EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is getting some unsolicited advice from the co-founder of the United Conservative Party: fire yourself as the intergovernmental affairs minister. Brian Jean says Kenney’s “fight everyone” approach is not getting the job done for Albertans on critical issues, including energy and federal relations. “Fire yourself as intergovernmental affairs minister and appoint a new one,” Jean wrote in a guest column published Wednesday by Postmedia. “Ideally, we [Read more]
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Oil rises to near 1-year highs after U.S. stock drawdown
Oil prices rose more than 2% to near their highest levels in about a year on Wednesday, after government data showed U.S. crude stockpiles fell to their lowest since March, while OPEC+ maintained its supply cut agreement. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose $1.45, or 2.7%, to $56.21 a barrel, their highest since January 2020. Brent crude futures rose $1.37, or 2.4%, to $58.83 a barrel by 11:05 a.m. EST (1605 GMT), their highest since last February. Both benchmarks’ [Read more]
Kamala Harris talks with Justin Trudeau and Keystone XL doesn’t seem to come up
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke by phone today with U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, her first call with a foreign leader since taking office. The Prime Minister’s Office says the two discussed the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada-U. S. relations and Harris’s time as a high schooler in Montreal. They also discussed what a PMO readout of the call describes as “avoiding the unintended consequences” of President Joe Biden’s protectionist Buy American [Read more]
Enerplus closes previously announced bought deal offering of common shares
CALGARY, AB - Enerplus Corporation ("Enerplus" or the "Company") (TSX: ERF) (NYSE: ERF) is pleased to announce that it has closed the equity offering (the "Offering") previously announced on January 25, 2021. Upon closing of the Offering, a total of 33,062,500 Common Shares ("Common Shares") were issued at a price of C$4.00 per Common Share for gross proceeds of C$132,250,000. This includes 4,312,500 Common Shares issued pursuant to the exercise by the underwriters of the over-allotment option [Read more]
Innovative Well Abandonment – a hydrojet cut and cap company opens location in British Columbia
Edmonton, AB - Innovative Well Abandonment, a leading hydrojet cut and cap company in the oil and gas well abandonment industry, is pleased to announce they have a full-time hydrojet cut and cap well abandonment truck stationed in Fort St. John, B.C. With the next round of funding for British Columbia’s Dormant Site Reclamation Program coming up shortly, Innovative Well Abandonment is positioned to help on any well abandonment program that requires a cut and cap. “Innovative Well Abandonment [Read more]
XI Technologies: Top drilling performers — then and now
Each week, XI Technologies scans its unique combination of enhanced industry data to provide trends and insights that have value for professionals doing business in the WCSB. If you’d like to receive our Wednesday Word to the Wise in your inbox, subscribe here. Following a hampered 2020 drilling season due to both a global pandemic and an international commodity pricing war, we’re pleased to highlight recent indicators suggesting positive trends for the Canadian drilling market. Improved [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. 2 Research Engineer Brunel Calgary Feb. 1 Business Analyst Vertex Sherwood Park Feb. 1 Corporate Accountant Vertex Sherwood Park Feb. 1 Customer [Read more]
MEG Energy announces closing of its offering of senior unsecured notes
CALGARY, AB - MEG Energy Corp. ("MEG" or the "Company") (TSX: MEG) today announced that it has successfully closed its previously announced offering (the "offering") of US$600 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due February 2029 (the "notes"). MEG intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with cash on hand, (i) to redeem in full US$600 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.00% senior unsecured notes due March 2024 (the "2024 [Read more]
Oil prices reach highest in nearly a year as producers restrain output
Oil prices rose more than 2% on Tuesday, reaching its highest in nearly 12 months after major producers showed they were reining in output roughly in line with their commitments. U.S. oil gained $1.33, or 2.5%, to its highest since early March at $54.88. Brent crude was up $1.31, or 2.3%, at $57.66 a barrel by 1500 GMT for its third straight day of gains and the highest levels since February last year. OPEC crude production rose for a seventh month in January but the increase was [Read more]
OPEC experts meet as rising oil prices mask demand worries
OPEC+ experts were holding a virtual meeting on Tuesday as a rise in oil prices to their highest in almost a year masked persistent concerns about a recovery in oil demand. The Joint Technical Committee began its meeting at about 1200 GMT and is reviewing the demand outlook and countries' compliance with agreed output cuts. A ministerial panel meets to review the market on Wednesday. Oil, which hit historic lows last year as demand collapsed due to the pandemic, has rallied thanks to [Read more]