Paramount Resources Ltd., an energy company, explores for and develops conventional and unconventional petroleum and natural gas reserves and resources in Canada. It holds interests in the Willesden Green Duvernay development covering an area of 263,000 net acres of contiguous Duvernay rights located in central Alberta; the shale gas properties consisting of 113,000 net acres of Muskwa rights situated in northeast British Columbia in the Horn River Basin; the Liard Basin comprising 179,000 net acres of Besa River rights located in northeast British Columbia; and the Kaybob North Duvernay development and other natural gas and oil producing properties covering an area of 109,000 net acres of Duvernay rights and 179,000 net acres of Montney rights located in the Kaybob Region. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Calgary, Canada.