BNET Industries

Market Cap:$314.0M
  • Public
  • CA
Dow Jones Description

Oilsands Quest Inc. is aggressively exploring Canada's largest holding of contiguous oil sands permits and licences, located in Saskatchewan and Alberta, and developing Saskatchewan's first global-scale oil sands discovery. It is leading the establishment of the province of Saskatchewan's emerging oil sands industry.

Number of Employees 36
Contact Information

Suite 800 326 11th Avenue Southwet

Calgary, Alberta T2R 0C5

www.oilsandsque...

(403) 263-1623

NAICS Code Uranium-Radium-Vanadium Ore Mining: 212291

Recent Events

  • Oilsands Quest Provides Bitumen Resource Estimate Update and Results of Annual Meeting

    10/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Director - View Story

  • Oilsands Quest and Birch Narrows Dene Nation reach formal agreement

    7/15/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Oilsands Quest president Fitzgibbon resigns

    7/07/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Operations - View Story

  • Market Report -- In Play BQI

    7/07/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Other - View Story

News & Analysis

oilsands quest inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Christopher Hopkins CEO
Garth A. Wong Chief Financial Officer
Erdal Yildirim Executive Vice President, Project Dev
John McGonegal Senior Vice President of the Amex Equities Group
Claes T.S. Palmgren Vice President, Reservoir Engineering
Errin Kimball Vice President, Exploration
Leigh Peters Vice President, Legal
Patricia A Beatch Canwest Petroleum Corporation's Vice President of Corporate & Strategic Development
Patti A Beatch Vice President, Corp and Strategic
Paul K. O'Donoghue Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Planning
Paul O Donoghue Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Planning
Gordon G. Tallman Director
Pamela Wallin Director
William Thompson Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
T Murray Wilson Director, Executive Chairman
Ronald Phillips Chairman
Tom Milne Chair, Audit Committee
Bill Timmins Board of Directors
John Read Board of Directors
Ronald Blakely Board of Directors
W Scott Thompson Board of Directors

Christopher H. Hopkins has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Oilsands Quest Inc. since August 14, 2006. Mr. Hopkins also held the post of President from August 14, 2006 until September 15, 2008. In addition, Mr. Hopkins is President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Oilsands Quest Sask Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, since November 10, 2004. From October 1999 to September 2004, Mr. Hopkins was a founder and the Executive Vice President of Synenco Energy Inc. Mr. Hopkins was also a director of Synenco from October 1999 to August 2003. He was directly responsible for Synenco’s exploration operations resulting in the identification of over two billion barrels of bitumen. Mr. Hopkins’ 30 years of Canadian and international energy and mining experience includes executive positions in corporate planning and business development with Suncor’s Oil Sands Group, Pembina Corporation and Amoco Canada. He also has specialized management experience in environmental control and regulatory affairs in the resource industry. He received an MBA in 1980 from Queen’s University.

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc CEO Current
Oilsands Quest Inc President Current
Oilsands Quest Inc Board of Directors Current
Synenco Director Former

Garth Wong has been Chief Financial Officer since February, 2009 and prior to joining Oilsands Quest, he was a Principal and Vice President of Sokol Developments Inc., a private real estate company involved in the development of commercial and residential properties in Calgary. Prior to that, Mr. Wong served as Vice President and Comptroller for TransAlta Corporation, Canada's largest investor-owned wholesale power generator and marketing company, where he was responsible for financial reporting, planning, taxation and budgeting, as well as financial systems and processes. Mr. Wong has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary and holds a professional designation as a Chartered Accountant (Alberta). Additional industry experience includes 18 years of increasing accounting and financial responsibilities with Union Pacific Resources Inc. (formerly Norcen Energy Resources) and KPMG LLP.

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Chief Financial Officer Current
TransAlta Corporation Vice President & Comptroller Former
Sokol Developments Principal & Vice President Former
University of Calgary Bachelor of Commerce Degree Former

Erdal Yildirim has been Executive Vice President, Project Development since October 2, 2006. From 1999 to December 2005, he was Senior Vice President, Engineering and Technology at Synenco Energy Inc. Dr. Yildirim received his Doctor of Engineering Science degree from the School of Engineering & Applied Science of Columbia University in New York City . He joined Cities Service Company in 1972 and was assigned to the Syncrude Project in 1974. Since then, he has been associated with numerous industry-leading oil sands projects. He was also a founder and Chairman of the Alberta Chamber Resources Oil Sands Task Force and the National Task Force on Oil Sands Strategies, Chairman of Alberta Hydrogen Technology Steering Committee and a member of the Alberta Energy Research Council, which advised the Alberta Minister of Energy. At present, Dr. Yildirim is General Manager of Canadian Oil Sands Network for Research Development (CONRAD), a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering collaborative research and development within the oil sands industry.

