InPlay Oil Corp. to Acquire Private Oil and Gas Producer for C$54.25M

Ensign Energy Services to Acquire Citadel Drilling for $65 Million

July 23, 2026

Industrial Services

Ensign Energy Services has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Citadel Drilling for $65 million, subject to customary closing adjustments and conditions. The acquisition will add six high-spec alternating-current drilling rigs to Ensign’s Permian Basin operations, increasing its drilling capacity by approximately 20% and expanding its customer base and market share.

SandRidge Energy to Acquire Producing Assets in the Cherokee Play

June 29, 2026

Oil & Gas

SandRidge Energy entered into a definitive agreement to acquire producing assets and leasehold interests in the Cherokee Play in the Mid-Continent region for $65 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, with a May 1, 2026 effective date.

Keyera Acquires Plains Midstream Canada's Natural Gas Liquids Business

March 30, 2026

Infrastructure

Keyera has completed its $5.3 billion acquisition of substantially all of Plains’ Canadian natural gas liquids (NGL) business, marking a major expansion of Keyera’s integrated NGL platform. The deal closed on May 12, 2026 and strengthens connectivity across Canada’s basin, improving market access, flexibility, and reliability for customers.

Sunoco LP Acquires Parkland Corporation

October 31, 2025

Infrastructure

Sunoco LP entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Parkland Corporation in a cash-and-equity transaction valued at approximately US$9.1 billion (including assumed debt), with the goal of expanding fuel supply, scale, and geographic reach. The deal received required regulatory approvals, including Investment Canada Act approval, and ultimately closed on October 31, 2025.

Enerplus Corporation Acquires Bruin E&P HoldCo, LLC for $465M

January 25, 2021

Energy

Enerplus Corporation agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Bruin E&P HoldCo, LLC for US$465 million to expand its Williston Basin position. The acquisition adds ~24,000 BOE/d of production and 151,000 net acres (including 30,000 contiguous acres), and is expected to be immediately accretive to adjusted funds flow and free cash flow while improving Enerplus' drilling inventory and scale in the Bakken/Williston Basin.

Canadian Overseas Petroleum Acquires Atomic Oil & Gas for $54M

December 1, 2020

Oil & Gas

Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL) agreed to acquire Atomic Oil & Gas LLC for US$54 million in a mix of assumed debt, cash and COPL shares, with an effective date of December 1, 2020 and expected completion by January 31, 2021. The acquisition adds operated onshore oil assets in the Powder River Basin (Wyoming) — including two oil production units, associated midstream assets and ~31.1mm BOE (2P) reserves — materially expanding COPL's production, reserves and U.S. footprint.