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Canadian Oil and Gas Companies - Links to web sites where available. Page also records takeovers, mergers and bankruptcies so that you can keep track of the ever-changing names in the oil patch.
Last Update 28 July 2004
This is the most complete list of websites for Oil and Gas Companies operating in Canada. Credit is due to Kevin Fossenier for creating the original list. Please contact Geo-Help with any additions or broken links.
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Acanthus Resources
Acclaim Energy - new name for Western Facilities Fund including Danoil, Feb 2001
Adda Resources - Website does not appear to be actively maintained (Aug 2002)
Addison Energy Inc - Wholly owned subsidiary of Exco Resources Inc (Dallas based)
Advantage Energy Services Ltd - Acq'd by Argo Energy Ltd, Oct 2003
Aegis - Merged with Plexus and Peregrine to form Surge Petroleum Inc, July 2000
Alamo Petroleum acq by Anderson, 1981
Albatross Oil and Gas Inc - Acq'd by Tartan Energy Inc, June 2000.
Alberta Energy Co.(AEC) - Merged with PanCanadian Energy Jan 2002 to form Encana Corp
Alliance Energy - Offer from APF Energy Trust, Mar 2001
Allied Oil and Gas Corp - Taken over by City of Medicine Hat, Oct 2001
Alma Oil and Gas Ltd.
Altana Oil & Gas - Part of Montana Power sold to PanCanadian, 2000
Altaquest Energy Corp to merge with Arrival Energy Ltd, May 2000, Name change to Chain Energy Corp, July 2000.
Amax Petroleum - Acq by Anderson, 1981
Amber Energy - Acquired by AEC, 1998
Amerada Hess Canada Ltd - sold to Petro-Canada, 1996
American Eagle Petroleum - Acq'd by CS Resources, 1993
American Leduc Petroleums Ltd - Acq'd by Veteran Resources Inc, Oct 2003
Amoco Canada - became part of the BP Amoco Group 1999, absorbed into BP, July 2000.
Anadarko Canada Corporation - see Anadarko Petroleum Corp
Anderson Exploration - Offer from Devon Energy Corp, Sept 2001, became part of Devon Canada Corp, Oct 2001
Antrim International Inc - Renamed Antrim Energy Inc
Anvil Resources Ltd - Website no longer works, primarily mineral exploration
Apache Canada - Acquired part of Shell Canada, Dec 1st 99
APL - Acquired by Beau Canada, 1998
Aquilo Energy Inc - Acquired by Baytex - Aug 2000
Aquitaine to CDC, 1981
Arakis Energy Corp to Talisman, 1998
Arc Resources Ltd - renamed Impact Energy Inc after acq of Startech
Archean Energy Ltd - NO WEBSITE
Archer - sold to Dominion Energy Canada Ltd, 1998
Ardent Energy - Acq'd by Avid, Apr 1999
Argonauts Group Ltd - Renamed Cequel Energy Inc, 2002
Argyll Resources - Acq'd by Dan Oil, 1994
Arkoma Energy - Acq'd by Berkley, 1999
Arrival Energy Ltd to merge with Altaquest Energy Corp, May 2000
Artemis Energy Ltd - Acq'd by Vermilion Energy, Apr 2002
Asamera Inc - Acq by Gulf, 1988
Ascot Energy Resources Ltd - merged with Great Northern Exploration, May 2002
Ashland - Acq by Kaiser Resources, 1979
ATAPCO - to Bonavista, 1997
Atcor Resources - Sold to Canadian Forest, 1996
Athabasca Oil Sands Trust - To merge with Canadian Oil Sands Trust (Continuing name), Mar 2001
Athena Resources Ltd - Private Company
Atlas Energy Ltd
Atlantis Resources Ltd - Acquired by Grad & Walker, 1994
Atkinson Petroleum - see under APL
Auburn Energy - Offer from Tusk Energy, March 2000
Avalanche Energy - NO WEBSITE, Offer from Centrica PLC, Nov 2000
Avid Oil and Gas - Acq'd by Husky Energy Inc, April 2001
Ayrex Resources
Aztec Resources - Acq'd by Pursuit, 1996
Backer Petroleum Corp - Purchased by Allied Oil and Gas Corp, May 2000
Ballard Petroleum - Acq'd by AEC, Jan 2001
Ballistic to Stampeder,1996
Bankeno to NCO, 1990
Barra Resources
Barrington Petroleum Ltd - Subsidiary of Sunoma - Acq'd by Petrobank, Mar 2001
Basinview Energy Inc - offer from Danoil, Nov 2000
Baytex Energy Ltd - Converted to Income Trust and Exploration company (Crew Energy Inc), Sept 2003
BC Gas - Renamed Terasen Inc, 2003
Bear Creek Ltd - New name for Millenium Energy Inc following merger with Crossfield Gas Corp, May 2003.
Beau Canada Exploration Ltd - To Murphy Oil Co, 2000.