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Executive Vice President, Project Dev Current
Nexen, Inc. Division Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Senior Vice President of the Amex Equities Group Current

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Vice President, Reservoir Engineering Current
Petro-Canada Former
Delft University of Technology Former
The Faculty Former
Petroleum Engineering, Inc Former

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Vice President, Exploration Current
Synenco Chief Geologist Former
Synenco Consultant Former

Leigh Peters joined Oilsands Quest in August 2007, bringing seven years of securities and corporate legal experience to the newly-created position of in-house legal counsel. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Peters was an associate with Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Calgary, where she was a member of the Corporate Commercial and Energy groups and acted for U.S. and Canadian clients on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Ms. Peters also managed large teams of lawyers from numerous firms on complex international transactions with values over $1 billion. Before then, she was an associate and a member of the Energy, Banking and Project Finance Practice groups with Macleod Dixon LLP in Calgary. Since 2004, Ms. Peters has been an instructor of law topics of interest to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Land Administrators. Ms. Peters received her Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alberta in 2002 and was called to the Alberta Bar in July 2003. She resides in Calgary, Alberta.

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Vice President, Legal Current
Banking Corporation Board of Directors Former
Corporate and Commercial Board of Directors Former
University of Alberta Bachelor of Laws Former

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Canwest Petroleum Corporation's Vice President of Corporate & Strategic Development Current

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Vice President, Corp and Strategic Current

Prior to joining Oilsands Quest Inc. in March 2008, Paul O'Donoghue was Vice President, Corporate & Strategic Development (and Corporate Secretary) of Trident Resources Corp. and Trident Exploration Corp., where he was a key member of senior management from Trident's inception in 2001. At Trident, Mr. O'Donoghue led a team that had overall responsibility for all corporate development matters, including financings, acquisitions/divestures, investor relations, risk management, marketing and legal affairs. During his time at Trident, production grew from zero at start-up to over 16,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Prior to joining Trident, Mr. O'Donoghue held progressively senior positions in oil, gas and power businesses in Canada with Alberta Energy Company, Natural Gas Clearinghouse and PrimeWest Energy. At these firms, he concentrated on corporate finance, risk management and marketing. Mr. O'Donoghue holds an MBA in Finance from the Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto (1990), and a BSc in Economics from Oklahoma City University (1984). He resides in Calgary, Alberta.

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Planning Current
Trident Resources Corp. Vice President, Corp & Strategic Development & Secretary Former
Trident Exploration Corp. Vice President, Development Former
University of Toronto MBA In Finance Former
Oklahoma City University Bsc In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Planning Current
Trident Resources Corp. Vice President, Corporate & Strategic Development Former
Trident Exploration Corp. Vice President, Corporate & Strategic Development Former
University of Toronto MBA In Finance Former
Oklahoma City University Bsc In Economics Former

Murray Wilson has been Chairman of the Board since May 1, 2006, and Executive Chairman since August 14, 2006. During his 25 year investment banking career, Mr. Wilson has led numerous strategic and financing assignments for energy, mining, utilities and technology companies and has been a key advisor to a number of oil sands companies during their formative years. Prior to founding Stanway Capital in 2001, Mr. Wilson was the Global Head of Oil & Gas for TD Securities Inc. in Calgary and Vice Chairman of TD Securities International in London, England. Prior to that, Mr. Wilson had a 17-year career with RBC Dominion Securities / Royal Bank of Canada focused on Mergers and Acquisitions, Equity and Debt Capital Markets and Project Finance. Mr. Wilson was Vice President and Director of RBC Dominion Securities, based in London, for several years. Previously, he was with Orion Royal Bank in London as Executive Director Mergers & Acquisitions and Head of Project Finance for Royal Bank's Global Energy and Minerals Group based in Calgary, which he joined in 1980. Prior to his investment banking career, Mr. Wilson was involved in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer, production engineer, project manager and economic advisor, primarily with Imperial Oil / Esso Resources. Mr. Wilson serves on the board of the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation, VirtuosoWorks, Notion Music and a number of other organizations. He holds a Master's Degree in Business from the Sloan School, M.I.T., a Master's in Engineering from the University of Manitoba (National Research Council Scholar), and a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (1st Class Honours - B.E.C. Joyce Medal) from Queen's University. A native Albertan, Mr. Wilson resides in Calgary, Alberta.

