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50 years strong: Alstar Oilfield Marks a Pivotal Year in Company History
As Alstar Oilfield Contractors (‘Alstar’) forges ahead into its 50th year of business, the company looks forward with unwavering confidence, both for the country and for the energy construction industry. Reaching this notable milestone has come with continual growth and development, primarily due to Alstar’s commitment to operating from its foundational family values, work ethic and dedication to its people. As the company has grown and become more complex over the past five decades, Alstar [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 Apr. 2 Lead, Document Management Control PetroChina Canada Calgary Apr. 2 Field Operator Roska DBO Dawson Creek Apr. 2 Lead Plant Operator Chief Steam [Read more]
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. Announces Amendments to Standard By-Laws Including Adoption of Advance Notice Provisions
CALGARY, Alberta, April 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. (TSX: PEY) ("Peyto" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the board of directors (the "Board") of Peyto has approved amendments to the Company's standard by-laws (the "Amended By-laws"). The amendments include certain housekeeping amendments to update the by-laws to current standards being: (i) the increase of quorum requirements for shareholder meetings to a quorum for shareholder meetings to [Read more]
Alberta NDP leader says adversary’s anti-Trudeau broadsides show poor leadership
CALGARY - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says it's short-sighted and irresponsible for her UCP opponent to keep attacking her relationship with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Notley says United Conservative Jason Kenney's constant suggestions that she is Trudeau's willing accomplice are nothing more than political game-playing. "Random grandstanding for the sake of short-term political gains at the expense of actual real goals is politically irresponsible. It's not good leadership," [Read more]
Painted Pony Announces Director Appointment of International LNG Expert, Elizabeth Spomer
CALGARY, April 2, 2019 /CNW/ - Painted Pony Energy Ltd. ("Painted Pony" or the "Corporation") (TSX:PONY) is pleased to announce that effective April 2, 2019, Ms. Elizabeth (Betsy) Spomer has been appointed to the Painted Pony Board of Directors. Ms. Spomer has over 25 years of experience in large-scale, global LNG projects. Currently Ms. Spomer is a director of Chart Industries Inc., an international company providing LNG equipment and services. From 2014 to 2018, she served as President [Read more]
UCP’s Kenney promises to cut approval times in half for energy projects
TURNER VALLEY, Alta. - Leader Jason Kenney says a UCP government in Alberta would reduce wait times on energy projects to try to make them the fastest in North America. Kenney says approvals for oil wells currently take 1 1/2 year, which he says places Alberta far behind Saskatchewan and U.S. jurisdictions and puts the province at a competitive disadvantage. He says if his party were elected April 16, he would set up legislated targets to cut wait times and would publish data to update [Read more]
Cenovus asks investors to vote against emissions target motion at annual meeting
CALGARY - Oilsands producer Cenovus Energy Inc. is recommending investors at its annual general meeting vote against a shareholder motion requiring it to set greenhouse gas emission targets aligned with the goals of the Paris climate accord. The proposal by the Fonds de Solidarite des Travailleurs du Quebec would force Cenovus to set medium- and long-term targets for its direct and indirect methane and other GHG emissions from operations. The text of the motion in a filing ahead of its [Read more]
GLJ’s April Price Forecast: Rising oil prices and lower volatility – too good to last?
Enjoy the recovery for now, but brace for inevitable disruptions Despite the possibility of oversupply, trade disputes, and slowing economic growth, oil prices have steadily recovered in 2019 – both internationally and in Canada. The hope, as it should be, is that this welcome period of rising oil prices and lower volatility will continue as we move towards 2020. Unfortunately, that hope may be short lived, as the conditions that resulted in significant instability in broad equity markets [Read more]
AER Legal Notice: Proceeding ID 376, Imperial Oil Resources Limited, Cold Lake Expansion Project
This notice provides a summary only. For more details, see the notice of hearing for this proceeding at www.aer.ca under Regulating Development > Project Application > Notices > Hearing Notices. A hearing will be scheduled to consider: On September 12, 2018, the AER received a request for a regulatory appeal from the Elizabeth Métis Settlement, under Part 2, Division 3 of the Responsible Energy Development Act and Part 3 of the Alberta Energy Regulator Rules of Practice (Rules of [Read more]