The acquisition of Newfield and its key position in the Stack/Scoop is expected to make Encana the second largest producer of unconventional resources in North America.
Canada's energy industry got a boost this week from an LNG project FID. Plus Encana exits the San Juan Basin, Husky makes a play for MEG Energy and reports that Exxon Mobil is exploring the sale of its Gulf of Mexico assets.
First gas from the LNG Canada project is expected before 2025, aiming to feed an expected surge in demand for the cleaner, super-chilled fuel from hungry Asian buyers, mainly China.
Encana Corp. blew past analysts’ estimates for quarterly profit on August 1, as the oil and gas producer benefited from rising shale oil production in the Permian Basin, where it operates one of its biggest oil fields.
TGS has expanded its 2018 onshore seismic survey Dawson Phase II in Canada, the company said July 20.
President and CEO Doug Suttles refocused Encana Corp. after facing what he called “inconvenient facts.”
Despite transportation issues, Canada remains a top global producer.
Eight capital analyst Phil Skolnick said he did not see Encana's production miss "as a negative" as production in the larger Permian Basin was up.
The gains were attributed to higher crude prices, lower depreciation expenses and cuts in exploration expenses.
As Canada’s domestic producers export heavy crude to the U.S. refiners on the Gulf Coast, many of the country’s refineries are forced to import volumes of light oil.