 33.3%, attained total depth this week and intersected [Read more]
CWC Well Services Corp. Announces New Chief Financial Officer
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - July 26, 2013) - CWC Well Services Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CWC) ("CWC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan A. Michaluk, CA, CMA as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Michaluk is a Chartered Accountant and Certified Management Accountant with over 25 years of accounting and finance experience in the oilfield services and oil and gas industry. Prior to his appointment with CWC, Mr. Michaluk served as Chief Financial Officer [Read more]
US congressman files lawsuit over fracking
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado congressman is suing a drilling company to prevent them from using hydraulic fracturing on land near his property. A hearing is scheduled Friday to hear claims by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a Boulder Democrat, who says drilling across the street from a rural home he owns near Berthoud will damage his quality of life. According to the Boulder Daily Camera, the complaint filed in Denver District Court by Mountain Property Improvement LLC names Denver-based [Read more]
Oilsands capital given rights to more land
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Alberta's oilsands capital now has room to grow. The provincial government has given the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, which includes Fort McMurray, the rights to more than 22,000 hectares of Crown land. The province hopes the allocation will lead to new housing, businesses and jobs in the area. Energy Minister Ken Hughes says the land should meet the needs of the municipality for the next 25 years. Hughes said the population of Fort McMurray [Read more]
AER appoints 6 new commissioners with “varied backgrounds”
EDMONTON - The provincial government has appointed six people with varied backgrounds to serve as commissioners for the Alberta Energy Regulator. The appointees have experience in farming, drinking water safety, environmental law and public service. They will sit on panels, conduct hearings and preside over energy project applications, reconsiderations, inquiries and appeals. Bringing their farming experience to the regulator are Terry Engen and Jurgen Preugschas. Steve [Read more]
Enbridge to Build $1.3 Billion Woodland Pipeline Extension
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - July 25, 2013) - Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) (NYSE:ENB) announced today that it is proceeding with the construction of the Woodland Pipeline Extension Project. The project will extend the Woodland Pipeline south from Enbridge's Cheecham Terminal to its Edmonton Terminal to connect up with refineries and export pipelines in the Edmonton area. The project has an estimated cost of $1.3 billion, of which 50% is Enbridge's capital contribution, and a planned in service [Read more]
Lac Megantic investigation: Police raid MMA Railway office
LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - Provincial police have raided an office belonging to the railway involved in the Lac-Megantic disaster.Surete du Quebec officers have visited the Farnham, Que., office of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway.Farnham is between Montreal and Lac-Megantic and is the home of Tom Harding, the engineer of the train that crashed into the community.Police say they gathered evidence.They say it's a normal operation, given that they're conducting an investigation into [Read more]
Train derails at Port of Tampa, spilling ethanol
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Firefighters in Florida are working with CSX Transportation officials to upright 10 toppled train cars that derailed at the Port of Tampa. CSX spokesman Gary Sease told the Tampa Bay Times about 4,500 gallons of ethanol spilled onto the ground when the 81-car train derailed early Thursday. No one was injured. JUST IN: Crews clean up ethanol spill after train derails at Port of Tampa in Florida: http://t.co/EcpNmArrHP - @AP pic.twitter.com/7IUk4iwjvz— NewsBreaker [Read more]