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Director, Executive Chairman Current
Notion Music, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
TD Securities, Inc. Managing Director Former
TD Securities, Inc. Global Head of Oil & Gas Former
Imperial Oil Limited Executive Professional Former
University of Manitoba Master's In Engineering Former
MIT Sloan School of Management Master's Degree In Business Former
Queen's University B.Sc. In Chemical Engineering Former

Ron Phillips joined the board of directors of CanWest Petroleum Corporation as part of the company's combination with Oilsands Quest Inc. He joined the board of directors of Oilsands Quest in April 2006. Mr. Phillips has extensive experience in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and equity and debt market financings. He is a member of the New York, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. bars. Since 2002, he has served as portfolio manager of the DKR Saturn Event Driven Program. Prior to DKR, Mr. Phillips co-managed the Weiss, Peck & Greer Merger Arbitrage Fund. He resideds in Weston, Conneticut.

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Chairman Current
Admiral Bay Resources, Inc. Director Current
Oilsands Quest Inc Board of Directors Current
Governance, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Governanceglobal Principal Current
Oilsands Quest Inc Chair, Audit Committee Current
Oilsands Quest Inc Director Current
University of Calgary Board of Directors Current
Enhanced Oil Resources Inc. Director Current
Big Sky Energy Corp Chief Financial Officer Former
Big Sky Energy Corp Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Board of Directors Current
Pacific Copper Corp. Director Current

Mr. Tallman retired as the Senior Vice President, Prairies Region of Royal Bank of Canada in 2002, after a career spanning 41 years. Some of Mr. Tallman's key management responsibilities with the Royal Bank included Senior Vice President Lending Risk Management Group, Senior Assistant Manager, Vancouver Branch, Senior Vice President, Prairies, Vice President, Global Energy Group and Vice President, Commercial Banking & National Accounts. Mr. Tallman is also a director of the following public issuers: Big Rock Brewery Ltd. (a subsidiary of Big Rock Brewery Income Trust), Canada Utilities Limited, CV Technologies Inc. and PFB Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Enbridge Income Fund Chair Current
CV Technologies Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Oilsands Quest Inc Director Current
PFB Corp. Board of Directors Current
Big Rock Brewery Income Trust Board of Directors Current
Investment Saskatchewan Inc Member Current
PFB Corp. Member Current
Royal Bank of Canada Senior Vice President, Prairies Region Former
Development Corp. Board of Directors Former
Investment Saskatchewan Inc Board of Directors Former
Calgary Inc Board of Directors Former
Institute, Inc Former

John Read has been a Company Director since October 11, 2007 and has served as a member of the Company s Compensation and Reserves and Resources Committees since that time. In 1970, Mr. Read began his career in the oil and gas industry with Shell Canada and then Texaco Exploration Canada. In 1974, he joined Colt Engineering Ltd., a private, start-up engineering organization where he held engineering and management positions. In 1983 he became President and Chief Executive Officer of the organization. He was Chief Executive Officer from 1999 until his retirement in early 2006. Mr. Read remained a partner and director of The Colt Companies until March 2007, when Colt was acquired by Worley Parsons Limited, a worldwide engineering and project management organization. Mr. Read is a member of the World Presidents Organization and the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta. Mr. Read serves as a director on the boards of Axia Netmedia Corporation and PFB Corporation, both of which are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Organization Position Status
Axia NetMedia Corporation Board of Directors Current
Oilsands Quest Inc Board of Directors Current
Colt Engineering Corporation Former
Shell Canada Limited Former
University of Saskatchewan Former

The Honourable Pamela Wallin has been a director of the Company since June 28, 2007. The career of the Saskatchewan-born journalist, diplomat and entrepreneur spans more than 30 years and several continents. Ms. Wallin was appointed to the Senate of Canada and is the Senior Advisor to the President of the Americas Society and the Council of the Americas in New York. From 2002 to 2006, she was the Canadian Consul General in New York. She also serves as Chancellor of the University of Guelph. Ms. Wallin served on the Government of Canada's five-member panel to advise on the future involvement of Canada in Afghanistan. She serves on several corporate boards, including CTVglobemedia, Canada's premier multimedia company, Gluskin Sheff & Associates, a wealth management firm and Porter Airlines, a regional passenger airline. A member of a special Advisory Board for BMO Harris Private Banking, she also serves on many volunteer boards and is the Honourary Co-Chair of the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Ms. Wallin has honorary doctorates from 13 Canadian universities, including the University of Regina, from which she graduated in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology and Political Science. Among many other honours, Ms. Wallin was named to the Canadian Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2002. She was the Distinguished Honoree of the Canadian Society of New York in 2003 and received a national Visionary Award in Canada in 2004. Ms. Wallin has been recognized twice by Queen Elizabeth II for her public service and achievements. She resides in New York City and Toronto.

