Vogel, Grant
Dentons Canada LLP
(780) 423-7272
grant.vogel@dentons.com
Mr. Vogel's practice includes
a focus on public and private
oil field service businesses in
domestic and cross-border
transactions. His expertise
embraces corporate com-
mercial matters, M&A
and financial services for
lenders and borrowers.
Wallace, QC, R. Brian
Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP
(604) 641-4852
rbw@bht.com
Mr. Wallace's practice embra-
ces a wide range of regulatory
and environmental matters
before courts and tribunals.
He appears before the NEB,
the Alberta Utilities Com-
mission, the BC Utilities
Commision and environ-
mental assessment panels.
and Heather DiGregorio (tax).
e common shares were offered
through a syndicate of underwriters co-led
by Scotiabank and RBC Capital Markets,
and were represented by McCarthy Té-
trault LLP with a team that included John
Osler, Wilson Acton and Sam Khajeei (se-
curities), and TJ Kang (tax).
Encana Corp. sells
Clearwater assets
to Ember Resources Inc.
CLOSING DATE: JANUARY 15, 2015
Encana Corporation completed the sale of
certain Clearwater assets, located in south-
ern and central Alberta, to Ember Resourc-
es Inc. for a purchase price of approximately
$605 million, before adjustments.
e sale includes about 1.2 million net
acres of land, over 6,800 producing wells
and approximately 180 million cubic feet
equivalent per day (mmcfe/d) of natural
gas production. e effective date of the
sale is July 1, 2014.
Encana is a North American energy
producer that is focused on developing its
portfolio of resource plays producing natu-
ral gas, oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs).
Ember Resources is a producer in uncon-
ventional gas resources with an operational
base that is concentrated in several core
areas within the Horseshoe Canyon coal
trend located in Alberta.
Encana was represented in-house by
Danielle Parrotta, Associate General Coun-
sel, and by Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer
LLP with a team that included Stuart
Money (energy), Jody Wivcharuk (compe-
tition) and Gina Ross (employment).
Ember Resources was represented
by Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
LLP with a team that included Wayne Fe-
dun (energy), Rujuta Patel (competition),
Bernette Ho (employment) and Jordan
Sharkey (energy).
Tourmaline Oil Corp.
and Canadian Non-Operated
Resources I Ltd. Joint Venture
CLOSING DATE: DECEMBER 23, 2014
Tourmaline Oil Corp. completed the pre-
viously announced Peace River High sale
to and joint venture with Canadian Non-
Operated Resources I Ltd. (CNOR) for
approximately $500 million. Tourmaline
retains a 75 per cent interest and will con-
tinue to operate the joint venture assets.
Tourmaline is a Canadian intermediate
crude oil and natural gas exploration and
production company focused on long-term
growth through an exploration, develop-
ment, production and acquisition program
in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Ba-
sin. CNOR is a Calgary-based oil and gas
company managed by Graon Asset Man-
agement, a Calgary-based oil and gas invest-
ment management firm.
Tourmaline was represented by Bur-
net, Duckworth & Palmer LLP with a
team that included Carolyn Wright, Alicia
Quesnel and Ashley Weldon (energy and
commercial), and John Wilmot and Nancy
Smith (banking ).
CNOR was represented on the joint
venture agreement by Bennett Jones LLP
with a team that included Don Greenfield
(oil and gas team lead), Vivek Warrier, Ki-
eran Ryan, Gavin Carscallen, Megan Ber-
tram, Adam Scrivens, Helen Cox, Jennifer
Asquin, Ravi Parhar and Dominic Puglia;
and by Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
on tax, financing and corporate matters
with respect to the JV and the first lien and
second lien financings obtained by CNOR
in connection with the acquisition, with a
team that included Greg Lindsey and Brian
Kearl (tax), Elizabeth Burton (financing )
and Alan James, Myron Dzulynsky and Da-
vid Campbell (corporate).
Vinson & Elkins LLP represented
one of CNOR's primary investors in the
transaction with a team that included
David Cohen, James Fox, John Grand
and Dan Komarek.
e Toronto-Dominion Bank led a syn-
dicate of lenders in providing certain first
lien credit facilities to CNOR to assist in
the purchase. e syndicate was repre-
sented by Torys LLP with a team led by
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Warren, Robert B.
WeirFoulds LLP
(416) 947-5075
rwarren@weirfoulds.com
Mr. Warren's litigation and
administrative law practice
includes advising public- and
private-sector clients on
energy and environmental
matters in infrastructure
projects.
Weisz, Jonathan B.
Torys LLP
(416) 865-8157
jweisz@torys.com
Mr. Weisz's practice focuses
on project finance, project
development and secured
lending in the energy, infra-
structure and mining sectors.
He has represented some
of North America's most
prominent energy
companies and project
finance lenders.
Webb, Ian D.
Lawson Lundell LLP
(604) 631-9117
iwebb@lawsonlundell.com
Mr. Webb advises and
represents public utilities,
power marketers, alternative
energy producers, and oil and
gas companies in BC and
Alberta on regulatory re-
quirements and proceedings,
commercial transactions and
international energy
trade matters.
Williams, Nicholas C.
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(416) 863-5559
nwilliams@dwpv.com
Mr. Williams's practice
focuses on project finance,
infrastructure development,
PPPs and banking. He
advises lenders, developers,
operators and governments,
and has experience in a
variety of sectors, including
energy, infrastructure
and mining.
