Ten days ago, shares in Alberta Oilsands (TSXV:AOS) exploded to the upside when the company announced that the Government of Alberta had cancelled their oil lease at Clearwater, and must repay AOS $51 million (or approx. $.24 per share) plus interest as part of a government compensation framework for cancelled contracts. This is the second… Continue Reading

Paladin Energy (PDN:TSX), which was halted yesterday, resumed trading today after announcing it was cancelling the sale of a minority interest in the Langer Heinrich Mine in Namibia and is instead going to issue 15% of its outstanding share capital at a 30% discount to the market.  Needless to say, the market isn’t happy, with shares down… Continue Reading

Canacol Energy (CNE:TSX) provided production results from its wells in Colombia and Ecuador.  CNE’s total corporate production in July averaged 10,120 boepd, of which 7,027 bopd was crude oil with another 3,093 boepd of gas.  Month over month growth in total corporate production was 17.5% (8,616 boepd in May and June) and 22% (5,794 bopd)… Continue Reading

Platino Energy Corp (PZE:TSXV) to sell its 50% WI in the Morpho Block in the Middle Magdalena Valley Basin in Colombia to Parex Resources (PXT:TSX).  As part of the deal, Parex will give PZE a 4% NPI royalty on the block.  This makes sense for PZE because they need to allocate capital efficiently, like everyone… Continue Reading

Very strong results from Petroamerica Oil Corp. (TSXV:PTA) today, announcing flow tests from their Las Maracas-11 well at 3,600 bopd. Average production for the month of July for PTA (up to July 24) was 5,600 bopd, not including production from Las Maracas-11. The company has over US $48 million in cash on hand, and is fully… Continue Reading

Lundin Group oil junior, Africa Oil (TSXV:AOI) depended the hole of its Etuko-1 target to penetrate the Lower Lokhone formation and has hit 50m of potential net pay.  The company already hit 40m of net pay in the Auwerwer and Upper Lokhone reservoirs, so this increase in depth will be flow tested later this year… Continue Reading

New Zealand Energy (TSXV:NZ) and L&M (recently acquired by billionaire investor Geoff Loudon’s private energy company, New Dawn Energy) have announced the formation of an 50/50 JV on the Tariki, Waihapa and Ngaere licenses, the Waihapa Production Station as well as the associated pipelines and infrastructure. The JV will see L&M pay New Zealand $18.25 million… Continue Reading

Ridgeline Energy Services (TSXV:RLE), a water treatment and energy technology company, published an interesting News Release this morning, after shares in the TSX-V listed startup slid more than 40% in July alone. The NR seeks to calm the market and appears to have done so slightly, stating that the company will not need to dilute… Continue Reading

Peter Koven of the Financial Post covers uranium’s 14% price correction over the previous two months, last at $US.34.50 per pound, the lowest level since 2006. The Fukushima Nuclear disaster in Japan continues to take its toll, with excess supplies in Japan being reportedly dumped onto the open market. Read: Uranium spot price sinks amid… Continue Reading

Rumours are circulating on Howe and Bay Streets that someone may soon move on the PLS project in Northern Saskatchewan, a 50/50 joint venture held by Fission Uranium (TSXV:FCU) and Alpha Minerals (TSXV:AMW), fuelling demand for the shares of both companies. Click to enlarge: FCU.V AMW.V These are unsubstantiated reports, but the PLS project is… Continue Reading

Meet George Fink, one of Canada’s best oil patch operators, according to Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin’s Keith Schafer. Learn about Fink’s tremendous success with Bonterra Energy, and his latest play, Pine Cliff, in a new post by Keith. Pine Cliff Energy: A Contrarian Way To Invest in Natural Gas | OGIB

LIBERTY METALS & Mining Holdings continues to take stakes in emerging gold and metals producers. This one has Karma. The unit of the large insurer, Liberty Mutual, came across my screen about a year ago, when it gave Red Eagle Mining in Colombia (RD in Canada) $8 million in exchange for a net smelter royalty… Continue Reading

Yesterday Petroamerica Oil Corp (C:PTA), an emerging light oil producer in Colombia, received a buy recommendation and a $.45 price target from Canaccord Genuity energy analyst Christopher Brown in Calgary. Canaccord Genuity now joins CIBC World Markets, TD Securities, Haywood Securities, Raymond James, and others in recommending Petroamerica’s shares. Mr. Brown cited PTA’s attractive valuation… Continue Reading

It’s a different reality for the Lundin’s, an extremely successful, and well financed oil and mining exploration and development group. Chairman Lukas Lundin tells Mineweb’s Kip Keen his copper companies intend to keep their exploration budgets intact, and expresses optimism for continued, high commodities prices. You should read the full article over at Mineweb. Here are a few excerpts:… Continue Reading

Court documents shed light on the manoeuvrings of Shell and ENI to win a huge Nigerian oil block and on the dilemmas of their industry. Read the article -> Source: Economist H/t D’arcy