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ALL THAT NEW SHALE OIL MAY NOT BE ENOUGH AS BIG DISCOVERIES DROP
That's primarily because fracking of North American shale formations in places like Texas and North Dakota has transformed the industry... READ MORE›
2 NORTHERN ALBERTA FIRST NATIONS WILL SHARE A 49% INTEREST IN SUNCOR OILSANDS STORAGE FACILITY
The acquisition by the Mikisew Cree and Fort McKay First Nations was first announced a year ago but was conditional on the First Nations securing funding... READ MORE›
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TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER CANCELS CALGARY APPEARANCE
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's campaign manager has cancelled her Calgary appearance just days before she was scheduled to speak at the Palliser Hotel... READ MORE›
GAS STATIONS IN B.C. AND ALBERTA RUNNING OUT OF GAS
Petro-Canada gas stations in Kelowna, Kamloops, Edmonton and Calgary are running out of petrol from their parent company, Suncor... READ MORE›
OIL COMPANIES DONATED TO CLINTON FOUNDATION WHILE LOBBYING STATE DEPARTMENT
The State Department's 2009 approval of the Alberta Clipper pipeline benefited some donors to the Clinton Foundation... READ MORE›
HOW AN OILSANDS FACILITY BECAME A MAKESHIFT HOSPITAL DURING THE WILDFIRE
With a wildfire heading towards Fort McMurray and an evacuation order in place, Mavis Ure was in no position to leave... READ MORE›
KEYSTONE XL DECISION BY OBAMA TAKES WEIGHT OFF TRUDEAU
While Alberta also introduced a carbon tax, the extensive expansion of the oil sands there more than offset most of Canada's reductions in emissions... READ MORE›
CANADA'S OIL SANDS SURVIVE, BUT CAN'T THRIVE IN A $50 OIL WORLD
Size is crucial in the oil sands the more bitumen a company can squeeze out of a plant, the lower fixed costs per barrel will be... READ MORE›
WILDFIRE IN CANADA'S FORT MAC ENERGY HEARTLAND FORCES EVACUATION
Some residents were evacuated to Noralta Lodge, an oil sands camp 21 kilometers 13 miles north of Fort McMurray... READ MORE›
GAS PUMPS RUNNING DRY AT PETRO-CANADA STATIONS IN WESTERN CANADA
Sneh Seetal, spokeswoman for Suncor, Petro-Canada's parent company, says an unplanned outage recently at its Edmonton refinery is contributing to the gas shortage... READ MORE›
STATE OF EMERGENCY IN ALBERTA AS WILDFIRE FORCES FORT MCMURRAY EVACUATION
We got out just in time.' Rachel Notley, the Alberta premier, said about 10,000 evacuees had moved north to stay in the oil sands work camps... READ MORE›
TRANSCANADA SEEKS KEYSTONE XL DELAY, TAKING DECISION OFF OBAMA'S HANDS
The future of Keystone XL after Obama leaves the White House is also unclear... READ MORE›
ALBERTA WILDFIRE EXPLODES ACROSS FORESTS IN NO WAY IS THIS FIRE UNDER CONTROL
Much of the attention is focused on Fort McMurray, where crews continue to stave off encroaching flames from critical infrastructure and homes... READ MORE›
KEYSTONE PIPELINE: OBAMA GIVEN BOOST FROM EPA REPORT REVISING CLIMATE IMPACT
Demonstrators hold signs against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline in front of the White House in Washington... READ MORE›
CANADA MAY FACE ERA OF PIPELINE ABUNDANCE AFTER KEYSTONE MOVE
The administration moved to expedite approval and construction of the Keystone XL pipeline as well as the Dakota Access line through North Dakota... READ MORE›
CANADA WILDFIRE - WHAT ARE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS?
By Tuesday, the beast had grown to 230,000 hectares, but had moved into largely unpopulated regions east and south of the town of Fort McMurray, Alberta... READ MORE›
CANADIAN OFFICIALS HOPE TO PUT 'DEATH GRIP' ON RAGING FORT MCMURRAY FIRE
Concerns over heavy smoke had seen some 300 people evacuated from Fort McKay, a First Nations community north of Fort McMurray, and brought to Edmonton... READ MORE›
CANADA EVACUATES OIL WORKERS AS WILDFIRE SPREADS
Camp workers flee as resurgent wildfire heads towards major oil sand facilities in Fort McMurray in Alberta province... READ MORE›
CONOCOPHILLIPS TO LAY OFF 300 IN PULL-BACK FROM CANADA OIL SANDS
Global energy majors have sold off more than 22.5 billion worth of Canadian oil sands assets so far this year to domestic companies... READ MORE›
WILDFIRES CAUSE CHAOS IN CANADA OIL SANDS TOWN
Fort McMurray is the capital of Alberta's oil sands region... READ MORE›
FORT MCMURRAY WILDFIRE UPENDS PLAN TO RESTART OIL SANDS OPERATIONS
Some oil sands operations, like those of Shell Canada, are well north and were not affected on Tuesday... READ MORE›
DEVASTATING ALBERTA WILDFIRE 'PROBABLY STARTED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY', POLICE SAY
Potential causes linked to humans, said Travis Fairweather of Alberta Wildfire, include campfires left unattended, debris caught in recreational vehicles and downed power lines... READ MORE›
SHELL, CONOCOPHILLIPS OIL SANDS SHARE SELLOFF RISKS FLOODING MARKET
Foreign companies have sold $22.5 billion worth of Canadian oil sands assets this year alone, due to depressed global crude prices, high operating costs and limited pipeline access to market... READ MORE›
ALBERTA WILDFIRE SPREADS OUT FROM FORT MCMURRAY TO SASKATCHEWAN
The Alberta oil sands have the third-largest reserves of oil in the world behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela... READ MORE›
CANADA'S 'DIRTY OIL' CLIMATE CHANGE DILEMMA
At the moment, oil sands operations emit roughly 70 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year but the cap will be set at 100 megatonnes... READ MORE›
SUNCOR ENERGY LAUNCHES $4.3 BILLION HOSTILE BID FOR CANADIAN OIL SANDS
Canadian Oil Sands urged shareholders not to act on the all-share offer as it reviews the bid... READ MORE›
ALBERTA FIRE EVACUEES MOVED A 2ND TIME AS WEATHER SHIFTS
About 10,000 evacuees moved north, where oil sands work camps were being pressed into service to house people... READ MORE›
CANADA WILDFIRES IN ALBERTA EXPECTED TO BURN FOR MONTHS
Canadian officials say they expect to fight the massive wildfire that has destroyed large parts of Alberta's oil sands city of Fort McMurray for months... READ MORE›
CANADA EVACUATES OIL WORKERS AMID WILDFIRES
AA quickly spreading wildfire forced the evacuation ofA 4,000 workers at major oil sands facilities in Canada late Monday... READ MORE›
COMPANIES AIRLIFT FORT MCMURRAY OILSANDS WORKERS UNDER NEW FIRE THREAT
Fort McMurray oil workers escape fire through smoke-filled skies... READ MORE›
AFTER CANADA WILDFIRE A SILVER LINING FOR BUSINESSES
Reporting by Nicole Mordant in Vancouver, Susan Taylor in Toronto, Rod Nickel in Lac la Biche, Alberta Editing by Alistair Bell... READ MORE›
ALBERTA PREMIER AND OILSANDS COMPANY EXECUTIVES LOOK AHEAD TO RESTARTING OPERATIONS
Nexen Long Lake and Hangingstone, south of Fort McMurray, are believed to be undamaged, but fire has prevented anyone from inspecting the facilities... READ MORE›