Alberta sold 20,860.26 hectares of P&NG leases and licences in the August 23 land sale, bringing in $10.73 million. There were no oilsands parcels on this date. This brings the total cumulative bonus paid to-date for the year in the province to $336.11 million.
August 28, 2023, 8:33 AM MDT
The Alberta government’s Wednesday sale generated $74.23 million in bonus bids, driven by three parcels, including one that attracted a bid of just over $45-million.
August 9, 2023, 4:10 PM MDT
In the June 28, 2023 land sale, the province sold 13,968 hectares of P&NG leases and licenses, bringing in $7.99 million. Additionally, 2,880 hectares of oilsands leases sold for $0.53 million. This brings the total cumulative bonus paid to-date for the year in Alberta to $233.13 million.
July 4, 2023, 6 AM MDT
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. plans to expand its extended-reach horizontal drilling program in the Deep Basin to new targets in 2023 as the company continues to focus on managing costs and improving well productivity, president and chief executive officer JP Lachance said at its annual meeting last week.
June 19, 2023, 7:53 AM MDT
The number of wells drilled in Western Canada is expected to increase by 12 per cent to 6,180 in 2023 (2022: 5,500) and total metres drilled by 14 per cent to 20 million (2022: 17.5 million), says Enserva.
June 14, 2023, 8:04 AM MDT
Strong and steady drilling activity on its royalty lands helped PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. to another strong quarter and led to the company posting its sixth consecutive quarter of record third-party leasing.
April 18, 2023, 8:56 AM MDT
Trican Well Service Ltd. is forecasting increasing activity in 2023 versus 2022, albeit single-digit increases on a percentage basis, says Brad Fedora, president and chief executive officer.
March 22, 2023, 12 AM MDT
It was another active quarter for third-party operators across PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.’s royalty properties.
February 6, 2023, 2:24 PM MST
In Alberta’s Jan. 11 land sale, the first sale for 2023, the province sold 51,313.2 hectares of P&NG leases and licenses bringing in $26.74 million. Additionally, 12,672 hectares of oilsands leases sold for $4.85 million. This brings the total cumulative bonus paid to-date for the year in Alberta to $31.59 million.
January 16, 2023, 12 AM MST
Canadian Natural Resources Limited continues to fine-tune its Montney and Deep Basin programs, efforts which have led to reduced costs and increased productivity, according to the company’s chief operating officer, exploration and production.
December 6, 2022, 10:56 AM MST
The province sold 24,203 hectares of P&NG leases and licences in the Nov. 30 land sale bringing in $14.63 million. Additionally, 8,752 hectares of oilsands leases sold for $1.93 million.
December 5, 2022, 10:14 AM MST
Spartan Delta Corp. has started a formal process to evaluate strategic repositioning alternatives in an effort to enhance shareholder value.
November 30, 2022, 6:05 AM MST
The province sold 11,491.6 hectares of P&NG leases and licences in the Nov. 16 land sale bringing in $11.68 million. Additionally, 7,616 hectares of oilsands leases sold for $2.29 million. This brings the total cumulative bonus paid to-date in Alberta to $429.2 million.
November 21, 2022, 6 AM MST
The province sold 35,527.2 hectares of P&NG leases and licences in the Nov. 2 land sale bringing in $20.22 million. Additionally, 13,385.01 hectares of oilsands leases sold for $2.1 million. This brings the total cumulative bonus paid to-date in Alberta to $415.2 million.
November 7, 2022, 6 AM MST
The province sold 26,585.65 hectares of P&NG leases and licenses in the Sept. 21 land sale, bringing in $15.79 million. Additionally, 1,024 hectares of oilsands leases sold for $136,000.
September 27, 2022, 12 AM MDT
The province sold 24,675 hectares of P&NG leases and licences in the August 24 land sale that brought in $6.86 million. Additionally, 5,376 hectares of oilsands leases sold for $2.74 million. This brings the total cumulative bonus paid to-date in Alberta to $286.73 million.
August 29, 2022, 9:31 AM MDT
Kelt Exploration Ltd.'s average production for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was 27,713 boe/d, up 41 per cent from average production of 19,592 boe during the corresponding period in 2021 and up one per cent from average production of 27,413 boe during the first quarter of 2022.
August 4, 2022, 5:24 AM MDT
There were 122 wells spud (94 per cent oil) on PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. lands during Q2 2022 which included 62 wells spud on Fee Lands, 44 wells spud on GORR acreage and 16 unit wells spud.
July 18, 2022, 3:35 PM MDT
An active capital program and robust liquids and natural gas prices backstopped Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.’s strong Q1 results as the company boosted output and financial metrics in the period.
May 12, 2022, 11:19 AM MDT
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.’s funds from operations surged 121 per cent in 2021 to $470 million in due to higher realized commodity prices and higher production.
March 9, 2022, 4:34 PM MST
Baytex Energy Corp. delivered strong Q4 and full-year 2021 operating and financial results and continued to advance its new Clearwater play in northwest Alberta with four of the highest initial rate wells drilled to date in the play.
February 25, 2022, 9:51 AM MST
Spartan Delta Corp. has increased its capital spending forecast.
February 15, 2022, 3:48 PM MST
Alberta’s Wednesday land sale brought $12.46 million into government coffers.
February 10, 2022, 7 AM MST
PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. reported an “exceptional year” for its business in 2021, says executive management, and the firm expects 2022 will be an active year in Canadian energy including through drilling activity on its properties.
February 8, 2022, 8:29 AM MST
Deep Basin operators are shifting activity from the liquids-rich Cardium formation to the more productive Spirit River formation as optimism grows that higher natural gas prices are sustainable, according to a new report by the Daily Oil Bulletin.
January 17, 2022, 9:48 AM MST
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