Shell's Shale Plans...? (or Why I Am an Oil Shale Skeptic)
It isn't hard to see why I am an oil shale skeptic. I outlined my reasons in two essays on oil shale: Oil Shale Development Imminent...

Canadian Oil Sands Trust and Suncor CEOs move on options Insiders
BMTC, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Oil Sands Trust, Research In Motion, Shoppers Drug Mart, Suncor, Synenco, Tesco and TransAlta...

Investors get their way at EnCana
If the full story of the EnCana bust up is ever told, the background drama will include institutional investor pressure to split the co...

EnCana split puts investors before managers
Randy Eresman just put the needs of EnCana Corp. shareholders ahead of what's best for the management team at Canada's biggest energy c...

Is EnCana about to split gas and oil sands?
EnCana Corp. may announce a massive restructuring at a surprise press conference scheduled for Sunday afternoon.There is speculation Su...

Time to Buy Petrobras Energia Participaciones?
Watching the oil and gas names this earnings season, we have seen an amazing number beating earnings estimates. Many of these names hav...

Oilsands Quest: What's in a Name?
On May 5th, Oilsands Quest (BQI) put out a press release detailing 6 new names for various parts of its acreage. Prior to the press re...

Enbridge looks for $1.1-billion of equity
The magic number for Canadian pipeline companies these days is 1.1-billion.That's how much equity Enbridge outlined it[amp]nbsp;needs o...

Corporate Welfare in the Oil Patch (286948)
CORPORATE WELFARE IN THE OIL PATCH....Alex Knapp thinks that a windfall profits tax on oil companies is a bad idea:However, one thing t...