American Stock Exchange Lists The Common Stock of Challenger Energy Corp.
January 29 2007 - 9:37AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R)
(Amex(R)) today listed the common stock of Challenger Energy Corp.
under the ticker symbol CHQ. Challenger Energy Corp. is a Canadian
company engaged in oil and gas exploration, with its primary
emphasis on high impact opportunities offshore Nova Scotia and
Trinidad and Tobago. Challenger will begin a three well back-
to-back drilling program offshore Trinidad and Tobago with
Amex-listed Canadian Superior Energy (AMEX:SNG) as the operator.
The first well is scheduled to commence by the end of March 2007.
"We are pleased to welcome Challenger Energy Corp. to the American
Stock Exchange," said John McGonegal, Senior Vice President of the
Amex Equities Group. "Many growing energy and resource companies
have chosen the Amex as their home, and we are confident Challenger
Energy will benefit from the array of support we provide companies
in this industry." "The Amex listing represents a major milestone
for our company," said Greg Noval, Chairman of Challenger Energy
Corp. "We will be joining a prestigious group of corporations,
including Imperial Oil Ltd. and other internationally recognized
corporations which trade on the American Stock Exchange. We will
gain increased visibility and market liquidity in the global
investment community." The specialist in Challenger Energy Corp.
will be Brendan Cryan & Company. For further information on CHQ
and other Amex-listed companies, please visit http://www.amex.com/.
The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) offers trading across a
full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs),
including structured products and HOLDRS(SM). In addition to its
role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the
ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market
in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 236
ETFs to date. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges
in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as
well as domestic and foreign stocks. For more information, please
visit http://www.amex.com/. DATASOURCE: American Stock Exchange
CONTACT: Catherine Chantharaj of American Stock Exchange,
+1-212-306-1689, Web site: http://www.amex.com/
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