Official (Alberta) Oil Discussion Thread

[Azure]

I know from experience that the business climate(minus taxation) that the NDP government has created in Manitoba leads to businesses having a much harder time increasing growth. Red tape and such.

Just wondering if the same could be said for Alberta, minus the issues of taxes.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Azure

Does a favorable business climate and a low tax rate go hand in hand, or can you have one and not the other?

They generally go hand in hand, but there's a lot of assumptions inherent in that.

For low taxes, it's more of a relative thing. But not just that, it's also a mobility issue.

For instance, it is easy to travel from province to province (or state to state), thus relative tax rates are key. It is harder to move to another country, so the relative differences are more elastic.

Regardless, it is also an absolute issue: The higher the tax rate, the more of a drag that creates for hiring labour.

Incentivism is generally good.

[Hack&Lube]

My company (producer) stock hit a record low a month ago in Feb. but has since doubled in price! There's still some promising stuff going on!

[fundmark19]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

My company (producer) stock hit a record low a month ago in Feb. but has since doubled in price! There's still some promising stuff going on!

Smells like Trican! Hopefully you bought up some shares before they sold off US Assets. That would have been great to be apart of!

[Locke]

Originally Posted by heep223

Great post until your last sentence

Clearly it needs to be run by CFA charterholders.

Our accountants sometimes are annoyed by capital gains. "We need more losses!" lol

Then I think your accountants are already running the country.

[troutman]

Trader who predicted oil slump now calling for a 'bull run' on crude

http://calgaryherald.com/business/en...l-run-on-crude

Crude futures, currently trading near $40US a barrel, will rebound to $60 to $70 this year and $80 in 2017, the chief investment officer of London-based hedge fund Andurand Capital Management LLP said in a newsletter to investors.

[troutman]

‘Fragile five’: These OPEC producers are on the verge of collapse if oil prices don’t stabilize soon

http://business.financialpost.com/ne..._lsa=6251-8f95

Algeria
Iraq
Libya
Nigeria
Venezuela

[nik-]

Yikes considering Iraq's state now, I'm scared to see what a "collapse" would look like.

... also ditto for Venezuela

[Resolute 14]

Ok, what the hell caused Pengrowth stock to jump 13% today?

Wonder how much of that gain I'll be giving back tomorrow...?

[me_dennis]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Ok, what the hell caused Pengrowth stock to jump 13% today?

Wonder how much of that gain I'll be giving back tomorrow...?

A huge jump could mean that they are getting acquired?


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[OMG!WTF!]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Ok, what the hell caused Pengrowth stock to jump 13% today?

Wonder how much of that gain I'll be giving back tomorrow...?

I noticed it today too. Looks like Seymour Schulich has acquired about 15% of the company through share purchases on the open market. So I guess if Seymour Schulich is a smart guy.... March 3 was a perfect set up for me other than it was below a dollar so it wouldn't have shown up in my world. Maybe that's the day he really started buying shares.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Wonder how much of that gain I'll be giving back tomorrow...?

The answer, apparently, is "all of it".

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

The answer, apparently, is "all of it".

Whats going on?

[Resolute 14]

Pengrowth took a huge jump yesterday - about 13% when every other oil stock I track was in the 2% range. It gave back every single cent today.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Locke

Whats going on?

That is quite the flag in your signature!

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Slava

That is quite the flag in your signature!

Isnt it? I figured theres no sense fighting it time to jump on board the winning team and welcome our Comrade-Overlords Comrade Trudeau and Commissar Notley. First among equals!

You want one?

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Locke

Isnt it? I figured theres no sense fighting it time to jump on board the winning team and welcome our Comrade-Overlords Comrade Trudeau and Commissar Notley. First among equals!

Its interesting though because a lot of Albertans five year plan is to get rid of the current government I think!

[IliketoPuck]

Pengrowth announced a sale-lease back transaction with Frog Lake Energy today:

http://boereport.com/2016/04/01/peng...-at-lindbergh/

I tend to view sale and leasebacks in a generally negative light.

It brings in $ for Pengrowth, but at the cost of ownership of an important piece of their SAGD facility. Not to mention the ownership of the co-gen moves to a FN. Slippery slope indeed.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Slava

Its interesting though because a lot of Albertans five year plan is to get rid of the current government I think!

Its okay, all it does is prove that I'm flexible!

We prefer the term: 'Morally Ambiguous.'

[stampsx2]

Originally Posted by Locke

Isnt it? I figured theres no sense fighting it time to jump on board the winning team and welcome our Comrade-Overlords Comrade Trudeau and Commissar Notley. First among equals!

You want one?

Alberta - the red star state - new slogan when entering: people before profit.