+ Bank of Canada creating a COO position, re-fining role of #2 officer and recruiting to fill the post
+ Brion Energy Corporation got approval for development of its Dover Commercial Project – a 250,000 barrel/day SAGD project to be operated by Brion for a JV of Athabasca Oil Corporation and Phoenix Energy Holdings Limited
+ EmberClear Corp. formed a 50/50 partnership with Tyr Energy Inc. to develop natural gas fired power plants
+ Enbridge Western Access Inc. acquired a 64 hectare parcel of land for a proposed LNG plant at Grassy Point for $20 million
+ Energy XXI Ltd. agreed to acquire EPL Oil & Gas Inc. for US$1.53 billion
+ Great Prairie Energy Services Inc. closed its $3.8 million acquisition of Green Dawg Inc.
+ Hanwei Energy Services Corp. agreed to acquire $1.8 million in central Alberta oil & gas interests
+ Home Depot is developing a distribution centre in Dufferin North in SE Calgary; 650,000 sq. ft. facility will be operational in late 2015
+ Stephen Harper went to South Korea to solidify free-trade agreement
+ Talisman Energy Inc. closed its $1.5 billion sale of Montney assets to Progress Energy Canada Ltd.
+ TransCanada Pipelines announced its sub. Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. submitted its application for its Environmental Assessment Certificate to the BC government
SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events
+ Mar. 18-19; 9th Annual BUILDEX Edmonton, Edmonton Northlands; info/register
+ Apr. 15-16; Kindersley/2014, Municipal Infrastructure Conference, Kindersley, info/register
+ Apr. 25-26; World Economic Forum regional meeting on energy, climate change and innovation, Lake Louise[dates and go-forward in doubt .. conflicting reports from GOA]
+ May 8; Edmonton Real Estate Forum, Shaw Convention Centre, Edmonton, register/info
+ May 13; 10thAnnualLand & Development Conference, Metro Toronto Convention Centre; info/register
+ June 3; Calgary Real Estate Leasing Conference, Telus Convention Centre, register/info
+ June 11; OPEC, 165th Ordinary Meeting, Vienna, Austria
+ July 4 – 13, 2014 – Calgary Stampede – save the date!
+ Ottawa light rail transit project [financed by National Bank Financial and Sun Life Financial] – the Confederation Line – won North American Public Private Parternship ‘deal of the year’ recognition by Project Finance Magazine
+ Government of Alberta provided a commitment of $250 million in funding, $150 million in matching funds and $200 million in loans to fund Edmonton’s Valley Line LRT
+ Donna Kennedy-Glans, Government of Alberta Associate Minister for Electricity and Renewable energy, resigned from Cabinet and left the PC caucus to sit as an independent MLA
+ Encana Corporation in talks to sell its Jonah Field project in Wyoming to Carlyle Group LP and NGP Energy Capital Management LLC for $2 billion
+ Keyera Corp. agreed to acquire several gas plant facilities in west-central Alberta from Whitecap Resources Inc. for $113 million
+ SilverWillow Energy Corporation engaged advisors for a review of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value
+ Whitecap Resources Inc. agreed to acquire a portfolio of Alberta and BC oil & gas assets from Imperial Oil Limited for $855 million
+ American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP closed its acquisition of four hotel properties located in Virginia for US$37.1 million; 403 rooms in Virginia – 3 Hampton Inns, 1 Fairfield Inn & Suites
