Surge Energy said it has focused on developing its core Sparky and southeast Saskatchewan crude oil assets, leaving the Alberta non-core assets undercapitalized.
NuVista Energy announced revised production guidelines following temporarily curtailing production in the Wapiti area of the Alberta Deep Basin.
Logan Energy Corp. paid approximately $37 million for 50% working interests in Gran Tierra’s Simonette Montney assets and will assume operatorship.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. completed its $6.5 billion deal to acquire Chevron’s Canadian oil sands assets as well as a 70% stake in Duvernay Shale assets.
In addition to its joint venture with Logan Energy Corp., Gran Tierra Energy Inc. also announced a seventh successful discovery well in Ecuador.
Ovintiv is expanding greatly in the Canadian Montney Shale play through a US$2.38 billion deal with Paramount Resources and exiting the newly booming Uinta Basin in Utah with a $2 billion sale to FourPoint Resources.
Rumored to be a potential buyer in the Permian Basin, Ovintiv instead struck a deal for lower-cost oil and condensate assets in Alberta’s Montney Shale.
Chevron Corp., waiting to close a $55 billion takeover of Hess Corp., is selling off non-core assets in Canada and Alaska.
Tourmaline Oil is adding about 30,000 boe/d of Montney Shale production with its acquisition of Crew Energy.
Chevron said the divestitures are part of its plans to sell $10 billion to $15 billion worth of assets by 2028 following the company’s acquisition of Hess Corp. for $53 billion.