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Strategic Oil and Gas Halts Muskeg Drilling
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Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd. has announced that, in response to the recent downturn in commodity prices, the Company has made several changes to its cost structure and capital spending programs to preserve financial flexibility and enhance profitability:
The Company prudently elected to stop the winter Muskeg drilling program in order to preserve capital. One Muskeg horizontal well (13-31) was drilled and completed in January 2015 and is currently undergoing tie-in operations. Approximately 700 Boe/d of production has been shut-in by suspending operations at Bistcho, Cameron Hills and Larne, which are not economic at current commodity prices. The shut-in is expected to increase corporate cash flows by over $3 million in 2015, improve corporate netbacks and allow the Company to be focused on…- ✓ Full news archive — U.S., Canada & international coverage
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