Tourmaline

Canada’s largest natural gas producer, Tourmaline Oil Corp., said it has increased its exposure to global LNG pricing through two agreements to supply gas to units of commodity trading giant Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. The first deal is a netback agreement linked to the Japan-Korea Marker (JKM). The deal is based on 62,500 MMBtu/d, or…

Calgary’s Tourmaline Oil Corp. is anticipating stronger natural gas prices in 2024 and 2025, driven by the LNG Canada export project on British Columbia’s coast and new liquefaction projects elsewhere in North America.  CEO Michael Rose hosted a conference call to discuss third quarter earnings for Canada’s largest natural gas producer, which operates in three…

Canada’s largest natural gas producer, Tourmaline Oil Corp., disclosed it plans to acquire Bonavista Energy Corp. as it looks to add “decades of inventory” to its existing Deep Basin assets in Alberta, according to the firm. Calgary-based Tourmaline signed an agreement to acquire Bonavista in a deal valued at $1.1 billion (C$1.45 billion). The acquisition…

An estimated 150,000 boe/d of natural gas and oil production was offline and thousands of residents had been evacuated early Monday as Western and Central Alberta dealt with more than 100 wildfires, with as many as 30 considered out of control. “We note that there has yet to be reports of significant damage to infrastructure,…

Canada’s largest natural gas producer, Tourmaline Oil Corp., is aiming to maximize its exposure to volatile North American markets, such as California, as well as global LNG pricing, management said last Thursday. CEO Michael Rose hosted a conference call to discuss first quarter results for Calgary-based Tourmaline, which operates throughout the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.…

Canada’s top natural gas producer, Tourmaline Oil Corp., is training its sights on the Montney Shale and revamping the marketing portfolio to fetch solid prices in North America and overseas. CEO Michael Rose led a conference call to discuss the Calgary-based exploration and production (E&P) company’s fourth quarter and full-year results. He also offered some…

Discounted pricing at the NOVA/AECO C natural gas hub in Southern Alberta is likely to remain a fact of life over the near term, even if pipeline expansions and LNG exports in Western Canada come online as scheduled, according to experts. Abundant gas supply from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) and limited egress capacity…

Natural gas imports from Canada to the western United States have increased by 4.1% so far this year versus the same period in 2021, according to new analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The border-crossing points at Sumas, WA, and Eastport, ID, “principally supply metropolitan areas in the Pacific Northwest and California, where…

As the top natural gas producer in Canada, Tourmaline Oil Corp. flowed 2.2 Bcf/d throughout the third quarter of 2022, with next year’s output expected to average 2.5 Bcf/d. Natural gas exports to the United States played a starring role in the company’s growth, and long-distance trading results have earned an American regulatory trophy. The…