CALGARY - Alberta's premier has a message for Texas firms looking to lure Canadian businesses to the Lone Star State — it's on. Jason Kenney says there has been a huge flight of money from Alberta's energy sector to Texas in recent years. One Houston-area real estate company says it has helped move 40 Canadian companies in the last year and a half, mostly in the oilfield services sector. Kenney says his government's plans to lower taxes, reduce red tape and ease [Read more]
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Alberta to unveil budget on Oct. 24, spending cuts loom
Alberta will unveil its first budget on Oct. 24, the premier said on Monday, warning that "difficult decisions" would need to be made on spending to help tackle hefty deficits. Premier Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party were elected in April, ousting the left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP), with promises to get Alberta's finances in order. The western province holds most of Canada's oil reserves, the third-largest in the world, but it has been struggling with persistent [Read more]
Oil falls below $58 on prospects for Saudi output restart, economic concerns
Oil fell below $58 barrel on Monday, reversing an earlier gain, pressured by the prospect of a faster-than-expected full restoration of Saudi oil output and by fresh signs of European economic weakness. A source, briefed on the latest developments in the Sept. 14 attack on Saudi oil facilities, told Reuters Saudi Arabia had restored around 75% of crude production lost. Oil was up earlier in the session, supported by scepticism over how fast output would come back. U.S. West Texas [Read more]
Fuelled Announces New Agreements and Operational Updates
Today, Fuelled, Canada’s leading and most credible energy equipment marketplace, announces new agreements, significantly increasing the size of its consignment inventory. Fuelled’s platform business has grown steadily over the last 4 years, enabling its network of supply side clients to access the global demand for energy equipment. “We (Fuelled) have focused on providing an exceptional online buying experience and the resulting positive network effects are driving the growth of our platform.” [Read more]
Kaybob Duvernay Opportunity
Bounty Developments Ltd. is soliciting offers for its 100% working interest in 98.5 sections (63,040 acres) of Duvernay and other PNG rights in the Kaybob area. These are the largest high quality available Duvernay undeveloped land blocks in the Kaybob basin. Well control and extensive geological and petrographic work have de-risked land and show good pay thicknesses, high silica and toc content and other indicia of a world class shale project. Land is in two contiguous blocks of primarily [Read more]
Gear Energy Ltd. Announces Toronto Stock Exchange Approval for Normal Course Issuer Bid
CALGARY, Sept. 23, 2019 /CNW/ - Gear Energy Ltd. ("Gear") (TSX: GXE) is pleased to announce that the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has granted approval for Gear to commence a normal course issuer bid (the "NCIB"). Under the NCIB, Gear may purchase for cancellation up to 10,954,673 common shares (the "Shares") of Gear, representing approximately 5% of its 219,093,452 issued and outstanding Shares as at September 20, 2019. The total number of Shares that Gear is permitted to purchase is [Read more]
Athabasca Minerals subsidiary (Aggregates Marketing Inc) successfully deploys proprietary ‘Rockchain™’ Digital Platform for $45 million in Construction Materials Bids
September 23rd, 2019 EDMONTON, ALBERTA. Athabasca Minerals Inc. (“AMI” or the “Corporation”) (TSX Venture: ABM) announces its subsidiary, Aggregates Marketing Inc., in the last 6 months has successfully developed and deployed its proprietary ‘Rockchain™’ digital platform with optimized supply-transport solutions for more than $45 million in construction materials bids. Tenders have focussed particularly on delivery of aggregates for pipeline, infrastructure, road construction, municipality [Read more]
Oil CEOs push carbon-capture efforts ahead of climate talks
A group of 13 major oil companies charted out a plan on Monday to promote investments in carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS), ahead of a gathering in New York. Oil chiefs grappling with growing demand for climate change action have looked to invest in carbon-capture and sequestration techniques that some executives, including Occidental Petroleum Corp CEO Vicki Hollub, say could make drilling carbon neutral. Carbon sequestration technology works by trapping carbon in caverns or porous [Read more]
Tidewater announces commissioning of the Pipestone gas plant and third quarter 2019 dividend
CALGARY, Sept. 23, 2019 /CNW/ - Pipestone Gas Plant Commissioning Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. ("Tidewater" or the "Corporation") (TSX: TWM) is pleased to announce that it completed commissioning and start-up of the Pipestone Montney, sour deep-cut gas processing complex ("Pipestone Gas Plant"). The Pipestone Gas Plant is designed to process approximately 100 MMcf/day of sour gas and includes an acid gas injection well, salt water disposal well, and pipelines that [Read more]
‘We’re ready for them:’ Texans see opportunity in western Canadian malaise
CALGARY - The brochure's cover has the Texas flag as a backdrop and shows an arrow pointing from Alberta to the Lone Star State. "Arrowstar Realty invites you to relocate to Texas," reads the mailer sent to businesses across Western Canada recently. "Join the 100s of companies that have already made the move!" Inside is a letter — beginning "Dear Canadian Neighbour" — boasting of Montgomery County's "BOOMING" economy, tax incentives and ranch-style properties. It offers to link [Read more]