BelAir Energy Corp - acq'd by Purcell Energy, Sept 2003
Belfast Petroleum - Merit, 1999
Bellator Exploration Ltd - Acq by Baytex, Mar 2000
Bellevue Resources - Elk Point ,1995
Berland Exploration Ltd - New Company set up by former Canadian Hunter exploration staff, May 2003
Benson Petroleum Ltd - Acq'd by Southward Energy Ltd, Mar 2001
Berkley Petroleum - Offer from Hunt Oil Dec 2000, Acq'd by Anadarko, Feb 2001
Best Pacific Resources Ltd - Offer from Advantage Energy Income Trust, Sept 2001
BG Canada Exploration and Production Inc - Canadian arm of British Gas created on purchase of Canadian assets of El Paso, Mar 2004
Big Bear Exploration - taken over by Avid Oil and Gas, Jan 2000
Big Horn Resources - offer from Westlinks Resources Ltd, Apr 2001
Big Sky Resources - Acquired by Vermilion Resources, Aug 2000
Birchill Resources - Acq'd by Shiningbank Energy, Feb 2004
Black Tusk Energy Inc - offer from Infiniti Resources, Apr 2002
BlueMountain Energy Ltd and Sentra Resources Corp to merge, July 2004
Blue Range - Acquired by Big Bear Exploration, Dec 1998
Blue Sky Resources - Offer from Fossil Bay Resources Ltd, June 2000
Bolt Energy - proposal to merge with Blue Mountain Energy Ltd, July 2002
Bonavista Petroleum Ltd - converted to an income trust (Bonavista Energy Trust & NuVista Energy Ltd), July 2003
Bonterra Energy Income Trust
Boundary Creek Resources - Offer from Bow Valley Energy, Jul 2002
Bowtex to Luscar, 1993
Bow Valley Energy - Taken over by Talisman Energy Inc, 1994
BP Amoco - name of merged BP and Amoco, 1999
BP Canada Energy Company - New name for Amoco Canada as of August 2000
BP Canada - name changed to Talisman Energy Inc, 1994
BP Plc - new name for BP Amoco as of May 2001
Braegan Energy Ltd - Acquired by Sunfire Energy Corp, Feb 2000
Bresea Resources Ltd - Acq'd by Macdonald Oil Exploration Ltd, Feb 2000
Bri Alto - to Highland Energy Inc, Dec 1999
Bridgetown Energy Corporation - Acq'd by Olympia Energy Inc, July 2001
Brigadier - Acq'd by Raider Resources, 1999
British American Oil Co Ltd - Early predessessor of Gulf Canada
BTU Resources
Buckeye Energy Corp - Renamed Regal Energy Corp, Feb 2004
Buffalo Oil Company Ltd - NO WEBSITE
Burmis Energy Inc - created when Elk Point sold to Acclaim Energy Trust
Burner Exploration to Berkley, Mar 1998
Bushmills Energy Corp - Plan to merge with Brooklyn Energy, Nov 2002.
Buttes to Gulf Canada
BXL Energy - Acq'd by Viking Energy Trust, June 2001
C and D Oil and Gas - Acq'd by Viracocha, 2002
C1 Energy Ltd - proposed exploration company when Navigo converts to a Trust, Dec 2003
Cabre Exploration - Acq'd by Enermark, Jan 2001
Calahoo Petroleum - Acquired by Samson Canada Ltd, May 2000
Calex Resources - to Beau Canada, 1994
Calibre Energy - Put up for sale June 2000
Calpine Natural Gas Trust - Spin-off from Calpine Corp. Sept 2003
Calvalley Petroleum Inc. - website not currently working
Campion Resources Ltd - Acq'd by Progress Energy, 2002
Canadian 88 Energy Corp - proposed to change name to Espirit Exploration Ltd, Apr 2003
Canadian Abraxas - Canadian arm of Abraxas - sold to a Royalty Trust
Canadian Blackhawk Energy Inc - Website not currently active (Aug 2002)
Canada-Cities Service Ltd. - Acq'd by Canadian Occidental, 1984
Canadian Cometra - NO WEBSITE
Canadian Conquest Exploration Inc. - Acq by Cypress Energy Inc, 1999
Canadian Crude Separators Inc to CCS Income Trust, 2002
Canadian Forest Oils Ltd. - NO WEBSITE
Canadian Hunter Exploration Ltd - Acq'd by Burlington Resources, Oct 2001
Canadian Jorex - to Cypress Energy, 1996
Canadian Montana Gas Co - assets transferred to Altana, Jan 2000
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd
Canadian Oil Sands Trust - To merge with Athabasca Oil Sands Trust, Mar 2001
Canadian Occidental - Name change to Nexen Inc, Oct 2000
Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas - Renamed Pan Canadian, 1971
Canadian Pioneer to Cimmaron
Canadian Reserve to Getty
Canadian Roxy Petroleum Ltd - Acquired by Numac Energy Inc, 1994
Canadian Superior Oil Ltd - Acq by Mobil, 1986
Canadian Superior Energy Inc - Greg Noval's spin-off from Canadian 88 (formerly called Prize Energy Inc). Aug 2000
CanBaikal Energy - offer from Novation Trading Ltd, Dec 2001
Canoil - Acq'd by Capture Energy
Can West Exploration - website not currently active (Aug 2002)
Canrise to Poco, 1998
Canscot Resources Ltd - acq'd by APF Energy Trust, Dec 2003
Canterra to Husky, 1988
Caravan Oil & Gas Ltd - Acq by Ketch Energy, Nov 2000
Carbon Energy - Acq'd by Evergreen Resources, Mar 2003
Carmanah Resources - Suspended by TSE, Sept 2000
Carmangay - to Crestview Petroleum, May 1994
Case Resources Inc - new name for Touchstone, May 2001
Causeway Energy - Acq'd by Pancanadian (PCP), Aug 2001
Cavell Energy Corp - Offer from Paramount Energy Trust, May 2004
CDC to Canterra, 1983
Celsius Energy - Acq'd by Enerplus Resources. Oct 2002
Cequel Energy Inc - New name for the Argonaut Group. To merge with Progress Energy Ltd to form Progress Energy Trust + two exploration companies, April 2004.
