The Junior Players in this "Unconventional" Natural Gas Formation Large land prices for natural gas parcels in Alberta are continuing to drive higher – despite some of the lowest gas prices in the last seven years in western Canada. Alberta has made over $2 billion on land sales so...
Taking Their Chances in the Spot Market... Later Natural gas prices in Canada are so low that end users are now trying to seduce producers to hedge, so they can lock in longer term low prices.  But few producers are keen to lock in long term losses. RBC, Canada’s largest brokerage...
Natural gas companies are now trying to market themselves as “liquid rich” or “wet gas” producers whenever possible.That's because these “wet gases,” or NGLs (natural gas liquids), are worth a lot more money than straight-up dry gas – which is methane. Angle Energy (NGL-TSX) has what I...
By Scott McLeod Contributing Editor (Note: Click here for Part I of this article) The Company That's Shaping Up To Be the Next Big Player in the Oil Sands STP’s Properties (before the North Peace acquisition) Financials -  $65M cash in the bank, -  $55M undrawn credit line -  Debt: ZERO (NOTE that STP had $50M...
The Company That's Shaping Up To Be the Next Big Player in the Oil Sands By Scott McLeod Contributing Editor Scott McLeod is a Geologist with 4 years of experience. His experience includes conventional prospecting of offshore plays in the North Sea and Mackenzie Beaufort to gas and oil resource plays of...
A Solid Income Stream with Inflation Protection Built In James Keller is an analyst with Thermopolis Partners, LLC. Located in Jackson Hole Wyoming, Thermopolis Partners is an infrequent contributor to Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin.  MMcfe = million cubic feet equivalent. Investors today are starved for yield.  Witness the 10-year...
CEO Tom MacNeill likes to throw that line out to investors as he explains the opportunity at 49 North Resources Inc. (FNR-TSX).  49 North is a specialized venture capital company that is quickly morphing into a fast growing oil producer – with a twist.  It’s focused solely on Saskatchewan. The...
North America's Hottest Oil Play Just Got Bigger The Bakken oil play is already one of the largest onshore oil discoveries in North America in decades. But producers in both Canada and the US are still pushing out the “generally accepted” boundaries of the play – mostly to the west, into...