The service includes all the basic information contained in the Quarterly Oil & Gas INDEX on active explorers and producers of western Canada plus, as applicable, further information covering Personnel, Structure, Operating Centres, Predecessors in a tree-view display, Dispositions and Pending Transactions. In addition, Historical Companies are shown by predecessors and successors with links to active corporations. The database contains over 25,000 listings of which 4,000 apply to explorers and producers and 21,000 to suppliers and services.

Subscription Types

AVS - "added value service" is exclusive to INDEX Standing Order Customers. The initial rate is $299.95 per quarter to coincide with the publication which is reduced after 4 consecutive quarters to $209.85 per quarter or an annual rate $839.40. The annual combined rate for the INDEX and AVS is $1,119.20. The pricing includes a listing in the publication worth $199.80 reducing AVS to $919.40. It is by far the best value.

DIRECT – There is no precondition such as purchasing a standing order of the INDEX to subscribe to direct service. The rate is $1,499.95 a year. Direct has a more convenient log-in than AVS because the INDEX is not part of the procedure. The rate is higher because it is not subsidized by the INDEX.

Functions

INDEX ONLINE has several sort and find functions to assist you in learning about corporate relationships and to assist service companies in

FIND

• COMPANY – active companies can be found directly or indirectly. The information on active companies is substantial and covers Basic Information, Personnel, Structure, Operating Centres, Associates, Predecessors and / or Successors, (a tree view to establish a chain of title), Dispositions and Pending Transactions, with links to emails, web sites and more.
• PREVIEW – is a list of new Explorers & Producers (including Pipelines, Refineries & Plants) since the last quarterly Oil & Gas INDEX was published.
• PENDING – is a list of companies subject to ongoing transactions. The selection of a company from the list will provide details of the transactions as well as other information about the company.
• OP. CENTRE - includes area, field and district offices, a complex, gas and processing plants, refineries, batteries, compressor stations and other facilities manned by employees as opposed to contract personnel. A centre may be found by town or name. The system defaults to a town search that lists all centres located there. A name search finds a particular centre that has a link to find other centres in the same town. All centres are linked to their parent companies.
• PERSON – a person can be found from key personnel and directors in the database by entering all or part of the surname. Selecting a person from the search will link to the company.

SORT

• OPERATING EXPLORERS and PRODUCERS – may be sorted by employee count and location.
• OP. CENTRE TYPE - as a foreword, each centre oversees/manages a diverse number of operation types, ranging from airstrips to warehouses. The types are unique; a "battery" for example is basically made up of oil wells, storage tanks and a treating facility. Other types are similarly unique because of their makeup. AVS users wishing to sort centres by a type of operation may do so by first selecting a province and then a type from the field shown. A list will link to centres.
• SERVICE & SUPPLY COMPANIES – can be sorted by business type.

Registration

An applicant will be asked to register upon receipt of payment for the service selected. A registration may be transferred to another employee within the same company at any time. A tour of the site upon registration is recommended to learn procedures to maximize results.

Multiple Users on a Registration

A registered user when not logged-in, may allow another employee of the registered company to login using his/her password conditional that such person acknowledges to be bound by the terms and conditions of use and copyright and undertakes not to divulge the password to any other person, firm or corporation.

Login/Logout

AVS users are required to enter the first five characters of a company named in the current issue of the INDEX. During the first 20 days of the current edition either the current or prior issue may be used.

INDEX ONLINE HAS A TIME SESSION OF ONE-HOUR. After one-hour of inactivity the session expires and you will be requested to login again. DO NOT EXIT BY THE BROWSER because the session continues for one-hour and you will not be able to login until the session expires. Leave it alone for one-hour – ALWAYS LOGOUT!

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Monitoring, Security & Cancellation

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