THIS NEWS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISSEMINATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR UNITED STATES PERSONS CALGARY, Alberta, March 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Questerre Energy Corporation (“Questerre” or the “Company”) (TSX:QEC) (OSE:QEC) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with an experienced operator to develop its 100% acreage in the Kakwa area. Michael Binnion, President and Chief Executive Officer of Questerre, commented, [Read more]
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Canada Weekly Rig Count Down 4 to 302
Western Canada’s fleet of drilling rigs went down 4 rigs to the current count of 302 actively drilling rigs according to data collected by Baker Hughes for the week of March 2nd. From one week ago, Alberta rig counts decreased from 209 to 208, the Saskatchewan rig count decreased from 66 to 62. Oil drilling went from 209 to 211; gas rigs went down from 97 to 91. View a full breakdown of western Canada’s rig activity. [Read more]
U.S. drillers add oil rigs for 6th consecutive week
U.S. energy companies added oil rigs for a sixth week in a row as crude prices hovered near three-year highs, prompting more drillers to boost their spending plans for 2018. Drillers added 1 oil rig in the week to March 2, bringing the total count to 800, the highest level since April 2015,General Electric Co's Baker Hughes energy services firm said in its closely followed report on Friday. That was the first time since June that drillers added rigs for six consecutive weeks. They added [Read more]
Storm Resources Ltd. (“Storm” or the “Company”) is Pleased to Announce Its Financial and Operating Results for the Three Months and Year Ended December 31, 2017
CALGARY, Alberta, March 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Storm Resources Ltd. (TSX:SRX) Storm has also filed its audited consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2017 and for the three months and year then ended along with Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) for the same periods. This information appears on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on Storm’s website at www.stormresourcesltd.com. Selected financial and operating information for the three months and year ended December [Read more]
Questfire Energy Corp. Receivership Sale
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., LIT (“PwC”), in its capacity as Court appointed Receiver and Manager of Questfire Energy Corp. (“Questfire”), is seeking offers to purchase all or any part of the assets of Questfire and has retained Peters & Co. Limited (“Peters & Co.”) as its exclusive marketing agent to assist in this process. Questfire’s joint venture with Stream Asset Financial Questfire LP has been collapsed, with Questfire retaining ownership of the Lookout Butte and Medicine Hat [Read more]
Canada’s First Nations seek bigger stakes, profits from oil sector
Canada's First Nationsare boosting investments and leveraging their clout withregulators to gain stakes in oil and gas projects as they seekgreater returns on energy produced or transported across theirterritory.Aboriginal groups in Canada have traditionally played a morepassive role in the energy industry, collecting royalties fromoil and gas output. That model is changing as some indigenousgroups buy oil wells and negotiate ownership stakes in proposedpipelines and storage projects. [Read more]
Heavy crude discount narrows slightly, still above normal
The Canadian heavy oil discount narrowed on Thursday against the West Texas Intermediate benchmark, but the crude continued to trade at a wider discount than normal. Expanding oil production in Alberta, coupled with tight pipeline and rail capacity to move it, has increased the discount since late last year. The discount looks to diminish due to new deals being finalized between oil companies and railways and the start of operations at Alberta's Sturgeon Refinery, Scotiabank analyst [Read more]
Newalta and Tervita Agree to Merge to Create the Leading Energy-Focused Environmental Solutions Provider in Canada
Merger Creates Canada's Largest Energy-Focused Waste and Environmental Services Company Ability to Accelerate Growth with Combined Cash Flow Combination Expected to Generate $40-$45 Million in Annual Synergies Significant Potential Value Creation for Shareholders CALGARY, March 1, 2018 /CNW/ - Newalta Corporation ("Newalta") (TSX:NAL) and Tervita Corporation ("Tervita"), a private Alberta-based energy-focused waste and environmental services company, are pleased to announce that they have [Read more]
Crew Energy Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Financial and Operating Results and Executive Appointment
CALGARY, Alberta, March 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crew Energy Inc. (TSX:CR) (“Crew” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce our operating and financial results for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2017. Crew’s full audited consolidated Financial Statements and Notes, as well as Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2017 are available on our website and filed on SEDAR. Q4 & FULL YEAR 2017 [Read more]
Vermilion Energy Inc. Announces Results for the Three Months and Year Ended December 31, 2017
March 1, 2018 CALGARY, March 1, 2018 /CNW/ - Vermilion Energy Inc. ("Vermilion", "We", "Our", "Us" or the "Company") (TSX, NYSE: VET) is pleased to report operating and audited financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2017. The audited financial statements and management discussion and analysis for the three months and year ended December 31, 2017, will be available on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") at www.sedar.com, on EDGAR [Read more]