THE EXPLORERS 2007: Petro-Canada: From operator to partner 11/18/2007
A better headline for this story might have been "Petro-Canada: From possible operator to partner" because the company had not actually drilled a well in Alaska when it decided to continue to play the...

THE EXPLORERS 2007: FEX puts NPR-A drilling on pause 11/18/2007
Independent remains committed, but concerned about land access, high costs, fiscal regime, postpones drilling for two years
FEX L.P.'s decision to put its Alaska drilling program on pause for two years came as a surprise to everyone except those paying attention to the federal government's cancellation of National Petroleu...

Seven drilling ANS exploration wells 11/18/2007
Gas target of two Anadarko's wells; four small independents to drill; Chevron starts multi-year exploratory program in Foothills
Seven oil and gas companies plan to drill exploration wells on Alaska's North Slope this winter; an eighth company is moving forward with plans to re-enter an old exploration well on an undeveloped pr...

Message received, not understood 11/11/2007
Alberta tries to spread glad tidings; investment bankers unsure about status of oil sands contracts; producers target heavy cuts
Alberta's Premier Ed Stelmach and Energy Minister Mel Knight are trying to spread a message across North America that their planned royalty hike has caused barely a ripple in stock markets and insisti...

FEX puts NPR-A drilling on pause 10/21/2007
Independent remains committed, but concerned about land access, high costs, fiscal regime, postpones drilling for two years
FEX L.P.'s decision to put its Alaska drilling program on pause for two years came as a surprise to everyone except those paying attention to the federal government's cancellation of National Petroleu...

Royalty dread spreads 10/21/2007
Natural gas, which adds more to Alberta coffers than conventional crude, under attack
For the past year it has all been about the oil sands. Now it's starting to be all about natural gas. As the Alberta government closes in on the bewitching decision-making hour, which could determine...