CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Aug. 31, 2017) - Birchcliff Energy Ltd. ("Birchcliff") (TSX:BIR) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced sale of its Worsley Charlie Lake Light Oil Pool for total consideration of approximately $100 million (before adjustments), consisting of: (i) cash consideration of $90 million; and (ii) securities of affiliates of the purchaser with a total value of $10 million. Scotia Capital Inc. acted as financial advisor to Birchcliff in [Read more]
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Saturn Oil + Gas Inc. Provides Operational and Corporate Update
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN--(Marketwired - Aug. 31, 2017) - Saturn Oil + Gas Inc. ("Saturn" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SMI)(FRANKFURT:SMK) is pleased to provide an operational update further to its news release on July 11th, 2017. The Company has successfully recompleted the wellbore in Flaxcombe and earned its 50% interest in production. Permanent surface equipment has been installed and the well is now on production with a projected IP30 date of late September. Based on the initial results [Read more]
B.C. Montney Acreage Divestiture: Yoho Resources Inc.
Sayer Energy Advisors has been engaged to assist Yoho Resources Inc. (“Yoho” or the “Company”) with the sale of its prospective operated Montney natural gas property located in the Two Rivers area of British Columbia (the “Property”). In the Two Rivers area, Yoho holds working interests in and operates 22 sections of land (15.8 net sections), with 15.3 net sections of Montney rights that are prospective for liquids-rich natural gas. With positive indications of natural gas in a significant [Read more]
Complimentary seminar presented by: Alexander Marino JD, LLM (US TAX)
On July 1, 2014, the US’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) went into effect, and as a result, it will become increasingly difficult to renounce your US citizenship for the “right reasons” and avoid any negative consequences. All evidence suggests that now may be the time to consider renouncing, however, the process can be complex and daunting. It is essential to ensure that you renounce properly. If not done correctly, you may be subject to the US Exit Tax or barred from ever [Read more]
National Energy Board says Trans Mountain meets conditions for B.C. terminal
VANCOUVER - The National Energy Board says the Trans Mountain pipeline project has met conditions required for the expansion of its Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, B.C. Trans Mountain, a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan Canada, has plans to expand the terminal's dock to load three tankers, up from one, and increase the number of delivery lines connected to its other Burnaby terminal. The expanded terminal is part of a $7.4-billion project that would triple the capacity of an [Read more]
Painted Pony Announces Updated 2017 Capital Budget and 2018 Development Plans
CALGARY, Aug. 30, 2017 /CNW/ - Painted Pony Energy Ltd. ("Painted Pony" or the "Corporation") (TSX: PONY) announces updated 2017 capital budget and 2018 development plan details. Consistent with Painted Pony's focus on capital discipline, the Corporation has reduced planned capital spending levels for 2017 and 2018 to ensure Painted Pony maintains its current financial flexibility in a lower than anticipated commodity price environment. Highlights: Combined $72 million reduction to the [Read more]
Harvey knocks out more refineries, shifting global oil flows
DALLAS - Hurricane Harvey is sending pump prices higher for U.S. motorists and causing temporary shifts in the flow of oil and gasoline around the world after taking down a huge chunk of U.S. refining capacity. It will be days or even weeks before the energy sector in the southeast Texas Gulf Coast is back to normal operations as it deals with flooding in the aftermath of Harvey, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm. The region from Corpus Christi, Texas, where Harvey made [Read more]
Canada band raises new issue in Kinder Morgan pipeline challenge
A Canadian aboriginal band seeking to stop Kinder Morgan Inc's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has asked a court to consider the federal government's position for a tougher review on a rival project. The west coast Tsleil-Waututh Nation made the request in a letter to the Federal Court of Appeal seen by Reuters this week. The request came after Canada's resource regulator announced a tougher upcoming review for TransCanada Corp's Energy East pipeline last week, but [Read more]
About a quarter of U.S. fuel output shut, Harvey churns on
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Harvey inflicted more damage on the heart of the U.S. energy industry overnight after flooding the biggest U.S. refiner in Texas and then churning into Louisiana, causing fuel shortages and high gasoline prices that could afflict the country for weeks. Harvey’s disruption of the petroleum industry has driven gasoline futures prices up 16 percent over the past week and prices at the pump are rising too, particularly in the South. About 4.2 million barrels of [Read more]
Harvey’s Gulf Coast refining disruption expected to be measured in months
CALGARY - Canadian-owned refineries are expected to register higher profits as more U.S. Gulf Coast facilities are shut down due to ongoing extensive flooding from what's left of Hurricane Harvey. And some analysts say refinery outages in Texas that have already sparked higher gasoline prices in the United States and Canada will likely continue to affect North American fuel markets for months. "Gasoline prices moving higher, it does help all of the refiners," said Randy [Read more]