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Mark Kolke's Interviews with interesting Calgary shakers and movers about what drives them and what they see . . .  
 
This week, my conversation with Graham Duncan, General Manager at Musket Canada Inc.
 
 
Last week's conversation with Duncan Robertson, Managing Partner at SBM Inc.
 
 
Coming soon . . . 
 
- the interview I wanted to do with the late Harold Milavsky
 
- Colin Jackson, Chairman of imagiNation 150 (Calgary)
 

SHAKERS AND MOVERS

 

+ Andy Mackintosh to Global Manager Improve Execution @ WorleyParsons
+ Clement Gignac to Sr. VP & Chief Economist @ Industrial Alliance
+ David Roberts Jr., Exec. VP & COO @ Marathon Oil Corp., resigned
+ Fran Malecha to COO @ Viterra Inc.
+ Gordon Smith to Pres. @ Ambrose University College
+ J. Larry Nichols, co-founder @ Devon Energy, retiring
+ Steven Kroeker to VP & CFO @ Keyera Corp.
+ Terry Napper, Gen. Mgr. Chinook Centre @ Cadillac Fairview, left the company
+ Wendy Hannam to Exec. VP Latin America @ Scotiabank
 
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FINANCINGS - proposed & closed

 

+ Canadian Western Bank closed $250 million subordinated debt issue
+ Contact Exploration Inc. is on the market to raise $1.5 million in flow through shares
+ Crombie REIT closed $60 million equity financing
+ Deep Well Oil & Gas Inc. $3 million equity financing
+ DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd. closed $20 million equity financing
+ Enbridge Income Fund closed $500 million term note debt financing
+ Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. closed $50 million preferred share issue
+ Keyera Corp. secured $750 million unsecured revolving credit facility
+ KEYreit closed $20 million convertible debt issue
+ Killam Property Inc. closed $4.5 million over-allotment of its recent $34,500,000 equity financing
+ Lignol Energy Corporation closed $4.515 equity financing
+ Macq uarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA (REIT) closed $1.2 billion IPO
+ Niko Resources Ltd. closed $273 million equity financing
+ Nordic Oil and Gas Ltd. is on the market to raise $300,000 in flow through units
+ Northern Spirit Resources Inc. closed $1.3 million common share and warrants issue
+ Northwest International Properties REIT is on the market to raise $24 million in equity
+ Palliser Oil & Gas Corporation closed $1,199,357 flow though shares issue    
+ Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. closed $115 million
+ Pure Industrial REIT closed $50 million equity financing
+ Top Strike Resources Corp. closed $512,840 common share and warrants issue
+ Traverse Energy Ltd. closed $1,820,000 flow through share issue
+ Trez Capital Senior Mortgage Investment Corporation closed $85 million IPO
+ Trilogy Energy Corp. closed $300 million in debt

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 QUOTES

“The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps – we must step up the stairs.” – Vance Havner

“Nothing ventured, nothing gained. And venture belongs to the adventurous.” – Navjot Singh Sidhu

FRESH TODAY 
 December 18 / 2012 

 

+ Athabasca Oil announced its 2013 CapEx Budget of $798 million, also seeking partner for Duvernay development, seeks to re-explore oilsands projects with Kuwait and Spain in light of new federal government guidelines on foreign investment
+ current energy prices: live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data ; prices up on speculation the U.S. fiscal cliff will be averted
+ Ecopetrol S.A. announced its 2013 CapEx Budget of US$9.549 billion
+ Glencore International plc closed its takeover of Viterra Inc.
+ Ivanhoe Energy Inc. closed sale of Pan-China Resources Ltd. for $45 million
+ Offesetters Clean Technology Inc. merged with ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd., to operate as ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd.
+ Petrobank Energy and Resources ltd. got shareholder approval for its proposed reorganization
+ Sun Life Financial Inc. agreed to sell its U.S. annuity business for US$1.35 billion
+ Talisman Energy Inc. closed its $1.5 billion transaction; North Sea JV with Sinopec sub. Addax Petroleum UK Limited; JV to operate as Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited

 NEWS REVIEW 
 Dec. 12 - 17 

 

+ ATB Financial – Daily Economic Comment
+ Celtic Exploration Ltd. got securityholder approval for its takeover by ExxonMobil
+ Enbridge Inc. announced open season for Southern Access Extension pipeline
+ Encana Corp. entered into $2.21 billion JV deal with PetroChina Co.
+ Fairborne Energy Ltd. to changes its name to Santonia Energy Inc.
+ Dundee Corp. announced it will spilt real estate businesses from the rest, new entity to be run by Michael Cooper who will take a major stake in the real estate arm
+ Gibson Energy Inc. announced its 2013 CapEx Budget of $ 235 million
+ Gran Tierra Energy Inc. announced its 2013 CapEx Budget of $363 million
+ Hudson’s Bay Co. planning to spin off its real estate in a REIT structure
+ Japan Canada Oil Sands Ltd. secured approval for long delayed $1.4 billion Hangingstone thermal oil sands project
+ Longview Oil Corp. announced its 2013 CapEx Budget of $36 million
+ Mexican President Nieto announced his intention to increased private investment in the Mexican energy industry, likely to include privatization of Pemex
+ Petromanas Energy Inc. and Gallic Energy Ltd. announced delay in closing its plan of arrangement to Jan. 31/13
+ Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan agreed to sell its 1/3rd interest in Express Pipeline System to Spectra Energy Corp. for $430 million; Spectra also acquiring remaining portions from Borealis Infrastructure and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
+ PETRONAS Carigali Canada Ltd. closed its acquisition of Progress Energy Resources Corp.
+ Pimco’s analysis: North American Energy Independence vs. Canada’s Export Plans
+ Schlumberger Ltd. agreed to acquire GeoKnowledge
+ Shona Energy Company Inc. got shareholder and court approval for its arrangement with Canacol Energy Ltd.
+ SMART Technologies Inc. announced it will downsize, reduce staff by 25%, will split company into two units
+ Temple REIT closed its $5.5 million acquisition of Holiday Inn South in Winnipeg
+ The Churchill Corporation announced its 2013 CapEx Budget of $20 million
+ Western Energy Services Corp. announced its 2013 CapEx Budget of $60 million

 INFRASTRUCTURE / P3 / GREEN


+ Crowchild Trail change/pressure relief concept plan failed to get traction with Calgary City Council . . . back to the drawing board!

+ TransCanada Corporation signed a deal with Ontario Power Authority to develop, own and operate a new 900 megawatt natural gas fired power plant at Greater Napanee, Ontario

+ Katz Group and WAM Development Group re-opened negotiations with Edmonton City Council for $2 billion downtown arena and area redevelopment . .  .

+ Canada officially withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol

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 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

 

+ Dec, 21; Torquay Oil Corp., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary
+ Dec. 28; Alter NRG Corp., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary
+ Jan. 29 & 30; 9th Annual Shale Oil & Gas Symposium, Hyatt Regency, Calgary info/register
+ Jan. 29-30; CI Energy Group’s Western Aboriginal Consultation & Negotiation Conference, Crown Plaza Chateau Lacombe, Edmonton info/register
+ Feb. 13 & 14; BUILDEX, Vancouver Convention Centre, info/register
+ Feb. 26-17; 2nd Annual Shutdowns Fort McMurray conference, Fort McMurray info/register
+ Apr. 11, 2013 – Vancouver Real Estate Forum, Vancouver Convention Centre West, SAVE THE DATE
+ Apr. 22; PTAC Tight Oil & Gas Forum, Calgary Petroleum Club, info/register

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