Month: February 2016

      How Enerplus HR executive Lisa Ower turned around a corporate culture beset by an identity crisis, micromanagement and a communications breakdown When Lisa Ower arrived at Enerplus in early 2014, she was presented with a formidable challenge. After all, she was entering a workplace that lacked a clear identity, faced a communications gap at both … Read more

      The Montney Formation’s potential for Canada’s natural gas market is strong. But amid low domestic prices and waning LNG demand, is it on track to fail? BY JESSE SNYDER | follow Jesse Snyder on Twitter There’s a lot riding on the Montney Formation. The liquids-rich shale gas play is already a fairly … Read more

      Tina Antony has built a reputation around her integrity and creativity – and she’s using every bit of both to keep her career pointed in the right direction “Part magician, and part contortionist.” That’s how Tina Antony, the vice-president and general counsel atSanjel, describes her role amid the downturn. It’s a role that’s … Read more

      Raging River’s Chief Operating Officer is finding ways to keep costs down and production up A junior oil producer that’s able to grow its production without taking on additional debt in the current commodity environment probably sounds like the oil and gas industry’s version of a unicorn. But that’s what Raging River Exploration has been … Read more

      Kelt Exploration’s chief financial officer is an expert at playing the long game – and helping his shareholders win big in the end Right now, most companies are spending more time trying to stay afloat than preparing for the next time they’ll be able to soar. But Kelt Exploration is one of the few that’s … Read more

      Bonterra Energy and Pine Cliff Energy share the same iconic, and iconoclastic, board chair. That’s good news for both of them – and even better news for their shareholders George Fink is a man who likes to go against the grain. “My whole life I’ve been contrarian,” says the chairman and CEO of Bonterra … Read more

      Vermilion Energy CEO Lorenzo Donadeo proves that playing defense at home and offense abroad is a winning strategy in this downturn Stay calm and mind the balance sheet. That was Vermilion Energy CEO Lorenzo Donadeo’s philosophy in 2015, as the Calgary-based intermediate weathered an industry downturn that wreaked havoc on corporate bottom lines and resulted … Read more