+ American Energy Partners LLP agreed to acquire 63,000 net acres of shale gasproduction leases in Texas Permian Basin for US$ 2.5 billion
+ Bank of Canada maintained its overnight target rate at 1%
+ Bregal Investments closed $256 million sale of Birchill Exploration LP to TriOil Resources Ltd.
+ Calgary Economic Development secured 8 acres for the Calgary Film Centre, to be constructed in Foothills Industrial Park
+ Canadian economy very robust – but Ontario/Quebec are dragging the states down
+ Canadian Spirit Resources Inc. announced its 2014 CapEx Budget is $18.2 million
+ CAPP predicting 3 million barrels/day in oilsands production by 2030 possible providing producers can get it to market …
+ Caracal Energy Inc. got court approval for being taken over by Glencore plc
+ Cheniere Energy signed a 20 yr. deal deliver LNG to Gas Natural Fenosa worth US$13 billion
+ Chesapeake Energy Corporation board approved spin-off of its oilfield service business; to be called Seventy Seven Energy Inc.
+ Energy World Corp. to open its US$ 1 billion LNG hub & power plant in the Philippines; to open in 2015
+ European nations debt level worrying G-7
+ Global Petroleum Show starts today – 65,000 visitors expected, hotels & restaurants are doing a land office business as energy companies strut their wares and attend seminars at Stampede Park
+ Government of Alberta announced it will fund $325 million over 3 years via Alberta Community Resilience Program for berms, dykes and riverbank restoration to protect against floods
+ Holloway Lodging Corp. closed its $8.9 million acquisition of Days Inn Hotel Inn, Whitecourt
+ Longview Oil Corp. & Surge Energy Inc. closed their $430 million combination transaction; to operate as Surge Energy Inc.
+ Maxim Power Corp. to convert coal-fired HR Milner Generating Station near Grande Cache to natural gas fired
+ MGM Energy Corp. was reacquired by Paramount Resources
+ Morgan Stanley agreed to sell its stake in TransMontaigne Inc. to NGL Energy Partners LP for $200 million
+ NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (sub. of TransCanada Corporation) going ahead with $1.9 billion Merrick Mainline project in BC
+ Pemex is selling its 7.86% interest in Repsol for US$3 billion
+ Petrox Resources closed $2.1 million acquisition Fletwode area oil & gas properties
+ Pieridae Energy Canada selected CB&I to undertake Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) for Goldboro LNG’s east coast export facility
+ Plains Midstream Canada ULC fined $1.3 million over its 2012 spill into the Red Deer River
+ Regal Lifestyle Communities closed $160 million Quebec retirement communities portfolio from ELAD Genesis Limited Partnership
+ Ventas REIT agreed to acquire American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust for US$2.6 billion
+ Vicwest Inc. adopted a shareholder rights plan
+ White Swan Environmental Ltd. closed acquisition of 59 townships of mineral salt permits for development of disposal caverns
