EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she will soon head to Toronto and New York to rally support among business leaders for the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion. Notley says she will also take her message to a meeting of U.S. and Mexican governors and Canadian premiers in Scottsdale, Ariz., in early May. Details of who the premier will meet with and when have not been released. The premier said it's imperative to keep up pressure to get the Trans Mountain expansion [Read more]
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The biggest business developments in Alberta Oil and Gas are in the Midstream Sector
Catch a presentation on “Recent Developments in Western Canadian Midstream Commercial Arrangements”- a presentation on the most recent innovations in the midstream sector in Western Canada with speaker Graham Baugh, Lawyer, Senior Legal Executive and Energy & Infrastructure JV Consultant with a deep and broad-based background in the oil and gas, oilsands, facilities construction and chemicals industries in Canada and around the world. A comprehensive overview of the various types of [Read more]
CAPPA Important Dates for Members & Industry Guests – Enroll Now!
April 4 – 2018/2019 Membership New & Renewal commences April 10 – Energy Sector Mergers & Acquisitions Update Luncheon April 19 – Enhanced Production Audit Program (EPAP) Seminar April 24 – Fundamentals of Liquid Measurement Seminar May 8 – The Essentials of Project Management Seminar May 23 - Schematics and Facility ID Seminar June 14 – Building my Management Skills Seminar June 20 – CAPPA CAPLA Annual Golf Tournament September 4 – Fall Semester commences for the Certificate [Read more]
Suncor’s Sarnia, Ontario refinery to undergo 8-week maintenance
Suncor Energy's Sarnia, Ontario refinery will undergo planned maintenance for about eight weeks, news website blackburnnews.com reported on Tuesday. Starting Tuesday, the refinery may experience visible flaring and increased noise, the report said quoting company officials and added that the work will last until June 1. Suncor operates a 85,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Sarnia, Ontario, according to the company website. [Read more]
Crescent Point Energy Achieves Significant Growth in U.S. Operations and Announces Strategic Land Position in the East Shale Duvernay
CALGARY, Alberta, April 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crescent Point Energy Corp. (“Crescent Point” or the “Company”) (TSX:CPG) (NYSE:CPG) is pleased to announce that first quarter 2018 production and cash flow from its U.S. assets have grown year-over-year by approximately 60 percent and 175 percent respectively. The Company is also pleased to announce its land position in the emerging East Shale Duvernay light oil resource play, which totals over 355,000 net acres, or approximately 555 net [Read more]
Celebrating Canadian E&P accomplishments in the last year
With news headlines dominated by pipeline power struggles, a lingering lower-for-longer sentiment, and of course the media circus to the south of us, it’s easy to assume that 2017 was a year that didn’t yield a lot of progress for Canada’s E&P energy sector. While 2017 certainly brought challenges, a look back at the data shows that a lot of good work was done by a Canadian E&P sector that simply refuses to say “uncle”. At XI Technologies we believe in the power of data to enlighten [Read more]
FrontFour Formally Provides Advance Notice of the Nomination of Four Highly Qualified Directors for Election at Obsidian’s 2018 Annual and Special Meeting
GREENWICH, Conn., April 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- FrontFour Capital Group LLC, together with its affiliates ("FrontFour" or "we"), a significant shareholder of Obsidian Energy Ltd. ("Obsidian" or, the "Company") (TSX/NYSE: OBE) with an ownership interest of approximately 6.3% of the Company's outstanding shares, today announced that it has formally provided advance notice to the Company of the nomination of a slate of four highly-qualified candidates for election to the Board of Directors (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 Apr. 3 Category Specialist, Asset Management Calfrac Well Services Houston or Calgary Apr. 3 Credit Analyst AltaGas Calgary Apr. 3 Category Manager, Chemical [Read more]
ConocoPhillips spends $154M to increase Canadian Montney stake
CALGARY - Houston-based ConocoPhillips Co. says it is selling oil and gas assets in the United States while increasing its stake in Western Canada. The company that sold most of its Canadian oilsands and conventional drilling operations to Cenovus Energy Inc. last year says it recently closed or signed deals to sell C$320 million in non-core assets in the U.S., including several packages in the Permian Basin of Texas. It says it spent C$154 million to add 14,000 hectares to its existing [Read more]
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. and Altagas Ltd. Announce New Long-Term Processing Arrangement at Altagas’ Deep-Cut Processing Facility in Gordondale
CALGARY, Alberta, April 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (“Birchcliff”) (TSX:BIR) and AltaGas Ltd. (“AltaGas”) (TSX:ALA) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement for a long-term natural gas processing arrangement (the “Processing Arrangement”) at AltaGas’ deep-cut sour gas processing facility located in Gordondale, Alberta (the “Gordondale Facility”). The new Processing Arrangement will be effective from January 1, 2018 and will replace the [Read more]