+ Alexander Energy Ltd. and Renegade Petroleum Ltd. agreed to combine in $495 million transaction
+ American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP agreed to acquire Virginia hotel portfolio for SU$37.1 million
+ Apache Corporation agreed to sell all its operation in Argentina to YPF for US$800 million
+ Artek Exploration Ltd. announced its 2014 CapEx Budget is $62 million
+ BA Energy Inc. filed regulatory application to amend Heartland Upgrader Project planned product mix, to produce lighter crude
+ Birchcliff Energy Inc. announced its 2014 CapEx Budget is $275 million
+ Canada Pension Plan Investment Board made a US$ 200 million infrastructure investment in Peru
+ Clearview Capital Fund III LP closed its acquisition of Novik Inc.
+ Corridor Resources Inc. formed $100 million JV with Government of Quebec and Petrolia Inc. for funding exploration and development on Anticosti Island
+ DonnyCreek Energy Inc. announced its 2014 CapEx Budget is $52.2 million
+ Government of Alberta announced more new schools projects; 10 new schools and one modernization in Calgary, four new schools for Edmonton – full details
+ Government of Alberta further announced new schools – 1 each for Airdrie, Leduc, Fort Saskatchewan and Lethbridge
+ Government of Canada – Finance Minister Flaherty’s budget speech was stay-the-course projecting $3 billion deficit after projecting a $3 billion contingency; in other words, a balanced budget without saying so … safe status quo as the government gears up for a surplus and election campaign in 2015
+ Homburg Invest Inc. restructuring continues to drag on; CCAA protection extended to March 11th
+ Husky Energy Inc. announced it sold one million barrels of oil to an Indian refinery
+ Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. agreed to acquire Eddie Bauer for $825 million
+ Murphy Oil Corp. announced it has plans to divest US$3 billion in Asian assets
+ Longview Oil Corp. engaged advisors to deal with an unsolicited takeover bid
+ Longview Oil Corp. adopted a shareholders rights plan; challenged by Toronto Stock Exchange who have deferred it
+ Occidental Petroleum Corp. taking steps to spin off its oil & gas assets in California, moving headquarters from Los Angeles to Houston
+ Occidental Petroleum Corp. reached agreement to sell US$1.4 billion in central U.S. natural gas field interests to an undisclosed buyer
+ PwC Canada acquired Westmark Consulting
+ REALpac Real Estate Investment Forum/IPD Canada Annual Property Index presentation, Glen Gould Studio, CBC Toronto
+ Rio Tinto agreed to sell its LNG wharf and land options to Royal Dutch Shell plc led LNG Canada consortium
+ Royal Dutch Shell putting 3 of its British North Sea assets on the market for sale
+ Samsung Heavy Industries Co. ltd. signed a US$1.46 billion deal to construct a floating LNG productions, storage and off-loading unit for Petronas
+ SaskPower completed its $1.3 billion renovation of Boundary Dam 3 (just south of Estevan) which will capture 90% of carbon emissions for sale to Cenovus Energy Inc.
+ Shell Canada Limited suspended is proposed Pierre River oilsands mine while the company reviews pace and schedule of other projects
+ Sobeys have agreed to sell 30 stores to Overwaitea Food Group (Sav-On) and Federated Co-operatives Ltd. for $430 million to meet competition bureau requirements involved with its takeover of Canada Safeway
+ Surge Energy Inc. closed $109 million acquisition of SE Saskatchewan light oil producing assets
+ Talisman Energy Inc. announced its 2014 CapEx Budget is $3.2 billion
+ Talisman Energy Inc. in search for a JV partner; continuing its Duvernay appraisal program
+ Terra Energy Corp. announced its 2014 CapEx Budget is $14.3 million
+ TerraVest Capital Inc. closed its acquisition of Gestion Jerico Inc.
+ Toscana Energy Income Corporation closed a $20 million acquisition of NW Alberta crude oil assets
+ Trinidad Drilling Ltd. announced its 2014 CapEx Budget is $315 million
+ U.S. Congress and Senate approved an increase in their government’s debt ceiling through to March 2015 without previous acrimony and foot dragging that forced a government shutdown and near-default last fall