Ceres Energy Inc - new name for Soho Resources, Sept 2001
Chain Energy Corp - Offer from Argonauts Group Ltd, Jan 2002
Champlin to Union Pacific Resources, 1987
Chancellor to HCO, 1996
Charger Petroleums Inc - Website not currently active (Aug 2002)
Chauvco Resources Ltd - to Pioneer Natural Resources Ltd, 1998
Chevron Canada Resources - merger of Texaco and Chevron approved,Sept 2001
Chevron-Texaco Corp - New entity following merger. Canadian conventional assets acq'd by Enerplus, Acclaim and Paramount, May 2004
Chieftain Development to AEC, 1988
Chieftain International Inc - Acq'd by Hunt Oil, July 2001
Cigar Oil and Gas - Proposed merger with Manhattan Resources to form Pivotal Energy Ltd (Dec 2002)
Cimmaron to Newport ,1997
Circle Energy Inc - Acq'd by Rider Resources, Sept 2001
Cirque Energy - website not currently active
Clear Energy Inc - New name for Vermilion Resources exploration arm (Dec 2002)
CN Exploration - to Smart On Resources, 1994
Coachlight Resources - to Danoil, 1998
Coastal Corporation - Acquired by El Paso Energy, July 2000
Coastal Resources Ltd
CobraQuest Petroleum Inc - Offer from San Telmo, July 2001
Cody to Enerplus
Co-Enerco to Pennzoil, 1994
Colenco Petroleum - NO WEBSITE
Columbia Gas to Anderson, 1991
Co-Maxx Energy Group - Acquired by Nu Gas in 1995
Comaplex Resources Int Ltd - NO WEBSITE
Cometra Energy Canada Ltd - Acq'd by Vintage, Nov 2000
Commonwealth Energy - Acq'd by Empire Energy Corp
Comstate Resources Income Trust - Merged into Bonterra Energy Income Trust, Jan 2002
Conoco Inc - Proposed merger with Phillips Petroleum Corp, Nov 2001
ConocoPhillips - new name of merged company 2002
Consolidated HCO Energy Ltd - See under HCO
Conwest to AEC, 1996
Coparex Canada Ltd - acquired by Compton, Dec 1999
Corexcal to Coparex
Corexcana Ltd to Coparex
Corsair Exploration Inc - Acq'd by Northrock, 2002
Coseka Resources Ltd - Acquired by NCO, 1991
Courage Energy Inc. - offer from Samson Canada, June 2001
Crescent Point Energy Ltd - to merge with Tappit Resources Ltd to form Crescent Point Energy Trust and Starpoint Energy Ltd, May 2003
Crestar Energy Inc. - Acquired by Gulf Canada, Nov 2000
Crestview to Cube, 1994
Crew Energy Inc - New exploration arm of Baytex Energy Ltd - following conversion to Income Trust and Exploration company, Sept 2003
Crown Joule Exploration - Acquired by Belair Energy Corp, Apr 2000
CS Resources - Acquired by Pan Canadian, 1997
Cube Energy Corp to Barrington Petroleum, 1997
Curion Ventures - website not currently active (Aug 2002)
Cypress Energy Inc. - Acq'd by PrimeWest Energy, Mar 2001
Czar Resources Ltd - Acquired by Ranger Oil Ltd, 1995
Dalton Resources - Merged with Tiverton Petroleums Ltd, Sept 2000
Dan Oil Energy - coverted to an energy trust (Western Facilities Fund - Renamed Acclaim Energy), Feb 2001
Danforth Oil and Gas Ltd - No Known website
Dangerfield to Remington, 1994
DBM Energy Inc - Acq'd by Lexxor Energy, Dec 2000
DEKALB to Apache, 1995
Del Roca Energy - Acq'd by Tusk Energy, Jan 2003
Dennison Mines Ltd - name change to Dennison Energy Inc, Mar 2002. Merged with Forte Oils Corp to form Forte Resources Inc, Jan 2004.
Deminex to Northstar
Derrick Energy Corp - taken over by Enermark, June 1999
Derrick Resources Inc - offer from EOG Resources, May 2001
Devon Canada Corp - New name for Company formed from merger of Anderson and Northstar, Oct 2001
Devran Petroleum - renamed Reserve Royalty,1995
Discovery West to Magin, 1997
Dobrana Resources Ltd - website not currently active (Aug 2002)
Dome Canada - Renamed Encor Energy
Dome Petroleum to Amoco Canada, 1988
Dominion Explorers to Neutrino, 1996
Dorchester Energy - Offer from Celtic Energy Inc, Oct 2002
Dorset Energy - Acquired by Baytex Energy Ltd, 1998
Draig Energy Ltd - Offer from NAL, May 2000
Drilcorp Energy Ltd - No known website
Duke Energy Corp - purchased 20% of Canadian 88, offer to purchase Westcoast Energy, Sept 2001.
Dundee Petroleum Corp - Acquired by City of Medicine Hat, July 2000
Dynalta Resources to Fossil, 1993
Dynasty Resources to Carmanah Resources, 1994
Eagle Energy Ltd - NO WEBSITE
Eagle Resources to Wiser
EBOC Energy Ltd - Acq'd by Enermark Income Fund, Aug 2000
Echo Energy Inc - Acq'd by Pifher Resources Inc, 2003
Eden Explorations Ltd - NO WEBSITE
Edge Energy Inc. - Merged with Ventus Energy Ltd - June 2000
El Paso Energy Corp - Offer from BG Group (British Gas) for Canadian assets, Feb 2004
Elan to Ranger
Elk Point Resources Inc - Acq'd by Acclaim Energy Trust, Nov 2002
Empire Energy Inc - Acq'd by Upton Resources, Mar 2002
Encal Energy Ltd. - Acq'd by Calpine, Feb 2001
EnCana Corp - new company created by merger of Alberta Energy and Pan Canadian, Apr 2002
Encor - Taken over by Talisman, 1993
Encounter Energy - Acq'd by Impact Energy, Oct 2002
Endeavour - Acq'd by Aspen Group Resources Corp, 2001.
Endev Energy Inc - new name for Flock Resources (q.v.), June 2002. "Reviewing strategic alternatives", Feb 2004
Energy North Inc offer from Argo Energy Inc, May 2004
Enermark Income Fund - to merge with Enerplus Resources Fund, June 2001 - Continue under Enerplus Resources
Enterra Energy Corp - to convert to Enterra Energy Trust, Dec 2003
Enron Corp - (US Utility) Merger offer from Dynegy Inc, Nov 2001 - called off, filed for bankruptcy
Enron Oil of Canada - Name changed to EOG Resources
Enterprise Development Corp - website not currently active (Aug 2002)
Enterra Energy Corp - was Westlinks Resources, plan to convert to royalty trust, Aug 2003
Equatorial Energy Inc - Link not currently active (Aug 2002) - Renamed Resolute Energy Inc, Nov 2002
Eravista Energy Corp Acq'd by Aquest Energy Corp, Nov 2003
Esker Resources Ltd offer from Rider Resources, Nov 2001
Espirit Exploration Ltd - new name for Canadian 88 Energy Corp, Apr 2003. to convert to Espirit Energy Trust and an exploration company, July 2004.
