+ Amec Foster Wheller plc is the operating name for the merged AMEC plc and Foster Wheeler AG; £5bn merger now complete
+ ATB Financial – THE OWL … Daily Economic Comment
+ Baker Hughes in merger talks with Halliburton; if merged, Halliburton would still be a distant 2nd to Schlumberger
+ Bonavista Energy Corporation announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $425 million
+ Canadian Pacific Railway agreed to sell NE U.S.A. rail lines to Norfolk Southern for US$217 million
+ CanElson Drilling announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $63.9 million
+ Cenovus Energy Inc. got regulatory approval for its Telephone Lake SAGD project
+ current energy prices: live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data ; prices down, crude tumbled below US$75/barrel, OPEC cartel may be shaky, projects 2015 volumes down, Saudi’s continue aggressive sales in competition with Russia, and with the U.S.
+ Delphi Energy Corp. announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $77 million
+ Denbury Resources Inc. announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is US$550 million
+ DraganjacPressman Chartered Professional Accountants agreed to merge with MNP LLP
+ Enbridge Pipelines Inc. seeking regulatory approval to replace Line 3 and modernize in order to achieve line’s capacity of 760,000 barrels/day; project cost is pegged at $4.83 billion, to be completed by 2018
+ Encana Corporation completed its acquisition of Athlon Energy Inc.
+ Enerplus Corporation increased its 2014 CapEx Budget by $30 million to $830 million
+ Fall Sitting of Alberta Legislature began with Nov. 17th Throne Speech; initial bills will address Property Rights, Government Accountability, renovation of Condominium legislation and more as Premier Jim Prentice puts his stamp on Alberta with economy-fingers crossed hopefulness … tic toc
+ Gear Energy Inc. announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $95 million
+ Ivanhoe Cambridge et al agreed to acquire 1095 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan from Blackstone Group for US$2.25 billion
+ Japan’s economy slipped into a surprise recession … I guess they weren’t watching …
+ Kelt Exploration Ltd. announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $215 million
+ Keystone XL Pipeline project in the news again; U.S. Congress passed a resolution approving it, Senate (soon to be Republican controlled) expected to approve it too, notwithstanding Pres. Obama’s insistence he will veto such resolutions until the project finishes its regulatory review
+ Korea National Oil Corp. closed $97.3 million sale of Harvest Operations refining sub. North Atlantic Refining Ltd. to SilverRange Financial Partners
+ new PC MLA’s … Prentice, Dirks, Mandel and Ellis were sworn in
+ Pembina Pipeline Corporation announced a $210 million expansion of its NE pipeline system to serve Montney customers
+ Penn West Petroleum Ltd. announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $840 million
+ Peyto Exploration & Development Corp announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $700 million
+ PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. agreed to acquired Range Royalty LP for $699 million
+ Quicksilver Resources Inc. is on the market to find a partner to develop its Horn River assets
+ Raging River Exploration Inc. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget by $15 million to $275 million
+ Shoreline Energy Corp. closed its sale of Wattenburg royalty interests fro US$7.7 million
+ Slate Asset Management LP took over management of FAM REIT
+ SLR Consulting acquired Challenge Energy
+ Statoil announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is US$3.5 billion
+ The Macerich Company Inc. took out its JV Partner Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Cadillac Fairview) in 5 regional shopping centres; US$1.89 billion to Teachers, mostly in the form of Macerich stock
+ Total Energy Services Inc. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget by $5 million to $93.1 million
+ TransCanada Corporation to sell 30% stake in Gas Transmission Northwest LLC to its master limited partnership, TC Pipelines LP
+ TransCanada Corporation’s US$600 million Tamazunchale Pipeline Extension is completed and operational
+ TransForce Inc. completed its takeover of Contrans Group Inc.
+ Trinidad Drilling Ltd. increased its 2014 CapEx Budget by $35 million to $350 million
+ Twin Butte Energy Ltd. announced its 2015 CapEx Budget is $160 million
+ Vicwest Inc. agreed to a $350 million takeover by Kingspan Group plc & Ag Growth International Inc. who will break up the company
