MEG Energy reports $67M in Q2 profit, down from last year

CALGARY — Oilsands producer MEG Energy Corp. says its profits fell during the second quarter compared with a year earlier. Net earnings for the quarter came in at $67 million, or 26 cents per diluted share, compared with $136 million, or 50 cents per diluted share,...

Precision Drilling boosts capital spending as outlook improves

Precision Drilling Corp. says the outlook for its business is improving enough for it to reverse cuts to its capital spending program it had made amid economic uncertainty earlier this year — and further increase it. “While macro uncertainties persist, customer...