Scientists win historic battle over oil sands monitoring - National Post (registration)


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Scientists win historic battle over oil sands monitoring
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The goal was to obtain the scientists' support for a new joint federal-provincial oil sands pollution monitoring program that the two governments hope will silence international criticism over the “dirty oil” produced by the oil sands industry.

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BioLargo Technologies Offer Solution to Clean-Up the Oil Sands Industry - Green Technology Investments


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BioLargo Technologies Offer Solution to Clean-Up the Oil Sands Industry
Green Technology Investments
The Oil Sands industry in Canada is booming. Recent deals with companies looking to capture more of the market share from some of the largest oil deposits in the world include Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK/B) agreeing to buy SilverBirch Energy Corp. for ...

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Pipeline debate best left to Canadians: BC premier - CTV.ca


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Pipeline debate best left to Canadians: BC premier
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Like Canadians will have an opinion on a pipeline built and run by a multi national organisation that is pumping oil owned by multi national organisations... How much say will Canada have in the Chinesse owned and operated Athabasca Oilsands project?
Canada's Oil Sands: Are We Exporting Canada's Energy Security? Oye! Times

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David Czamanske: President is right to reject Keystone Pipeline - San Gabriel Valley Tribune

David Czamanske: President is right to reject Keystone Pipeline
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
The concern of Hansen and the environmental community has focused on the significant increase in these greenhouse gases that are released during the mining, processing, transporting, and refining of tar sands to produce usable oil. The extra-heavy oil, ...

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Peter Kent says sustainable energy is a question of balance - Vancouver Sun

Peter Kent says sustainable energy is a question of balance
Vancouver Sun
There were cheers from our bench, because I think there is a recognition, not only that Canada has been unfairly targeted for the product of the oilsands, but for the fact that this country is blessed by an abundance of natural resources, ...

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Royal Dutch Shell Sets Out New Growth Agenda - MarketWatch (press release)

Royal Dutch Shell Sets Out New Growth Agenda
MarketWatch (press release)
In heavy oil world-wide, we are planning for $2 billion of 2012 spending, covering EOR, mining and upgrading activities. In Canada, Shell is investing in a series of debottlenecking projects in oil sands mining, which will add ~50000 b/d by 2020.

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Inter Pipeline Fund Announces 2012 Capital Expenditure Program - Marketwire (press release)

Inter Pipeline Fund Announces 2012 Capital Expenditure Program
Marketwire (press release)
Approximately 74%, or $182 million, will be spent on projects in the oil sands transportation segment. A total of $38 million of growth capital will be spent in the NGL extraction business segment, with the remaining $26 million directed toward ...

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Can the great Slave River rise again? - StarPhoenix

Can the great Slave River rise again?
StarPhoenix
"We need to look at as many options as possible," says Travis Davies of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, "mostly in terms of moving equipment and components." As the producers of oil from the bituminous sands continue to expand their ...

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Business briefs - Vancouver Sun

Business briefs
Vancouver Sun
The tempered forecast from the Petroleum Services Association of Canada dims what had previously been a bright outlook for industry activity and provides further evidence that the continentwide glut of natural gas is forcing the industry to rethink ...

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Murphy Oil Announces Preliminary Quarterly and Annual Financial Results - MarketWatch (press release)

Murphy Oil Announces Preliminary Quarterly and Annual Financial Results
MarketWatch (press release)
EL DORADO, Ark., Jan 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Murphy Oil Corporation /quotes/zigman/234838/quotes/nls/mur MUR -0.67% announced today that its results of operations in the fourth quarter of 2011 was a loss of $113.9 million ($0.59 per diluted share) ...

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