Organization Position Status
The Nature Conservancy Co-Chair Former

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Board of Directors Current
Shell Canada Limited Chief Financial Officer Former
Royal Dutch Shell plc Executive Vice President, Finance, Global Downstream Former
Shell Canada Limited Vice President, Human Resources & Public Affairs Former

W. Scott Thompson has been a director of the Company from August 14, 2006 to April 30, 2007, and from June 28, 2007 to present. Mr. Thompson is the Chair of the Company s Resources and Reserves Committee. Mr. Thompson was a former director of Oilsands Quest Sask Inc. from June 2005 to August 2006. Mr. Thompson has over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has been President and a director of Clear Creek Oil & Gas, Inc., a natural gas exploration company, since November 2000. From March 2005 to present, Mr. Thompson has acted as Secretary/Treasurer and director of Forster Drilling Corporation, which builds land drilling rigs and provides contract drilling services to oil and gas exploration and production companies. From May 2005 to present, Mr. Thompson has been President and director of Harris-Forbes, Inc., an investment banking company to the energy sector. Since 1998, Mr. Thompson has been the president and a director of Process Technology Systems, Inc. Mr. Thompson was president and a director of Eurotrade Financial, Inc., an investment banking company, from June 1993 to May 2005.

Organization Position Status
Oilsands Quest Inc Board of Directors Current
Forster Drilling Corp Board of Directors Current
Forster Drilling Corp President Former
Geosearch Partner Former
The University of Texas at Austin Bba Former

W. Scott Thompson has been a director of the Company from August 14, 2006 to April 30, 2007, and from June 28, 2007 to present. Mr. Thompson is the Chair of the Company s Resources and Reserves Committee. Mr. Thompson was a former director of Oilsands Quest Sask Inc. from June 2005 to August 2006. Mr. Thompson has over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has been President and a director of Clear Creek Oil & Gas, Inc., a natural gas exploration company, since November 2000. From March 2005 to present, Mr. Thompson has acted as Secretary/Treasurer and director of Forster Drilling Corporation, which builds land drilling rigs and provides contract drilling services to oil and gas exploration and production companies. From May 2005 to present, Mr. Thompson has been President and director of Harris-Forbes, Inc., an investment banking company to the energy sector. Since 1998, Mr. Thompson has been the president and a director of Process Technology Systems, Inc. Mr. Thompson was president and a director of Eurotrade Financial, Inc., an investment banking company, from June 1993 to May 2005.

Organization Position Status
Forster Drilling Corp President Current
Town of North Hempstead Coach Current
The University of Texas Current
Oilsands Quest Inc Director Current
Forster Drilling Corp Director Current
Industrial.Com, Inc. Head Baseball Coach Former
Flower Mound Former
The University of Texas at Austin Bba Former

Executive News

  • Oilsands Quest and Birch Narrows Dene Nation reach formal agreement

    Reuters - 7/15/09 - View Story

  • Oilsands Quest and Birch Narrows Dene Nation reach formal agreement

    TradingMarkets - 7/15/09 - View Story

  • Oilsands Quest gains support of local Indians

    Stockwatch - 7/15/09 - View Story

  • Oilsands Quest and Birch Narrows Dene Nation reach formal agreement

    PR Newswire - 7/15/09 - View Story

  • Downturn in oil price has its blessings

    Financial Post - 7/08/09 - View Story

  • Oilsands Quest Provides Bitumen Resource Estimate Update and Possible Mining Interest Spin Off

    PR Newswire - 7/08/09 - View Story

  • Oilsands Quest president Fitzgibbon resigns

    Stockwatch - 7/07/09 - View Story

  • Market Report -- In Play (BQI)

    Briefing.com via MSN Money - 7/07/09 - View Story

  • Oilsands Quest announces resignation and participation at conference

    Sys-Con Canada - 7/07/09 - View Story

  • Oilsands Quest President And COO Jamey Fitzgibbon Resigns - Quick Facts

    RTTNews.com - 7/07/09 - View Story

  • Oilsands Quest announces resignation and participation at conference

    Globe Investor - 7/07/09 - View Story

  • Oilsands Quest announces resignation and participation at conference

    Yahoo! Canada - 7/07/09 - View Story

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BQI $1.13 +0.02 (1.8% )
Volume 2,497,833
Shares Outstanding 277.8M
Market Cap 314.0M
Year High 1.69
Year Low 0.63
Earnings Per Share -0.30
P/E Ratio N/A
Dividend 0.00
Yield 0.00
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