+ Antrim Energy Inc. closed its sale of Antrim Argentina to Crown Point Ventures
+ Calgary Herald announced it will cease publishing a Sunday edition
+ current energy prices - live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data; oil up on outlook for U.S. economic growth notwithstanding Euro-zone woes continue - Greek bank bailouts continue, fear of same at a Spanish bank . . .
+ Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt tabled legislation to send striking CP Rail employees back to work; back to work bil; expected to be voted into effect by Thursday
+ Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) awarded concessions in Kinabalu fields to Talisman Malaysia Limited
+ Shell Canada put its ColdLake area Orion thermal oilsands project on the market
NEWS REVIEW May 23 - 28
+ Alberta Legislature opened - Throne Speech focused on three priority areas: Investing in families and communities, securing Alberta’s economic future and advancing world-leading resource stewardship
+ Alberta Premier Redford announced plans to open an Alberta Office in Ottawa
+ Blackstone Group agreed to acquire Motel 6 for $1.9 billion
+ Canadian Pacific Railway unions are on strike; negotiations continue
+ IROC Energy Services Corp. announced an increase in its 2012 CapEx Budget to $29.4 million
+ Kinder Morgan Energy Partners finalized size of its $4.1 billion Canadian pipeline expansion of service to the Pacific coast – boosting capacity to 750,000 barrels/day, up from 300,000
+ Morguard Sunstone Real Estate Income Fund will convert from a closed-end investment trust to an open-ended mutual fund
+ NorthWest Value Partners Inc. secured 87% of GT Canada Medical Properties REIT in its takeover bid, extended time-frame on its bid
