Oil Sands
Regulators approve Suncor oil sands expansions
Mar 18, 2010 14:50 EDT
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Regulators have approved three expansion stages at Suncor Energy Inc's Firebag oil sands project that will eventually add output of 188,000 barrels of bitumen a day, Suncor said on Thursday.
EU understates emissions from oil: biodiesel lobby
Mar 18, 2010 13:30 EDT
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is not taking full account of the environmental impact of oil-based road transport fuels, which could undermine the bloc's renewable energy goals, European biodiesel producers said on Thursday.
More regulation needed for Canada oil sands: report
Mar 17, 2010 18:03 EDT
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Steam-driven projects to extract crude from Canada's oil sands, often held up as more environmentally friendly than mining, have major drawbacks of their own that require more stringent regulation to fix, an environmental think tank said on Wednesday.
BP to pay £4.7 bln for Devon Energy assets
Mar 11, 2010 03:17 EST
Oil giant BP said Thursday it will pay US firm Devon Energy $7 billion (£4.7 billion)for assets in Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Gulf of Mexico.
Honeywell wins 5-year Shell contract
Mar 08, 2010 15:27 EST
Honeywell International wins Shell contract to standardize Shell operations. Manufacturing conglomerate Honeywell International said Monday that it has signed a five-year deal with Shell to standardize its worldwide facilities with automated technology designed to improve plant reliability, efficiency and safety.
Canada shift on reviewing energy projects critiqued
Mar 05, 2010 17:11 EST
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Ottawa's plan to shift responsibility of environmental assessments to Canada's main energy regulator fails to address fundamental problems surrounding major oil and gas projects, a green think tank said on Friday.
Environmentalists see "Avatar" in oil sands
Mar 04, 2010 20:10 EST
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Environmentalists aim to hitch their stars to James Cameron's "Avatar" by trying to draw parallels between the sci-fi blockbuster and Canada's oil sands industry ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards.
Environmentalists see "Avatar" in oil sands
Mar 04, 2010 20:10 EST
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Environmentalists aim to hitch their stars to James Cameron's "Avatar" by trying to draw parallels between the sci-fi blockbuster and Canada's oil sands industry ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards.
TransCanada to consider US pipeline 'onramp'
Mar 03, 2010 19:06 EST
TransCanada agrees to consider letting US crude use oil pipeline between Alberta, Gulf Coast. TransCanada executives said Wednesday they will consider letting Montana and North Dakota crude oil onto a proposed pipeline to the Gulf of Mexico, after hearing demands for access from U.S. oil producers.
Shell halts Colo. water bid in oil shale project
Feb 23, 2010 17:47 EST
Shell abandons Colorado water rights bid, placing regional oil shale development on hold. Shell Oil Co. said Tuesday it is abandoning its quest for water rights from a northwest Colorado river to develop oil shale production, citing delays in the project due to the global economic downturn.
BP in talks over $1.2 billion Canadian oil sands deal: report
Feb 14, 2010 10:40 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - British oil major BP Plc is in talks to pay about $1.2 billion for a majority stake in a privately held Canadian company with large reserves of oil-rich sand deposits, the Sunday Times reported.
Feds take deliberate approach of oil shale leasing
Feb 05, 2010 19:22 EST
Official says federal government is taking deliberate approach of oil shale leasing. Concerns and conflict over the first round of federal oil shale leases in the Rockies have made the government more deliberate in the second round, a federal official said Friday.
Canada to tout oil sands in emission cut plans
Feb 01, 2010 17:52 EST
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Canadian government will keep supporting development of Alberta's oil sands while it follows the U.S. lead on setting targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the country's environment minister said on Monday.
Other oil play you simply can't ignore
Jan 28, 2010 00:08 EST
Why we really like Canadian oil sands . The biggest economic shift of our time is under way.
Shell CEO says to scale back on oil sands: report
Jan 25, 2010 09:11 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is slowing its expansion into high-cost Canadian tar sands and will in future focus on exploration, rather than expensive, capital-intensive projects, Chief Executive Peter Voser said in Monday's edition of the Financial Times.
Shell CEO says to scale back on oil sands: report
Jan 25, 2010 09:11 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is slowing its expansion into high-cost Canadian tar sands and will in future focus on exploration, rather than expensive, capital-intensive projects, Chief Executive Peter Voser said in Monday's edition of the Financial Times.
ConocoPhillips to expand production project
Jan 19, 2010 12:56 EST
ConocoPhillips to expand Surmont oil production project; expects next phase to begin this year. ConocoPhillips said Tuesday it will expand its Surmont oil production project in Canada into a second phase, and now expects production capacity to jump to 110,000 barrels per day from 27,000.
Canada should consider slowing oil sands boom: official
Jan 15, 2010 14:50 EST
Canada should consider reining in development of its booming oil sands, the world's second largest reserve behind Saudi Arabia, Alberta's new energy minister said in an interview published Friday.
The Utica – an emerging Canadian shale gas play
Jan 12, 2010 10:55 EST
Seven junior gas exploration plays worth a second look . As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. ? Benjamin Disraeli
Canada gas project, pipeline gets green light
Jan 04, 2010 10:17 EST
A project to develop gas fields in Canada's Northwest Territories and build a 1,200-kilometer (745 miles) pipeline won a green light after a review found it poses no major environmental concerns.
