NAL Energy to Underperform in 2012?

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NAL Energy NAE.TO 7.20 [-0.05] slashed its dividend by 29% reducing it from an annual $0.84 to $0.60 per share and went into production maintenance mode by reducing its capex to $200M for

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Parallel Energy Trust: Is the Generous Yield Sustainable?

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Parallel Energy trust is Eagle Energy’s twin in this new breed of trusts operating under US jurisdiction and funneling generous distributions back to Canadian investors. Unlike the 100% oil

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Aroway Energy Exceeds 2011 Production Guidance

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Aroway Energy ARW.VN 0.00 [N/A] is a junior producer in the Peace River Arch area that I featured back in mid-October when it was trading in the mid

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NAL Energy: A Dividend Cut in 2012?

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In case you haven’t noticed, NAL Energy NAE.TO 7.20 [-0.05] is on a 2 for 1 sale right now after falling from a high of $14 earlier this year down to the

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Keith Schaefer Interview at the 2011 Montreal Investment Conference

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My favorite part of visiting Montreal’s annual Investment Conference is meeting up with my friend Keith Schaefer as we get to discuss the oil and gas sector at length. Keith

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Weekend Edition: Household Heating Fuels Across the US

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It’s getting colder by the day up here in Montreal and sub-zero temperatures are slowly emerging (at night for now).  If we get a repeat of last year’s winter the share

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Aroway Energy: A Rising Junior Oil Company in Alberta’s Hot Peace River Arch Area

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Aroway Energy has been on my radar for months, it is among a select number of companies that deserve an “A” for execution. The growth

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Trade of The Year: SINOPEC ACQUIRES DAYLIGHT ENERGY for $2.2B

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Some fantastic news for this wonderful thanks giving long weekend; I just arrived home to discover that Daylight Energy DAY.TO 10.07 [0.00] has just been acquired by Chinese SINOPEC

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Argentina’s Emerging Shale Oil and Gas Play

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My friend and colleague Keith Schaefer, editor of the Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin, recently published a 2 part series on Argentina that I highly recommend (written by yours truly). Argentina has

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Q1 2011 Updates: SkyWest Energy, Hyperion Exploration, TriOil Resources

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SkyWest Energy, Hyperion Exploration and TriOil Resources released their Q1 reports this week. I thought it would be interesting to discuss these companies in light of their results. The market

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