Evergreen Resources Canada Inc - Parent company acquired by Pioneer Natural Resources Inc, May 2004
Excel Energy Inc - Acquired by Ranchmen's Resources Ltd, 1995
Exodus Energy Ltd - Acq'd by Acclaim Energy Trust, Nov 2003
ExxonMobil Canada - new name on merging with Mobil, Nov 2000
Fairborne Energy - continuing company after merger with Pivotal Energy May 2003
Find Energy Ltd - new company from merger of Lexxor Energy Inc and Sine Energy, July 2003
First Star Energy - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Fletcher Challenge Energy Canada - offer from Apache Oct 2000, offer from Penn West Feb 2001, Apache topped Penn West to win Mar 2001.
Flock Resources Ltd - Formerly Net Shepherd Inc - to acq 9 partnerships from NCE, Apr 2002. Name changed to Endev Energy Inc, June 2002
Foothills Oil and Gas - Acq'd by Midnight Oil and Gas, Nov 2002
Forrest Oil Corp - Offer from Wiser Oil Corp, June 2004
Forte Energy - Acq'd by NCE Energy Trust, Mar 2001
Forte Resources Inc - formed by merger of Forte Oil Corp and Denison Energy Inc, Jan 2004
Fossil to Elk Point,1996
Fossil Bay Resources - to merge with ProMax Energy, Nov 2001
Founders Energy Ltd - Converted to royalty trust (Provident Energy), Jan 2001
Fox Energy - offer from EOG Resources Canada, Dec 2001
Gannon Bros Energy Ltd - NO WEBSITE
Gardiner to Poco, 1996
Gascan Resources Ltd - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Gauntlet Energy Corp - Offer Ketch Nov 2003
General American Oil - name change to Phillips Petroleum Resources, 1997
Genesis Exploration Ltd. - Purch. by Vintage Petroleum, Mar 2001
Geo Resources - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Geodyne Energy - reverse takeover by Ranchgate, Dev 2002
Getty to Texaco
Giant Grosmont - NO WEBSITE
Gilbert Lausten Jung Assoc. Ltd
Golden Trend Petroleum - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Grace Resources taken over by Cebanx Investment Inc, Jan 2001
Grad & Walker - Acquired by Crestar Energy, 1997
Grand Banks Energy Corp - new name for Pacific Amber Resources, May 2003
Great Canadian Oil Sands (GCOS) Renamed Suncor, 1979
Great Northern Energy Ltd - Offer from APF Energy Trust, Apr 2004
Great Northern Exploration - Offer from Ascot, May 2002
Gresham Resources - Acq'd by True Energy, May 2002
Grey Wolf Exploration Inc - Acq'd by Canadian Abraxus, Sept 2001, most assets sold to an Income Trust. Grey Wolf remains as an exploration company.
Gronarctic Energy Inc - No Known Web Site
Grosmont Resources to Paramount,1992
Gulf Canada - Acq'd by Conoco Inc July 2001
Gulfstream Resources - Offer from Anadarko Petroleum, June 2001
Hansa Corp - New name for Savanna Resources, Feb 2001
Harbour Petroleum - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Hawk Energy Corp - New Company being formed by Hawl Oil management, 2003.
Hawk Oil Inc - Acq'd by APF Energy Trust, Dec 2002
Hawker Resources - proposed new name for Synsorb Biotech Inc, Mar 2003
Hazlewood Energy Ltd - No Known Web Site
HCO to Pinnacle, 1997
Hegco Canada Ltd - Offer from Kicking Horse Resources, Nov 2001
Herc Oil Corp - Offer from Zargon Oil and Gas Ltd, May 2001
Highland Energy Merged with Interaction to form Ketch Energy Ltd, 2000
Highridge Ltd to Talisman, 1999
Hillcrest Resources - Acquired by Mark Resources, 1995
Home Oil - Acquired by Anderson Exploration Ltd, 1995
Hornet Energy Ltd - Acq'd by Compton Petroleum, July 2001
Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas (HBOG) - Acquired by Dome, 1983
Hunt Oil Co of Canada - Canadian arm of Hunt Oil created following Newport acq in 2000
Husky Energy Inc - Formed as result of merger of Husky and Renaissance, Aug 2000
Ice Energy - new Company formed by former Avalanche management, Nov 2001, sold to Enerplus Resources, Nov 2003.
ICG to Sask Oil,1989
Icon Energy Ltd - offer from Lexxor Energy Inc, May 2000
Impact Energy - New name for ARC Resources Ltd - Dec 2000, Acq'd by Thunder Energy Inc, Mar 2004.
Inland Gas and Oil Ltd - Acq'd by Northrock, 1996
Innovative Energy - Private Company Acq'd by Denison Mines Ltd, Oct 2001
Intensity to Renata, 1997
International Colin to Morgan
Interaction Resources Ltd - Name changed to Ketch Energy Ltd
International Frontier Resources - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
International Gryphon - name changed to Wirbar Resources, 2000
International Rochester Energy Corp - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Inuvialut Energy Inc- No Known Web Site
Inverness to Rigel, 1996
Ionic Energy Inc - Offer from Shiningbank Energy Income Fund, Feb 2001
Jaguar Pete - to Probe, 1997
Jave Energy - Acq'd by Nav Energy Trust, Dec 2003
Jet Energy Corp - acquired by Cabre, Nov 1999
J.M.Huber - Acq'd by Compton,1998
Jordan Petroleum - Acq'd by Reserve Royalty, 1997
Joss Energy to Startech, 1994
JP Coleman Petroleum Ltd - No Known Web Site
Jubilee Resources Inc - Acquired by Canscot Resources, Feb 2001
Kaiser Resources to Dome Petroleum, 1981
Kaiser Energy Ltd - No Known Website
Kappa Energy Co - Name changed to Vanguard Oil Corp, Jan 2000
Kaycee to Questar
KB Resources Inc - Offer from Mesquite Energy Ltd, Dec 2000
Kerr McGee to Devon Energy, 1997
Ketch Energy Ltd - Formed from merger of Highland Energy and Interaction Resources, 2000, offer for producing properties from Acclaim Energy Trust, July 2002.
