+ Allied Properties REIT closed on its acquisition of 4 Calgary properties/132,000 sq. ft.; Alberta Hotel Building, Fashion Central, Cooper Block and Art Central
+ Calgary Stampede Board given $5 million by the Province of Alberta to promote the 2012 centennial of the Stampede
+ Cameron agreed to acquire LeTourneau Technologies Drilling Systems for $375 million
+ Crescent Point Energy Corp. agreed to acquire Bakken play assets in North Dakota for $164 million
+ Economist Magazine survey rated Calgary as #5 most livable city in a worldwide survey; Vancouver was #3, Toronto #4
+ Ensign Energy Services Inc. closed its US$510 million acquisition of Rowan Land Drilling
+ Flint Energy Services Ltd. agreed to acquire Carson Energy Services Ltd. in a cash & stock deal
+ Genesis Land Development Corp. executives Gobinder Singh and Frank Devcich fined n consent settlement with Alberta Securities Commission; includes ceasing as officer of any issuer for 7 years
+ Government of Canada lifted its sanctions against Libya, paving the way for Canadian companies to resume business there
+ Halliburton suing BP for defamation & negligent misrepresentation over 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill
+ Homburg Canada Inc. withdrew its previously announced offer to acquire shares of Homburg Investment Inc. it does not already own; stay tuned . . .
+ Homburg Invest Inc. engaged advisors to conduct a strategic review
+ Mullen Group Ltd. closed its acquisition of Polaris Petroleum Ltd.
+ Newalta Corp. signed a $60 million deal to process tailing ponds for Syncrude
+ Rosneft and ExxonMobil entered $3.2 billion JV development agreement
+ Royal Dutch Shell PLC agreed to sell its stake in a Norway natural gas pipeline to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for $730 million
+ Shaw Communications Inc. cancelled its plans to enter the mobile phone market, opting instead to focus on developing a wireless network
+ Stantec Inc. agreed to acquire FSC Architects and Engineers
+ TransCanada Pipeline’s $7 billion Keystone XL project appears to be getting closer to an approval notwithstanding vigorous environmental protests – but, as pointed out in a NY Times article the waters will be choppy . . .
+ Valero Energy Corp. agreed to buy Louisiana refinery from Murphy Oil Corp. for $625 million
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