Alberta (& Saskatchewan) Tar Sands

Opec’s gift to tar sands producers: high oil prices

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Sun, 2012-07-08

<p>Opec’s gift to oil sands producers: high oil prices<br />
Financial Post<br />
Yadullah Hussain Jul 6, 2012</p>
<p>Canadian oil sands producers battling high development costs are getting help from an unlikely quarter: Saudi Arabia and its OPEC allies.</p>

Canada favors tech cooperation with J'lem

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Sun, 2012-07-08

<p>Canada favors tech cooperation with J'lem<br />
By SHARON UDASIN<br />
Jerusalem Post<br />
06/27/2012 </p>
<p>‘Israel is a hotbed of innovation, technological activity,’ Canadian resources minister says before meeting with Uzi Landau.</p>

More BS than Bitumen Flowing From Alberta After Third Recent Spill

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Tue, 2012-06-26

<p>More BS than Bitumen Flowing From Alberta After Third Recent Spill<br />
by Damien Gillis l The Canadian.ca</p>
<p>A story in yesterday's Edmonton Journal on the latest pipeline spill in Alberta, this one near Elk Point, was more full of crap than the province's rivers and farms are full of oil these days.</p>

Despite Spills, Enbridge Pushes For More Tar Sands Pipelines

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Tue, 2012-06-26

<p>Despite Spills, Enbridge Pushes For More Oil Sands Pipelines<br />
6/26/2012 </p>
<p>Alberta's three oil sand deposits are known as the Athabasca Oil Sands, the Cold Lake Oil Sands, and the Peace River Oil Sands. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)</p>
<p><a href="http://oilsandstruth.org/despite-spills-enbridge-pushes-more-tar-sands-pipelines" target="_blank">read more</a></p>

India’s ONGC may bid for $5B Conoco tar sands assets

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Wed, 2012-06-06

<p>India’s ONGC may bid for $5B Conoco oil sands assets</p>
<p>By Charlie Zhu, Reuters Jun 5, 2012 </p>
<p>KUALA LUMPUR — Oil and Natural Gas Corp , India’s biggest state-owned energy explorer, is considering bidding for part of ConocoPhillips Canadian oil sands holdings worth around $5-billion, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Tuesday.</p>

Fort McMurray: Economic centre of Canada?

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Wed, 2012-06-06

<p>Fort McMurray: Economic centre of Canada?</p>
<p>Claudia Cattaneo Jun 5, 2012<br />
Financial Post</p>

Canada to be among top three oil producers by 2030

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Wed, 2012-06-06

<p>Canada to be among top three oil producers by 2030</p>
<p>By Yadullah Hussain, Financial Post</p>
<p>June 5, 2012 </p>
<p>Canada could emerge as the top three or four oil producer in the world by 2030 thanks to rising oil sands supply, according to an industry forecast which focuses more on the possibilities that lay before the Canadian oil industry rather than its substantial challenges.</p>

[Tar sands] Oil producers urged to solve pipeline constraints

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Wed, 2012-06-06

<p>Alternative title: "This is why we fight tar sands pipelines."</p>
<p>Oil producers urged to solve pipeline constraints</p>
<p>SHAWN McCARTHY</p>
<p>Ottawa — The Globe and Mail</p>
<p>Jun. 05 2012</p>

An Oil Industry Witch Hunt in Canada Threatens Us All

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Sun, 2012-06-03

<p>An Oil Industry Witch Hunt in Canada Threatens Us All<br />
Posted: 06/01/2012<br />
Huff Post</p>

Cenovus plans new technology at tar sands project

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Sun, 2012-06-03

<p>Cenovus plans new technology at oil sands project<br />
Wed May 30, 2012<br />
Reuters</p>
<p>CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Cenovus Energy Inc (CVE.TO: Quote) said on Wednesday it won regulatory approval for its third major steam-driven oil sands project, a joint-venture development in which it will test new production technology aimed at getting more tar-like oil out of the ground.</p>

Awed by "oil sands", Mulcair calls for more environmental oversight

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Sun, 2012-06-03

<p>Awed by oil sands, Mulcair calls for more environmental oversight</p>
<p>JOSH WINGROVE</p>
<p>EDMONTON — The Globe and Mail</p>
<p>Published Thursday, May. 31 2012</p>
<p>Precisely one thing surprised Thomas Mulcair on his visit to Alberta: the scale of the oil sands.</p>

Iran row fuels hunt for new oil sources

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Mon, 2012-05-14

<p>Iran row fuels hunt for new oil sources</p>
<p>Indrani Bagchi, TNN | May 13, 2012</p>
<p>NEW DELHI: An unstable Persian Gulf and West Asia, coupled with the US pressure on India to cut oil imports from Iran, is driving New Delhi to make diversification a major plank of its energy policy. Now, India is looking at Canada, Nigeria, Venezuela and even Brazil as new sources of oil and gas.</p>

Majority of tar sands ownership and profits are foreign, says analysis

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Thu, 2012-05-10

<p>Majority of oil sands ownership and profits are foreign, says analysis</p>
<p>By Mike De Souza, Postmedia News May 10, 2012 </p>
<p>OTTAWA — More than two-thirds of all oil sands production in Canada is owned by foreign entities, sending a majority of the industry’s profits out of the country, says a new analysis released Thursday by a British Columbia-based conservation group.</p>

*Can T&T Survive Extreme Extraction?*

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Sat, 2012-04-28

<p>*Can T&amp;T Survive Extreme Extraction?*</p>
<p>April 22nd, 2012 </p>
<p>In late March 2012, I was introduced to Mr. Macdonald Stainsby.</p>
<p>I had been looking forward to meeting Mr. Stainsby after having been informed of his intent to visit Trinidad by Miss. Monique Walker of Green TNT. </p>

Environmentalists sound warning: Tar sand extraction a danger to T&T

Syndicated from Oil Sands Truth on Sat, 2012-04-28

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