Tar sands companies have PR problem: survey
Oilsands companies have PR problem: survey
By Dave Cooper, edmontonjournal.com
January 8, 2009
EDMONTON - Oilsands producers have received the word from the public — half don't believe what they are being told.
ENERGY JUSTICE IN TURTLE ISLAND – NORTH AMERICA
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TransCanada offers $2 billion in debt
TransCanada offers $2 billion in debt
By Dan Healing, Calgary Herald
January 6, 2009
CALGARY - A $2-billion US debt offer launched Tuesday by TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. was lauded by energy analysts who say it will be well-received in a market that has discounted most oil and gas companies’ equity.
Oil price slump undermines controversial tar sand projects
Oil price slump undermines controversial tar sand projects
Commercial viability of carbon intensive Canadian tar sands hit by combination of falling oil prices and regulatory concerns
James Murray, BusinessGreen, 06 Jan 2009
OPEC's future blowin' in the wind
OPEC's future blowin' in the wind
Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2009
Philip Demont
CBC News
The noise generated by the 120 wind turbines turning on the hilltops of the Viana do Castelo region in northern Portugal might not equal that of a soccer-crazy crowd at the Estadio da Luz stadium in Lisbon.
Syncrude facing private prosecution over dead ducks
Syncrude facing private prosecution over dead ducks
CAROLINE ALPHONSO
Globe and Mail Update
January 7, 2009
An Alberta resident launched a private prosecution against one of the country's largest oils-sands' operators, alleging that it was responsible for killing 500 ducks at its northern Alberta facility last spring.
Enbridge cleaning up spill at tar sands terminal
Enbridge cleaning up spill at oil sands terminal
Wed Jan 7, 2009 5:15pm EST
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc, Canada's No. 2 pipeline firm, said a malfunctioning valve at an oil storage facility in the oil sands region of northern Alberta this week spewed out 4,000 barrels of oil, but the spill was mostly contained on the grounds of its tank farm.
America's Other Glorious War
By WILLIAM BLUM - January 7, 2009
The building and protection of oil and gas pipelines in Afghanistan, to continue farther to Pakistan, India, and elsewhere, has been a key objective of US policy since before the 2001 American invasion and occupation of the country...A planned Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline has strong support from Washington because...the US is eager to block a competing pipeline that would bring gas to Pakistan and India from Iran. But security for such projects remains daunting, and that's where the US and NATO forces come in to play.
The Costly Compromises of Oil From Sand
The Costly Compromises of Oil From Sand
by IAN AUSTEN
Published: January 6, 2009
New York Times
OTTAWA — The oil that is extracted from Canadian dirt is being portrayed as saving America from energy dependence on the unstable Middle East, or an environmental catastrophe in the making — depending on the perspective.
Syncrude worker found dead at Mildred Lake site
Syncrude worker found dead at Mildred Lake site
Updated: Thu Jan. 01 2009 18:47:13
ctvedmonton.ca
It was a tragic end to 2008 for a Syncrude employee in northern Alberta. The worker was found unconscious at Syncrude's Mildred Lake upgrader at about 10:30 Wednesday morning.
Obama and the Graveyard of Empires
By GARY LEUPP - December 26-28, 2008
Joint Chief[s] of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen is reportedly recommending to President-Elect Obama that the U.S. increase by 30,000 its current force of 32,000 in Afghanistan. That...is about 20,000 more troops than Obama was proposing while on the campaign trail...Obama, who has enthused about refocusing the “War on Terror” back on Afghanistan, is likely to accede to the admiral’s request.
Energy at any cost (Wyoming; "Rockies Express Gas Pipeline")
Energy at any cost
Natural-gas pipelines encroach on farms, homes and businesses with government support, with more projects in the works
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 3:08 AM
By Sandy Shore
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WANING of the BOOM
WANING of the BOOM
Once the dream factory for 24,000 mobile workers, Fort McMurray's slowdown may be most devastating for the communities across Canada who export them.
GORDON PITTS
December 29, 2008
Petro-Canada working on costs (Fort Hills, Montréal Refinery, etc...)
Petro-Canada working on costs
Claudia Cattaneo, Financial Post Published: Friday, December 12, 2008
CALGARY -- Petro-Canada is seeing "a pretty good response" as it re-negotiates deals to bring down costs at its delayed Fort Hills oil sands project, Ron Brenneman, chief executive, said Friday.
Workers vote to end 13-month lockout at Petro-Canada refinery (Montréal)
Workers vote to end 13-month lockout at Petro-Canada refinery
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 |
CBC News
Workers at a Petro-Canada refinery in Montreal have voted to accept a new collective agreement, a move that will put an end to a 13-month lockout.