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Paramount Resources company history timeline

1982

In 1982, the company’s asset value was an estimated $80 million.

1999

The first half of 1999 oil prices shot upward, taking the stock of oil and gas companies along for the ride.

2000

Riddell owned 48.5 percent of Paramount Resources, which generated $391.5 million in revenue during 2000.

2001

By the end of 2001, Riddell had built a fortune valued around $500 million, according to Canadian Business.

In 2001, Conoco had bought Gulf Canada, developer of the $1.3 billion oil sands project, and played a role in the deal, according to the Oil Daily.

2002

“Producers Paid to End Dispute,” Oil Daily, March 1, 2002.

2003

In 2003, after more than 20 years of successful exploration and development on the Northeast Alberta shallow gas trends, Clay and Paramount Resources successfully created a new public entity, Paramount Energy Trust.

2005

The strong oil sector increased Clay Riddell’s net worth by more than 88 percent in 2005.

2007

In January 2007 Paramount created MGM Energy Corp., spinning out far northern exploratory properties.

2008

Riddell was inducted into the Calgary Business Hall of Fame and in 2008 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

2012

From a speech Clay gave in 2012: “What does a kid from Winnipeg know about starting and running a public oil and gas company – not much.

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