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Blackbird Touts Montney Position in Alberta's Greater Karr Region
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Blackbird Energy Inc. has established a Montney land position in the Greater Karr area of Alberta through the acquisition of 7,680 net acres of Montney Petroleum & Natural Gas Rights by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ruger Energy Inc. (see slides below)
Garth Braun, President and CEO of Blackbird stated: "These land acquisitions further cement Blackbird's go-forward strategy of originating new oil projects. These Montney lands are going after the same resource that some significant industry players have begun to target such as Shell, EnCana, Kelt Exploration, Canadian International Oil Corp, and Sinopec Daylight Energy. Blackbird specifically focused on the activity currently in the area surrounding these lands by Kelt Exploration and Canadian International Oil Corp. which have drilled a…
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