Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing is submitted by Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (a foreign private issuer) for the month of January 2011, with the report signed on January 3, 2011. The registrant is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and files annual reports under Form 40-F. The filing serves to distribute a press release dated January 3, 2011, as Exhibit 99.1.
Key Financial Metrics
The provided filing text contains only the cover page and exhibit index. It does not provide clear values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, liquidity, or other specific financial metrics. The financial data is presumably contained within the referenced press release (Exhibit 99.1), which is not included in the input text.
Material Changes
No material changes versus the prior comparable period are described in the provided text. The filing acts as a conduit for a press release but does not summarize the content of that release.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not contain management commentary, guidance, outlook, risks, contingencies, or details on unusual items. These elements would be located in the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1), the content of which is not available in the source text.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the content of the January 3, 2011 press release (Exhibit 99.1) to obtain actual financial results or operational updates.
- Confirm the registrant's name; the input metadata lists "OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD." but the filing text explicitly identifies the registrant as Penn West Petroleum Ltd.
- Review the full Form 40-F for the most recent fiscal year to establish baseline financial metrics for comparison.