Ketch Resources - Continuing exploration company after above change.
Key West Energy Corp - Acq'd by Viking Energy Trust, Jan 2003
Keyspan Energy Canada Ltd - new name for Gulf Midstream Services
Kick Energy - new name for residual holdings of Post Energy (June 2001)
Kicking Horse Resources Ltd - Renamed Launch Resources Inc, 2003
Kintail Energy Inc - No Known website -taken over by Canadian Hunter, Dec 1999
Kinwest Resources Inc - Acq'd by APF Trust 2002
Kismet Energy - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Kroes Energy Inc - No web site
Landex Exploration Ltd - Offer from NAL Oil and Gas Trust, May 2002
Landover Energy Inc - Acq'd by Viking Energy Trust, May 2002
Largo Pete - to Peyto, Dec 1999
Lariat Oil and Gas Ltd - to Jordan Petroleum, 1987
Lasmo Canada - Renamed Elan Energy
Launch Resources Inc - new name for Kicking Horse Resources Ltd, 2003
Leigh Resources Corp - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Leland Energy Canada - Offer from MarkWest Hydrocarbons, Aug 2001
Lexoil Inc - Acq'd by Aquest Exploration Nov 2003
Lexxor Energy Inc - to merge with Sine Energy to form Find Energy Ltd, July 2003
Liberty Energy inc - Acq'd by Lexxor Energy Inc, Jun 2002
Liberty Oil and Gas Ltd - Acq'd by Lexxor Energy, 2002.
Luke Energy - Spin off from sale of Keywest to Viking Trust, March 2003
Luscar Oil and Gas Ltd - Acquired by Encal Energy Ltd, 1994
Magin Energy Inc - Offer from NCE Petrofund, May 2001
Magrath Energy Corp
Manhattan Resources - Proposed merger with Cigar Oil and Gas to form Pivotal Energy Ltd (Dec 2002)
Mannville Oil and Gas - Acquired by Gulf Canada, 1995
Mantaur Petroleum - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Marathon (Canada) - Offer from Husky Oil, Aug 2003, Part of assets to be spun off to EOG
Marengo Exploration - Offer from True Energy Inc, Jan 2001
Mark Resources - Acquired by Enermark,1996
Masters Energy Inc - Acq'd by Terraquest Energy Corp
Matrix Petroleum Inc - to merge with Berens Energy Ltd (Continuing Company), Nov 2003
Maxwell Oil & Gas Ltd - to Tethys, May 2000
Maxx Petroleum Ltd - Acq'd by Provident Energy Trust, May 2001
McColl Frontenac to Texaco
McMurry Oil Co, Denver - Acquired by AEC, May 2000
Meota Resources Corp - Acq'd by Provident Energy Trust, Aug 2002
Mera Petroleums Inc - renamed West Isle Energy Inc
Merit Energy Ltd In Receivership, Apr 2000
Merland to NCO, 1986
Mesquite Exploration Ltd - Offer from High Point Energy, Apr 2002
MGV Energy - subsidiary of Quicksilver Resources
Midnight Oil and Gas Ltd - new company formed by Ulster Management. No known website.
Millenium Energy Inc to merge with Crossfield Gas Corp and rename as Bear Creek Ltd, May 2003.
Mitchell Energy and Development Corp - Offer from Devon Energy Corp, Aug 2001
MLC Oil & Gas - Assets sold to Ranger, 1992
Mobil (Canada) - Parent Company merged with Exxon Dec 1st 99. Re-named ExxonMobil Canada, Nov 2000
Mohawk Canada Ltd - Taken over by Husky Oil Ltd,1998
Montana Power - Upstream assets purchased by PanCanadian, 2000
Monolith Oil Corp - Acq'd by Petrobank, Sept 2003
Morgan to Stampeder,1996
Morrison Petroleum to Northstar,1997
Moxie Exploration Ltd - New Company formed following take over of Moxie Petroleum, Taken over by Endev Energy, July 2003
Moxie Petroleum Ltd - Taken over by Richland Petroleum Corp, December 1999
Murphy Oil Co Ltd - Canadian assets sold to Pengrowth Energy Trust and CNRL, April 2004
National Fuel Exploration Co - Canadian arm of Seneca Resources
Navigo Energy - Converted to Nav Energy Trust and C1 Energy Ltd, Nov 2003
NCE Petrofund - Renamed Petrofund Energy Trust, Nov 2003
Neutrino Resources Ltd - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
New Cache Petroleum - to Abraxus, 1998
New Cal - to Pursuit Resources, 1994
New Energy West Corp - Acq'd by Gastar Exploration Ltd, July 01
Newport Petroleum - Put up for sale March 2000, Acq'd by Hunt Oil, May 2000.
