Word to the Wise: What you need to know about the new Licensee Capability Assessment in Directive 088

January 11, 2022

Examining the AER’s new Liability Management Framework in Directive 088: Licensee Life-Cycle Management.

Word to the Wise: M&A Snapshot – Canadian Natural Resources Ltd and Storm Resources Ltd

November 30, 2021

Examining the acquisition of Storm Resources by CNRL by using XI’s AssetBook software.

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: 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: 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: 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.

Word to the Wise: The role of ARO in evaluating viability

June 15, 2021

The current importance placed on ARO liabilities has brought end-of-life obligations into viability decision-making.