South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Corp has bought its first cargo of Canadian Cold Lake crude oil that will arrive in late April to early May, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. Hyundai, South Korea's smallest refiner by capacity, bought 300,000 barrels of the crude from Chevron Corp , they said. The purchase is part of South Korean refiners' efforts to diversify their crude imports and tap on cheaper oil from Canada. Chevron's oil tanker is expected to [Read more]
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Petro One Energy Corp.: Property Offering
Western Divestments has been retained by Petro One Energy Corp. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Goldstrike Resources Ltd.) to market the company’s oil and gas asset in the Milton area of Southwest Saskatchewan (Map 1). The Milton Asset consists of PNG Rights, wells and associated surface facilities. Low risk, Viking light oil (30 API), development potential on major resource play fairway Proven production from Viking Formation with offsetting additional prospective horizons Property is [Read more]
Hedge funds continue to exit oil but OPEC stems rout
LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Hedge funds continued to take profits on their bullish positions in crude and especially refined fuels in the most recently reported week but supportive comments from OPEC helped steady oil prices. Hedge funds and other money managers cut their combined net long position in the six most important futures and options contracts linked to petroleum by the equivalent of 48 million barrels in the week to Feb. 20. The hedge funds’ net long position has been cut in each [Read more]
OPEC to meet with U.S. shale firms in Houston on Monday
LONDON/HOUSTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - OPEC will hold a dinner on Monday in Houston with U.S. shale firms, two industry sources said, the latest sign of the producer group widening talks about how best to tame a global oil glut. OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo plus other OPEC officials will attend the dinner, one of the sources said. A second source said the chief executives of U.S. shale companies of various sizes have been invited. The meeting will be on the first day of the [Read more]
New Oil and Gas Jobs From BOE Report Jobs
Here are the latest oil and gas job postings courtesy BOE Report Jobs. To search and filter all the latest jobs, visit the BOE Report job board. All job listings are free to post for companies. Sign up to create an account to post jobs; it’s simple and easy to use. Posting Date Job Title Company Location Feb. 26 Quality Control Inspector Strike Group Various Feb. 26 Chemical Specialist Calfrac Well Services Calgary Feb. 24 Shop Professional STEP Energy [Read more]
ExxonMobil Canada selling its 19% stake in the Terra Nova offshore oil project
CALGARY - Exxon Mobil Corp. says its Canadian arm has put up for sale its 19 per cent interest in the Terra Nova offshore oil project 350 kilometres southeast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Spokeswoman Suann Guthrie confirms that the company is marketing its stake after a review of its portfolio to ensure it meets its strategic objectives. She says the decision has no impact on Exxon's other assets in Canada and adds the company will remain a long-term investor in the province. [Read more]
The wine stopped flowing and the light went on – so that’s what economic consequences look like
For a brief moment in its history, Alberta’s list of unacceptable interprovincial baggage included two things: rats and BC wine. The rat trade has never amounted to much, what with Alberta’s natural borders and elite (but not over-romanticized) rat fighting forces, and BC’s admirable restraint in not exporting them. Fortunately, the wine blockade ended before similar liquor-sniffing border patrols were activated, but the halt in wine imports was around long enough to prove a point very [Read more]
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We know you’re busy. Your time is valuable but you still want answers. That is why PASC now offers a half-day technical seminar. Four topics in four hours. Be back in the grind for the afternoon AND earn verifiable CPA professional development credits at one of the best rates per hour. Join us the morning of March 14th for Industry Insights 2018. This year’s topics: Joint Venture, Insolvency, Audit Protocols and PST reporting. Register here - $25 off with promo code [Read more]
Leucrotta Exploration Announces 2017 Year-End Reserves
CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leucrotta Exploration Inc. (“Leucrotta” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:LXE) is pleased to announce its 2017 year-end reserves as independently evaluated by GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd. (“GLJ”) effective December 31, 2017 (the “GLJ Report”), in accordance with National Instrument 51-101 (“NI 51-101”) and Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation (COGE) Handbook. All dollar figures are Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. 2017 Highlights Increased [Read more]
gX Insight Launches New Services to Complement its Full Breadth of Integrity Management Solutions
CALGARY, AB – February 27, 2018 - gX Insight, the industry’s first complete integrity solution, backed by Explore Integrity (“Explore”) and GDM Pipelines (“GDM”), is pleased to announce the enhancement of its service offering to include One Call management, digital file support for regulatory submissions and custom mapping solutions. One Call Management gX Insight offers a full-service One Call management solution that includes creating and submitting a file to the respective One Call [Read more]