Hi companies, A quick note from a puzzled customer/bystander. I’m trying to decipher the signals that you’re sending out to the world; there seems to be a sizeable paradox on display. All three of you made coincidental headlines in support of the global climate strikes, even halting business for a day to show that you mean business. It is awesome to see companies taking their environmental footprints seriously; that is the only way we’re going to make any progress – if entities and people [Read more]
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Heavy discount widens after volatile week
The discount on Canadian heavy crude widened versus U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude on Friday to round off a week of volatile trading:* Western Canada Select (WCS) heavy blend crude for November delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, traded at $16.35 per barrel below WTI, according to Net Energy Exchange. On Thursday November WCS settled at $15.95 a barrel below WTI and earlier in the week settled at $16.50 a barrel below the benchmark, its widest discount since late May.* Light [Read more]
Canada weekly rig count increases from 144 to 146
Canada’s fleet of active drilling rigs increased by 2 since last week according to data from Baker Hughes. Total drilling count was 146 at October 11. 102 rigs were drilling for oil; 44 for natural gas. Drilling activity in Alberta increased by 3, from 94 to 97. Saskatchewan's fleet decreased by 2 to 34. View a full breakdown of Western Canada’s rig activity. [Read more]
U.S. drillers add oil rigs for first week in eight -Baker Hughes
U.S. energy firms this week increased the number of oil rigs operating for the first time in eight weeks even though energy services firms are cutting jobs as most producers follow through on plans to reduce spending on new drilling this year. Companies added two oil rigs in the week to Oct. 11, bringing the total count to 712, General Electric Co's Baker Hughes energy services firm said in its closely followed report on Friday. [Read more]
Tourmaline Oil: Eyes best day ever on formation of royalty and infra company
** Shares of Canada-based oil and gas producer rise 11.9% to C$11.99; company top percentage gainer on the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index ** TOU forms a private royalty and infrastructure company, Topaz Energy Corp ** It will sell its royalty and infrastructure assets for C$775 mln to Topaz** Topaz will be capitalized with a C$150-C$200 mln 3rd-party private equity placement and with TOU owning 75%-81% of the company** We view this as a positive and creative [Read more]
Oil rises on hopes for deeper OPEC output cuts, U.S.-China trade talks
Oil prices climbed early on Friday, building on gains in the previous session, after producer club OPEC hinted at making deeper cuts in supply while optimism was revived over talks between the United States and China to end their trade war. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 23 cents, also up 0.41%, from their last close to $54.10 per barrel. International benchmark Brent crude futures were at $59.80 a barrel, up 15 cents, or 0.3%, from their previous settlement. Brent [Read more]
Pieridae Energy Closes Tranche One of Subscription Receipts Private Placement
Pieridae Energy Limited (“Pieridae” or the “Company”) (TSXV: PEA) is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of its previously announced brokered private placement of Company subscription receipts (the “Offering”). Pieridae has issued 14,970,070 subscription receipts of the Company at a price of $0.86 per subscription receipt for gross proceeds of $12,874,260.20. Pieridae has also closed on the issuance of 711,967 subscription receipts, at a price of $0.86, on a non-brokered [Read more]
Heavy and synthetic barrels weaken
The discount on Canadian heavy crude widened versus U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude on Thursday:* Western Canada Select (WCS) heavy blend crude for November delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, traded at $16.00 per barrel below WTI, according to Net Energy Exchange. On Wednesday November WCS settled at $15.30 a barrel below WTI.* Light synthetic crude from the oil sands weakened to trade at $1.00 per barrel over WTI, having settled at $1.50 per barrel over the benchmark the previous [Read more]
Tourmaline Announces Formation of Topaz Energy, Unlocking Value in Tourmaline’s Significant Asset Base
Tourmaline Oil Corp. (TSX:TOU) ("Tourmaline") is pleased to announce the formation of Topaz Energy Corp. ("Topaz"), a new private royalty and infrastructure energy company. Tourmaline will sell to Topaz: a royalty interest on Tourmaline lands, a non-operated interest in two of Tourmaline's existing 19 natural gas processing plants, and a contracted interest in a portion of Tourmaline's current third-party revenue for total cash and share consideration of $775 million. Topaz will be a [Read more]