Word to the Wise: Looking at the retirement obligations of the WCSB

September 28, 2021

Looking at the retirement obligations of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin for the first half of 2021.

Word to the Wise: Four Common issues in ARO Management

September 21, 2021

As companies grow their liability management programs, many are finding issues with their existing processes.

Word to the Wise: September 2021 Expiring Land Report for Alberta

September 14, 2021

XI Technologies looks at expiring land because it can provide useful business development intel for service companies and E&Ps alike.

Word to the Wise: Open Asset Evaluation for September 2021

September 7, 2021

XI Technologies regularly applies its evaluation tools to a currently available asset to give readers a sense of the opportunities available and how they can be evaluated for A&D purposes.

Word to the Wise: Challenges for Operators in Achieving H2S Regulatory Compliance

August 31, 2021

While the importance of regulatory compliance is widely understood, confidently navigating those regulations is a whole other ball game.

Word to the Wise: The Problem with Using Spreadsheets for ARO Management

August 24, 2021

As ARO management has grown in importance and complexity, managing an ARO program through spreadsheets is less than ideal.

Word to the Wise: To play today’s A&D game, you need to be proactive

August 17, 2021

With recent headlines dominated by newly announced mergers or acquisitions of companies of various sizes, the lesson is clear: those that want to play the A&D game need to be proactive in their approach.

Word to the Wise: M&A Snapshot – Spartan Delta Corp. and Velvet Energy Ltd.

August 10, 2021

We are pleased to offer some high-level summaries of a recent purchase of Velvet Energy Ltd. (Velvet) by Spartan Delta Corp (Spartan Delta).

Word to the Wise: Finding opportunity in the Alberta Inactive Well List

August 3, 2021

Taking a closer look at the profile of licenses added to the Inactive Well list.

Word to the Wise: Tracking the Alberta Inactive Well List

July 27, 2021

Tracking the changes to the number of wells added and removed from this list can be a helpful indicator of the health of the industry and can help drive liability decision-making.