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Stealth Intelligence on Refracking the Bakken
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Stealth Intelligence on Refracking the Bakken

By Heather Douglas “Planning a refrack can often feel like being in a black box. There is little published information about refrack best practices and techniques, and even finding the locations of these wells can mean multiple searches. How can companies that are interested in refracks find the information it needs to achieve successful results?”…

Why (All) Politicians Act As They Do
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Why (All) Politicians Act As They Do

By Scott Jeffrey At the beginning of their careers, most politicians are fired with an almost religious zeal when it comes to serving the public. Even the lawyers, who make up an alarmingly disproportionate percentage of all politicians, originally enter politics with the desire to serve the common good. Sure, they’re self-centred, narcissistic, attention-seeking power…

Risk On or Risk Off?
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Risk On or Risk Off?

By Maurice Walch So, the second longest bull market since the Second World War finally had a 10 per cent correction in January. Prior to the pullback, many market observers had been commenting on the length of the run and saying that the clock was ticking for the correction. Added to this fairly obvious prognostication…

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Propane News

MaXfield Group Acquired by TerraVest Capital Inc. On February 5, 2018 TerraVest Capital Inc. acquired all issued and outstanding shares of MaXfield Group Inc., a Calgary-based manufacturer of processing, storage, and transportation equipment for propane, anhydrous ammonia, and oil and gas markets. The acquisition cost $21.0 MM and is subject to a working capital adjustment….

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Canadian Producers News Roundup

Acceleware Ltd. won a $10.0 MM non-repayable grant to do commercial-scale testing of its clean energy technology for bitumen and heavy oil extraction. Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. announced its 2018 capital expenditure budget will be $175.0 MM. AltaCorp and ATB announced a ‘deepening strategic relationship’ as the banker becomes the company’s largest shareholder. AltaGas…