Blackstone Group L.P. (BX) is in talks to purchase some assets of Canadian energy company Encana Corp. (ECA), The New York Post reported Monday, citing two people close to the situation. The Calgary, Alberta-based oil and gas producer said in January it was willing to sell its $1 billion Deep Panuke natural gas project off Nova Scotia's coast, the report said.

Full story at http://nypost.com/2014/02/17/blackstone-drilling-down-on-nova-scotia-gas-project/

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