July Archive

July 07 Archive

Stelmach Warns Ottawa On Oil Sands...
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has urged caution on a Commons committee report that suggests more federal involvement in the oil sands

New Research Centre Will Seek Ways to Reduce Water Use in Oil Sands
(CSRwire) March 5, 2007- Water use in oil sands development is currently a significant concern for Albertans and Canadians

Health Canada Tries to silence Tarsands whistleblower
All within the area of the Tar sands. The Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons, as well as Health Canada have filed a complaint

Report: Oil sands costs up 55 percent
HOUSTON, March 6 (UPI) -- Capital costs per peak flowing barrel of Canada's oil sands are up 55 percent, squeezing returns on investments

Alberta eyes carbon dioxide pipeline for oil sands
The idea of a pipeline, which languished under the last years of Ralph Klein's government, is to connect the oil sands near Fort McMurray

Oil field services feeling pain, but it's just a matter of time ...
Globe and Mail - Canada And although oil sands are open-pit mines today, they will, according to industry, eventually be in-situ extractions, which means drilling holes into the ...

Canada's Total Energy Production has Increased by 81 Percent Since ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA Its oil production comes 36 percent from oil sands, seven percent East Coast offshore operations, and the balance in traditional drill and gush operations. ...

Oilsands Quest estimates resource potential of its Saskatchewan ...
CNNMoney.com - USA The Axe Lake bitumen resource is characterized by thick, continuous, coarse-grained oil sands in reservoirs at depths from 185 to 205 metres. ...

Your Money Matters: Oil sands - the next gold rush?
Jerusalem Post - Israel By AARON LEITNER Oil sands - alternative crude oil extraction is increasing. Big oil companies are in search of new oil reserves around the globe. ...

Yesterday's trading: Upgrade hopes fuel Amec
This is Money - UK There was also bullish feedback from analysts who this week visited its oil sands operations in northern Alberta, Canada. AMEC is the industry leader in ...

PetroChina pulls out of Canadian oil sands pipeline development ...
International Herald Tribune - France At an oil sands conference in Calgary, Alberta, Yiwu Song, vice president of China National Petroleum Corp., PetroChina's parent company, said the company ...

Are these the last days of the Oil Age?
Times Online - UK It is a complex issue, and there are some grounds for questioning the most pessimistic forecasts, including the likely development of the Canadian tar sands ...

Global warming heats up the nuclear option
Salt Lake Tribune - United States Small nuclear reactors could provide the heat needed to extract liquids from oil shale and tar sands, a way to reduce the nation's reliance on foreign fuels ...