Duvernay

A 102 square-mile spread of west-central Alberta drilling prospects fetched C$375 million ($281 million) in an all-cash purchase by Crescent Point Energy Corp. from Paramount Resources Ltd. The package, in the Kaybob Duvernay area, produces natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) at a rate of 4,000 boe/d. About one-half of the well flows are…

Calgary-based Whitecap Resources Inc. has clinched a 1,020-square-mile northern Alberta spread of Montney and Duvernay assets held by ExxonMobil companies in an all-cash deal valued at C$1.9 billion ($1.5 billion). The XTO Energy Canada assets, jointly owned by ExxonMobil Canada and its majority-owned affiliate Imperial Oil Ltd., produce about 140 MMcf/d of natural gas and…

Crescent Point Energy Corp. improved the speed at which it drilled wells in the Bakken Shale in North Dakota and the Kaybob Duvernay formation in Alberta, the Calgary-based independent reported Thursday. “During first quarter 2022, Crescent Point commenced completion activities on its second fully operated multi-well pad in the Kaybob Duvernay, which it expects to…

Buoyed by strong commodity prices, Canadian independents Imperial Oil Ltd. and Whitecap Resources Inc. reported robust earnings for the first quarter and are prioritizing returning capital to shareholders. Calgary-based Imperial, 70% owned by ExxonMobil, said its 1Q2022 financials marked the best quarterly results in more than 30 years. Imperial, which reports in Canadian dollars (C$1/US…

Growing oil and natural gas volumes from the Montney and Duvernay formations, along with rising commodity prices, lifted Paramount Resources Ltd. back to black in 2021. The Calgary-based independent also expects to see higher production in 2022 following its recent acquisition in the Grande Prairie region. The new asset package in northwestern Alberta, near the…

 A 1,020-square-mile spread of Canadian drilling rights in the Montney and Duvernay formations of Western Canada went on the market by ExxonMobil affiliates Wednesday in the latest property sales launched by integrated major. Seventy-percent owned Imperial Oil Ltd. and ExxonMobil Canada Ltd. are taking offers for their stakes in the parent company’s unconventional unit XTO…

Chevron Corp. CEO Michael Wirth during the annual investor meeting on Tuesday said the supermajor’s message to investors could best be summed up in four words: higher returns, lower carbon.  Wirth, together with his executive team, laid out a broad global development plan centered around increasing returns on capital employed while slicing the carbon intensity…

The Alberta government posted a reward Thursday for petrochemical manufacturers to build new plants that draw their raw materials from natural gas produced in the province. Natural Gas Minister Dale Nally announced a 10-year grant fund titled the Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program. The dollar value and eligibility rules were left open to negotiation, with further…

TC Energy Corp. on Wednesday got a green light from Canadian regulators to advance an expansion of Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL), allowing more natural gas supply to be moved from the Montney, Duvernay and Deep Basin formations.