NewQuest Energy Inc - Name change to Ranchero, 2000
Nexen Inc - new name for Canadian Occidental, Oct 2000
Norcen Energy - Taken over by Union Pacific Resources Inc, 1998
Norex Exploration - Reliance, Nov 2000
North Canadian Oils (NCO) - Acquired by Norcen, 1994
Northern Reef to Penn West,1995
Northridge to HCO
Northrock Resources Ltd - offer to purchase outstanding shares by Unocal Corp. Apr 2000
Northstar Energy Corp - purchased by Devon Energy 1998, became Devon Canada Corp following merger with Anderson, Oct 2001
Nova Scotia Resources - Acq'd by Endless Energy Corp, Sept 2002
Novalta - to Seagull Energy Corp, 1993
Nugas to Tarragon, 1997
Numac Energy Inc - Taken over by Anderson, Feb 2001
NXT Energy Exploration Technologies
Oakwood to Sceptre, 1989
Ocean Energy (Canada) - Parent company merged with Devon Energy Apr 2003
Ocelot Energy Inc - Domestic assets to NAL Resources 1999, International assets to Ocelot International
Ocelot International Ltd - Name change to Pan African Energy Corp, July 2000
Ogy Petroleum Ltd - seeking a restructuring to optimise shareholder value, offer from Baytex, Mar 2001
Oiltec Resources Ltd - Acq'd by Forte Resources Inc, May 2004
Olympia Energy Inc - Acq'd by Provident Energy Trust, May 2004
Omega to Inuvialuit ,1995
Onward Energy Inc - Renamed Avenir Diversified Income Trust, Oct 2002
Opinac - assets to Tarragon, 1993
Orbit to Paloma
Pacific Amber Resources - renamed Grand Banks Energy Corp, May 2003
Pacific Cassiar - Acq by NCE Petrofund Corp, Sept 2000
Pacific Northern Gas - converting to PNG Income Trust, Feb 2004
Pacific Petroleum acquired by Petro-Canada, 1979
Paloma to Sunoma
Palliser Energy Acquired by Search Energy, Aug 2000
Pan African Energy Corp - name changed to Pan Ocean Energy Corp, 2001
Pan American - Name changed to Amoco
Pan Atlas Energy Inc - acquired by Velvet Exploration, July 2000
PanCanadian Energy Corp -Merged with Alberta Co Energy, Jan 2002 to form Encana Corp
Pan East - Acquired by Poco Petroleum, 1998
Pan Oil - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Paragon Petroleum to Northrock, 1998
Paramount Resources Ltd - Split to create Paramount Energy Trust, Feb 2003
Pascal Energy Inc - Acq'd by Prelude Ventures Inc, Dec 2002
Passburg Petroleums Ltd - to Jordan Petroleum, 1990
PCC Energy Inc - Link not currently active (Aug 2002) Petrocorp Inc's Canadian subsidiary. Sold to Enerplus Resource Fund (Dec 2001)
Pemberton Energy Ltd - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Pembina Resources to Talisman, 1997
Pennzoil to Phillips, 1997
Peregrine Oil and Gas Ltd Merged with Plexus and Aegis to form Surge Petroleum Inc, July 2000
Petrobank Energy and Resources
PetroCorp Exploration Canada - name change to Fletcher Challenge,1990
Petro Fina - acquired by Petro-Canada, 1981
Petroflow Energy Ltd - Acq'd by Shaker Resources, Apr 2003
Petrohawk Energy - purchased by Fox Energy, 2000
Petromet Resources - offer from Talisman, Apr 2001
Petrorep Resources Ltd - Offer from Taurus Exploration Ltd, Mar 2000
Petrostar - Taken over by Crestar, 1996
Petrovera Resources Ltd - Heavy Oil Company jointly owned by Gulf and Pancanadian (Conoco-Phillips and Encana). Acq'd by Canadian Natural Resources and Penn West, Feb 2004
Peyto Exploration and Development - Plans to become an energy trust, April 2003
Pfizer Canada Inc - No Known Web Site
Phillips Petroleum Resources Ltd
Phillips Petroleum Corp - Proposed merger with Conoco Inc, Nov 2001
Pinnacle to Renaissance, 1998
Pinon Oil and Gas - Offer from Hornet Energy Ltd, July 2000.
Pioneer Natural Resources - Formed from the merger of Mesa Inc and Parcel and Parker Petroleum Co, 1997.
Pivotal Energy Ltd - Proposed new name for merger of Cigar Oil and Gas with Manhattan Resources (Dec 2002). Proposed to merge with Fairborne Energy, May 2003.
Place Resources - Acq by Star Oil & Gas, Oct 2000
Placer Cego to Amerada and Poco, 1990
Player Petroleum - offer from Seneca Resources Corp, May 2001
Plexus - Merged with Peregrine and Aegis to form Surge Petroleum Inc,July 2000
Poco Petroleums Ltd - Acquired by Burlington Resources Inc, Nov 1999
Pogo Canada Ltd - Put up for sale, June 2001
Pointwest Energy Inc - Acq'd by Hawker resources Inc, 2003
Postel Energy Co Ltd - No website
Post Energy Corp - No website, Acq'd by Ketch Energy, April 2001
Primrose Drilling Ventures - NO WEBSITE
Prairie Pacific Energy Corp - offer from Paramount, Aug 2000
Predator Capital Inc - Changed name to Predator Exploration Inc. Oct 2003
Prima Energy Corp (Denver) - Acq'd by PetroCanada
Primo Resources International Inc - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Prism Petroleum Inc - Offer from Real Resources, Aug 2000
Prize Energy Inc - Spin-off company from Canadian 88. Renamed Canadian Superior Energy, Aug 2000
Probe Exploration Inc - In Receivership March 2000, remaining assets to be acquired by Kicking Horse who will in turn spin part off to Exall Resources, July 2001.
