Latest jobsCalgary intermediate TriStar reported an unrealized loss of C$21.4 million (US$21.3 million) in the first quarter of this year while increasing production 372%.
The loss was recorded on TriStar’s derivative contracts.
The company’s production for the quarter was 19,431 barrels of oil per day, up from 4,121 boepd in the first quarter of 2007, representing the company’s eighth consecutive quarter of production growth.
The company drilled 52 gross (34.9 net) wells in the first quarter with a 90 percent success rate, representing its most active drilling quarter to date.
In the same quarter, TriStar completed acquisitions of Kinwest, Arista and Bulldog, adding 15.6 million barrels of oil equivalent of proven plus probable reserves.
The bulk of TriStar’s drilling was in the Bakken play, the company’s core project in south-east Saskatchewan.