+ Alberta land sales last week brought in $8.72 million
+ AltaGas Ltd. completed construction of its 195KW Forrest Kerr run-of-river hydro project; to be commissioned in July
+ Apollo Global Management LLC in talks to acquire $1.8 billion in Bighorn properties from Encana Corporation
+ AutoCanada acquiring 6 Calgary auto dealerships; Hyatt Group and affiliates
+ Aveda Transportation and Energy Services Inc. agreed to acquire rig moving assets from Precision Drilling Corp.; US$24 million
+ Baytex Energry Corp. closed its $2.8 billion acquisition of Aurora Oil & Gas Limited
+ Calgary Parking Authority, finally, is planning to increase parking capacity downtown; plan is to add 6,500 new stalls over the next 10 years
+ Chinook Energy Inc. agreed to sell its Tunisian assets for US$127.7 million
+ CWC Energy Services Corp. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget to $17.8 million
+ flood warnings have been issued for southern Alberta watersheds because of heaving rains in mountain and foothills areas
+ GPS … Global Petroleum Show and the Heavy Oil Conference hosted 65,000+ oil & gas industry visitors, thousand of exhibitors, awesome event; if you haven’t been to one, make sure you check it out next year!
+ Kelt Exploration Ltd. agreed to acquire $165 million in Montney assets
+ Legacy Oil + Gas Inc. closed its acquisition of Highrock Energy Ltd.
+ Longreach Oil And Gas Limited is changing its name to PetroMaroc Corporation plc
+ Maxim Power (B.C.) Inc., being sold for $4.5 million
+ Niko Resources Ltd. got approval from the Government of Trinidad and Tobago for its sale of an equity state in an exploration block to BG Group for $62 million
+ Northern Gateway pipeline; Enbridge’s $7.9 billion project to carry oil sands heavy crude to the west coast hinges on Harper government approval, or not, due today, following what has been a lengthy and grueling regulatory process; ongoing resistance by environmental and aboriginal groups along the pipeline route means the project won’t be a slam-dunk or easy for the government. Approval will give considerable relief to Albertans, the Alberta government and oil sands producers …. tic toc
+ North Hill Shopping Centre – Sears site to be redeveloped as residential towers by Concord Pacific Group
+ Osum Oil Sands Corp. agreed to acquire the Orion oilsands project from Royal Dutch Shell plc for $325 million
+ Pacific Future Energy Corporation announced intention to develop $10 billion bitumen refinery project for B.C. north coast
+ PanTerra Resources Corp. agreed to acquire a portfolio of Alberta & BC natural gas assets for $120 million
+ Pason Systems Inc. former a JV with Rawabi Holding Company Limited; to pursue opportunities in Saudi Arabia
+ Paramount Resources Ltd. closed its acquisition of MGM Energy Corp.
+ Passport Energy Ltd. and Amarok Energy Inc. agreed to combine; new entity to be Powder Mountain Energy Ltd.
+ Russian cut off supply of natural gas to the Ukraine claiming US$4 billion of arrears, putting Ukraine on C.O.D. terms for purchases … while insisting Ukraine continue to allow gas to flow through their country to European customers; markets are nervous
+ SECURE Energy Services Inc. consolidated all its operating entities under the SECURE brand
+ Talisman Energy Inc. is reported to be near a US$4 billion deal to sell Asian assets
+ Williams Cos. Inc. agreed to acquire Access Midstream Partners LP for US$3 billion