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Opti Canada secures financing

Oil company Opti Canada has secured $425 million in financing, which it hopes will carry it through its strategic review.


Is Hess for sale?

Brisk trading in Hess' options is being driven by rumors that the company may be sold soon.


Total may make acquisitions in North America

After a disappointing deal showing recently, French oil giant Total SA is back and interested in investing in North America.


Corporate bankruptcies fall in Canada

Despite the global recession, corporate bankruptcies in Canada actually fell in the first quarter compared with the same period a year earlier.


Two energy conferences duel over industry's future

Houston was home to two dueling energy conferences this week: the Offshore Technology Conference and the Clean Technology Conference & Expo.


Who's advising Enterprise on Teppco offer?

Who is advising oil and gas products transporter Enterprise Products Partners on its $2.8 billion offer for affiliate Teppco Partners?


Simmons strikes again

Matt Simmons, head of his eponymous Houston energy investment bank Simmons & Co. International, tells why the industry is paralyzed.


Political support for Suncor-PetroCan

Canada's two main political parties will support Suncor Energy Inc.'s purchase of Petro-Canada Ltd. -- an important factor in the deal given the target's history.


Obama goes to Canada

When President Obama lands in CanadaThursday as his first foreign visit as president, the economy will no doubt dominate the talks.


CERAWeek explores consolidation in energy industry

About 2,200 people descended on Houston this week for CERAWeek, the annual energy conference put on by Cambridge Energy Research Associates.


Facing energy realities

Oil and gas types congregated in The Woodlands, Texas, for Deloitte's oil and gas conference Wednesday, and the theme was, appropriately enough, "Facing energy realities." So the more than 100 or so attendees were eager to hear how companies were supposed to deal with falling commodity prices, no credit and a continuing competitive environment for finding new reserves. ...


The capital well is dry even for energy companies

About 900 women packed into Houston's Westin Galleria hotel this week for the Women's Global Leadership Conference in Energy and Technology, and one of the more lively panels was Accessing the Capital Markets -- Positioning Energy for Outside Capital. Needless to say, the panelists didn't have a lot to say on the topic, seeing there's little capital to be had for anyone, even energy companies. But they had plenty to say about how difficult it will be for cash-poor energy companies to execute on their projects. ...



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