Struggling Penn West Petroleum Ltd. hopes some Calgary heavyweights can help turn the company around. Capping off a tumultuous year that included some serious management turnover, the oil and gas explorer has named former Suncor Energy Inc. chief ...

CALGARY, May 1, 2013 /CNW/ - PENN WEST PETROLEUM LTD. (TSX - PWT; NYSE - PWE) ("PENN WEST") is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has declared a second quarter 2013 dividend of $0.27 per share to be paid on July 15, 2013 to ...

Among the companies whose shares are making notable moves in Monday's session are Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (PWE), North American Palladium Ltd.

Penn West Petroleum Ltd. said it has named two energy-industry veterans to its board. Former Suncor Energy Inc. Chief Executive Rick George has been named chairman, and Allan Markin, former chairman of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

Penn West Petroleum Ltd (USA) (NYSE:PWE) shares dropped 1.70% to $8.68. The company, on Mar. 14, announced that it has filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities its 2012 disclosure documents.

Penn West Petroleum Ltd logo Penn West Petroleum Ltd (TSE: PWT) had its price target decreased by Salman Partners from C$13.25 to C$9.50 in a research report released on Friday morning, Analyst Ratings.

Penn West Petroleum Ltd logo Penn West Petroleum Ltd (TSE: PWT) had its target price trimmed by BMO Capital Markets from C$13.00 to C$11.50 in a research note issued to investors on Monday, StockRatingsNetwork reports.

Energy shares rose 0.3%. Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (TSE:PWT), a Canadian oil and natural gas producer, advanced almost 5% after appointing Rick George, former chief executive officer of Suncor Energy Inc., as its new chairman of the board, and former ...

Forest Oil Corporation(NYSE:FST) augmented 3.55% and closed at $4.37.The Company announced that its first quarter 2013 earnings release will be issued after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, May 6, 2013.

May 21 (Reuters) - Laredo Petroleum Holdings Inc said it would sell its assets in the Anadarko Basin in Western Oklahoma and Texas to affiliates of EnerVest Ltd for $438 million to raise capital for its drilling activities in the Permian Basin. Laredo ...