Profico Energy Management Ltd - New company founded by Clayton Woitas
Progress Energy Ltd - To merge with Cequel Energy Inc to form Progress Energy Trust + two exploration companies, April 2004
Progress Energy Trust
ProMax Energy Inc. - In receivership, May 2004
Proprietary Energy Industries- Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Proteus Petroleums Ltd - NO WEBSITE
Provident Energy Trust - New name when Founders Energy converted to a Trust, Jan 2001
Pursuit Resources Inc - Acquired by Enermark Income Fund, Apr 2000
Pyramid Energy - Acq'd by Fox Energy Corp, Dec 2000
Q Energy- Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Quadron to HCO
Quasar to Oakwood
Questar Energy Ltd - NO WEBSITE
Questar Exploration Inc to Roan Resources, 1997
Quintana Minerals Canada Corp. - Acquired by Calpine Corp. July 2000
Quintana Minerals - re-entering Canada with proposed Acq of Spire Energy, Apr 2002
Raider Resources Inc - Acq by Shiningbank Energy Income Fund, May 2000
Ramarro Resources Inc - Acq'd by EOG Resources Canada Inc, Apr 2002
Ranchero Energy Inc- Acq'd by Cypress Energy Inc, Mar 2001
Ranchero Oil and Gas Ltd - Offer from Newquest Energy Inc, Jan 2000
Ranchgate Energy Inc - Offer from Geodyne Energy Inc, Oct 2002 - reverse takeover, Ranchgate is continuing entity. Offer from Clear Energy, June 2004
Ranchmen's Resources - Acquired by Crestar, 1994
Ranger Oil Ltd - Became a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Natural Resources July 2000.
Ravenwood Resources - Offer from Compass Petroleum Ltd, June 2003
Real Oil Corp - Acq'd by Zargon, July 01
Redwood Energy - Acq'd by Compton Petroleum Co, Feb 2004
Remington to Dominion Energy,1999
Renaissance Energy Ltd - Merged with Husky, Aug 2000 - became Husky Energy Inc
Renata Resources - Offer from Rio Alto, May 2000
Reserve Royalty Corporation - Acquired by Primewest Energy Trust, July 2000
Resolute Energy - new name for Equatorial Energy Inc, 2002
Resolution Resources Ltd - To Berens Energy Ltd (Oct 2003)
Restech Canada Holdings Ltd - No Known Web Site
Richland Petroleum Corp - Acq'd by Provident Energy Trust, Jan 2002
Rider Resources Inc - offer from IEI Energy Inc, Dec 2002
Rife Resources Ltd - NO WEBSITE
Rigel Energy Ltd - Acquired by Talisman, 1999
Rimoil Corporation - No Known Web Site
Rio Alto Exploration Ltd - Acq'd by Canadian Natural Resources, Jul 2002
Rio Alto Resources International - Continuing Company following sale of Canadian assets, Jul 2002
Rio Nevada - In receivership, June 2001
Rising Resources - Gardiner, Apr 1995
Rise Energy Ltd - from merger of Rise Resources Ltd and Raven Resources Inc, Aug 2001.
RMX Exploration Ltd - Acq'd by Canadian 88, Oct 2002
Roan Resources - Renamed Altana, 1998
Robert's Bay Resources - Acq'd by Rider Resources, Mar 2001
Rochester Energy - Offer from Celtic Exploration Ltd, Oct 2002
Rosza Petroleum - Acq'd by Viracocha Energy Inc, 2002
Royalite to Gulf
RSX Inc - New name for Royal Sovereign Exploration, June 2002
Rubicon Petroleum - Offer from Outlook Resources, Nov 2001
Rubicon Energy Corp - Acq'd by Highwest, Jan 2004
Ryerson Oil and Gas acq by Maxx, 1993
Sabine to Co-Enerco
Saddle Resources - Acq'd by Devlan, May 2002
Saskatchewan Oil and Gas (Sask Oil) - Name Change to Wascana Energy Inc, 1993
Sask Power to Sask Oil, 1988
Savanna Resources - Renamed Hansa Corp, Feb 2001
Sawtooth International Resources Inc
Sceptre Resources - Acquired by CNRL, 1996
Scimitar Hydrocarbons Corp - Acq'd by Rally Energy Corp, May 2002
Seagull Energy Canada to Rio Alto, 1997
Search Energy Corp - to convert to a royalty trust - Advantage Energy Income Fund, Apr 2001
Semper Energy - Merged with Val Vista Energy Inc. Sept. 2003
Seneca Resources Corp - A wholly owned subsidiary of National Fuel Gas Company
Sentra Resources Corp - merged with Veteran resources Inc, June 2004, merged with Blue Mountain Energy Ltd, July 2004
Serenpet - to Pembina Resources, Nov 1998
Seventh Energy Ltd - Acq'd by Primewest Energy Trust, Mar 2004
Shaker Resources - to merge with Cariboo Resources Corp, July 2004
Sherritt Energy to Barrington
Shenandoah Resources Ltd - Offer from Long Bow Energy, July 2002
Shiningbank Energy Ltd - No Website
Signal Energy - to Richland, Apr 1998
Signalta Resources Ltd - No Website
Silver Bay Resources - No Website
Silverbolt Energy Ltd - No Website
Sloane Petroleum Acq by Gentry Resources, 2000
Smart On Resources - Acq by Numac, 1996
Soho Resources - Renamed Ceres Energy Inc, Sept 2001
Sommer Energy Ltd - Acq'd by TriQuest Energy Corp, Jan 2002
Southern Minerals - Acq by PetroCorp Inc, Dec 2000
Southpoint Resources Ltd - New name for Naneco Minerals Ltd, 2003
Southward Energy - offer from Matco Investments, Mar 2003
Spire Energy Ltd - Acq'd by Quintana Minerals, June 2002
Spirit Energy - Acq'd by Tusk Energy Inc, Apr 2001
Stampeder Exploration Ltd - Acquired by Gulf Canada, 1997
Stanolind name change to PanAmerican
Star Oil and Gas - Acq'd by Arc Energy Trust, March 2003
StarPoint Energy Ltd - Exploration spin-off from Crescent Point Energy, July 2003
Startech Energy Inc - acquired by ARC Energy, Dec 2000
Stateside Oil Corp - Acq'd by Reserve Royalty, 1997
Stellarton Energy Corp - Acq'd by Tom Brown Resources Ltd, Jan 2001
Storm Energy Inc - plan to split into a trust and an exploration company (New Storm?) - June 2002
Storm Energy Ltd - Acq'd by Harvest Energy Trust, Apr 2004
Strand to Encal
Strike to Taragon
Stylus Exploration - private gas company - for sale, May 2003
Summit Resources - Acq'd by Paramount Resources, July 2002
Sunalta to Sunoma
Sundance to SoQuip, 1984
Sunfire Energy Corp - offer from Tusk Energy, May 2003
Sunoma Energy Corp - In receivership, April 2000
Symmetry Resources Inc - Taken over by Berkley, Dec 1999
Synsorb Biotech Inc - proposal to become oil and gas company - Hawker Resources, Mar 2003
T Bird Oil Ltd - No Known Web Site
Tai Energy - Acq by Maxx, 1995
Tappitt Resources Inc - Link not currently active (Aug 2002), - to merge with Crescent Point Energy Ltd to form an energy trust and junior exploration company, May 2003
Tarragon - Sold to Marathon, 1998
Taurus Exploration acq'd by Bonavista Trust, Nov 2003
TDL Petroleum Ltd - No Known Web Site
Temple Exploration Inc - New Private Company, Jan 2002, Acq'd by Husky, July 2004
Terasen Inc - new name for BC Gas, 2003.
