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Baytex Energy Case Summary

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On Aug 29 2014 Baytex Energy experienced a fiscal crisis. The CEO James L Bowser founded the company in 1993. The headquarters are located in Calgary, Canada. Baytex is an oil and gas corporation. They specialize in the development and production of crude oil. The stock went down in 2014 because Baytex bought another company called Aurora Oil & Gas at the peak of the market. The stock price fell. Market prices for oil and petroleum products fell worldwide thus affecting Baytexs’ market share. Problem:
Baytex is facing a fiscal crisis and is in the red for 2.6 billion US dollars. Baytex bought Aurora Oil & Gas. They purchased it slightly before the gas prices plummeted on August 2014. Instead of losing money for only one company they lost the money for both current assets. Now they are in debt for 2.6 billion dollars. …show more content…

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