<p>Jordan to Rely on Shale Oil to Meet Soaring Domestic Demand</p>
<p>7 August 2012—Jordan aims to extract 40,000 BOPD of oil from its shale oil reserves by 2016 to meet the country’s increasing demand, Jordan Oil Shale Energy Company (JOSECO) said.</p>
<p>JOSECO is a subsidiary of Estonian state-owned Eesti Energia.</p>

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

<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>

<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>

<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>

<p>Jordan finalises deal for first oil shale plant<br />
by Taylor Luck | Jun 02,2012 |<br />
Jordan Times</p>
<p>AMMAN — Jordan has reached an agreement for the country’s first oil shale-fired power plant in what energy officials are calling a “milestone” in the country’s drive for energy independence.</p>

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<p>First barrels of Jordanian oil shale expected this year<br />
by Taylor Luck | May 08,2012 |</p>
<p>DEAD SEA — An Estonian-Jordanian firm is set to pump the first ever commercially viable barrels of Jordanian oil shale this year.</p>

<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>

<p>Obama Welcomes Southern Keystone Pipeline</p>
<p>By Olivier Knox, The Ticket/Y!News Blog</p>
<p>27 February 12</p>

<p>Camp Oil Sands: Alberta’s new economic boom<br />
nathan vanderklippe<br />
CALGARY— From Friday's Globe and Mail<br />
Feb. 09, 2012 </p>

<p>Utah tar sands still seeking investors despite questions</p>
<p>By brandon loomis</p>
<p>The Salt Lake Tribune<br />
First published Feb 15 2012 </p>
<p>Eastern Utah’s tar sands are just a year or so from producing their first commercial quantities of oil — if environmental appeals are settled and the company planning to mine can attract investors.</p>
<p>Those are big ifs.</p>

<p>Cenovus gets price boost with direct sale to China<br />
carrie tait<br />
CALGARY— From Thursday's Globe and Mail<br />
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 </p>

<p>Keystone XL key issue in U.S. election</p>
<p>By Yadullah Hussain, Financial Post February 10, 2012</p>
<p>The last time David H. Wilkins came to the National Post office for an editorial board meeting was in 2005. He was then U.S. Ambassador to Canada and President George W. Bush's key man in Ottawa.</p>

<p>Keystone Pipeline Blocked From Crossing Texas Farm<br />
February 15, 2012 </p>
<p>DALLAS (AP) — Owners of a northeast Texas farm have obtained a court order to block TransCanada from crossing the farm with a proposed pipeline planned to carry Canadian oil to refineries along the Texas Gulf coast.</p>