Analysis in CanOils’ new report “Canadian Upstream M&A Reaches Cdn$2.7 Billion in November 2015” shows that the total value of upstream deals in Canada was over Cdn$1 billion for the second month in a row, after a slow period between July and September.
Source: CanOils M&A Database. Note: Excludes international deals involving Canadian companies. Sign up to the CanOils & Evaluate Energy Mailing List here and be informed as soon as new analysis reports like this are available.
The vast majority of this total emanated from the month’s biggest deal, which was a continuation on the trend of Canadian majors divesting royalty properties for values seemingly unperturbed by the slump in oil prices; PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. acquired certain Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (“CNRL”) royalty assets for Cdn$1.8 billion. Elsewhere, the rumours of Pine Cliff Energy Ltd. acquiring a portion of ConocoPhillips’ listing of 35,000 boe/d of Canadian production proved to be true with an announcement during the month of a Cdn$185 million purchase.
It was also a busy month for Canadian companies operating outside of Canada. Gran Tierra Energy Inc. became the latest Canadian-listed company to strike a deal in the Llanos and Putumayo basins of Colombia as it agreed to acquire Petroamerica Oil Corp. for around Cdn$110 million. There were also significant deals for Canadian-listed companies in the U.S., Europe and Africa this month.
Source: CanOils M&A Database. Note: Excludes international deals involving Canadian companies. Sign up to the CanOils & Evaluate Energy Mailing List here and be informed as soon as new analysis reports like this are available.
Insights from CanOils’ M&A database, as well as data from CanOils’ Assets, Financings, Financial & Operating and Oilsands databases, help to provide a thorough, independent overview of the month’s most significant deals in the Canadian oil and gas industry in this report. Sign up to the CanOils & Evaluate Energy Mailing List here and be informed as soon as new analysis reports like this are available.