Terra Energy Corp - New Company on amalgamation of Rhodes Resources and Terrapet Energy Corp, Nov 2003
Tethys Energy Inc - Acq'd by Northrock Resources, July 2001
Texada Energy Ltd - Acquired by Bluesky Resources, Apr 2000
Texaco to Exxon, 1989
Texaco (Canada) - Texaco and Chevron merger approved, Sept 2001.
Tidal to Chauvco
Tier One Energy to Northrock,1999
Tikal Resources - Acq'd by Belair Energy, Oct 2001
Tinhorn Resources - Offer from Redwood Energy Ltd - Dec 2001
Timberwolf - Acq'd by Geocan Energy Inc, May 2002
Tintagel - Acq by Opinac and Poco, 1985
Titanium Oil and Gas - Acq'd by Husky, 2000
Tiverton - Merge with Dalton, July 2000
Tom Brown Inc. - Offer from Encana, Apr 2004
Torex Resources - Acq by Summit Resources Ltd, Aug 2000
Torino Oil and Gas Ltd - In receivership, Oct 2002
Torrington to Magin
Tosco Corp - Proposed Acq by Phillips Petroleum Co, Feb 2001
Total Canada - Name changed to Rigel Energy Ltd, 1993
Touchstone - renamed Case Resources Inc, May 2001
Trafina Energy Ltd - No Website
Tri-Ex to Real
TriGas Exploration - Acquired by Calpine Corp, Oct 2000
Tri Link Resources Ltd - Acq'd by Seneca Resources Corp (National Fuel Exploration Corp), April 2000
Trilogy Resources Corp - Acquired by Mannville Oil and Gas, 1993
Trioco Resources Inc - Offer from Ultima Energy Trust, June 2003
Triquest Energy Corp - acq'd by Bonavista Trust, Dec 2003
Triton Energy Ltd - To be acq'd by Amerada Hess Corp, July 2001
Triumph Energy Corp - Offer from Baytex, April 2001
Truax to Elk Point
Tundra Oil and Gas - No Website
Ulster Petroleums Ltd - Acquired by Anderson, May 2000
Ultima Energy Trust - Acq'd by Petrofund Energy Trust, June 2004
Union Energy to Westcoast, 1992
Union Oil to Union Oil of California, 1991
Union Pacific Resources Inc Merged with Anadarko, June 2000
United Canso to Imperial, 1988
Universal Explorations to Canadian Conquest, 1994
Upton Resources - Merged with StarPoint Energy Ltd, Jan 2004
Val Vista Energy Inc.
Vanguard Oil Corp - Acq'd by Bitech Petroleum Co., Mar 2001
Varacocha - Acq'd by Provident Energy Trust, May 2004
Veba Oil and Gas - offer from Petro-Canada, Jan 2002
Velvet Exploration - Offer from El Paso Corp, June 2001
Venator Petroleum Co Ltd - Taken over by Primewest Energy Trust
Ventus Energy Ltd - offer from Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd, July 2001, Deal scrapped Sept 2001.
Verenex Energy Inc - Exploration arm of Vermillion Energy Trust merged with Prairie Fire Oil and Gas, June 2004
Vermilion Resources Ltd - Proposal to split into a Royalty Trust and an exploration company, Nov 2002
Veteran Resources - Merged with Sentra Resources Inc, June 2004
Viracocha Energy Inc - Offer from Provident Energy Trust, April 2004
Vista Energy Inc - No Known Web Site
Vortex Energy & Minerals Ltd - Link not currently active (Aug 2002)
Voyager Petroleum - Acquired by Poco Petroleum 1991
Wainoco to Numac, 1997
Walking Stick Oil and Gas - to Bonavista, 1994
Watford Energy - Offer from MarkWest Hydrocarbons Inc, Aug 2001
Wascana Energy - Subsidiary of Cdn Oxy, now Nexen
Westcoast Energy - Offer from Duke Energy, Sept 2001
Westcoast producing assets to Numac, 1993
Western Star Exploration Ltd - Taken over by Enermark Income Fund, Dec 1999
Westlinks Resources - re-named Enterrra Energy
Westminster Resources - Sold all Canadian assets to AEC, Oct 2000, name change to Vaquero Energy Ltd, June 2002
Westpoint Energy Inc - Acq by AEC, June 2000
Westward to Seventh
Wintershall - to Startech, 1999
Wiser Oil - Acq'd by Forest Oil Co, June 2004
Wolverine Energy Corp - to Atlas Energy, Sept 2000
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Zapata Energy Corp - No Website
Zargon Oil and Gas Ltd - Converting to Zargon Energy Trust, May 2004
Zorin Exploration Ltd - Offer from Hawker Resources, Jan 2004
For further information on current and former oil companies see:
Financial Post Directories of Canadian Companies including "Predecessor and Defunct Companies"
Nickle's Publication of Petroleum Ownership Structures
(Both of these publications can be found at the Calgary Public Library)
Canadian Securities Administrators
www.petroassist.com - a good resource for finding corporate websites