shell oil sands
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Hidden oil sands growth bodes ill for crude - Globe and Mail
 Globe and Mail | Hidden oil sands growth bodes ill for crude Globe and Mail Those expectations of meteoric growth in the oil sands? Too modest, according to a new analysis by CIBC World Markets Inc., which says the official industry projections may be conservative by 500000 to a million barrels a day. In other words, where the ... Massive Canadian oil sands deposit may offer new hope for US fuel security |
Dutch foreign minister endorses talk of Alberta oilsands discrimination by EU - CanadianBusiness.com
Dutch foreign minister endorses talk of Alberta oilsands discrimination by EU CanadianBusiness.com Rosenthal deflected attempts to pin down where his government stands on the oilsands. But he sent sympathetic signals toward Canada. It's no secret that the Netherlands' own Royal Dutch Shell is investing in the Alberta oil fields, as are the major oil ... |
Insight: Canada's oil sand battle with Europe - Reuters UK
 Globe and Mail | Insight: Canada's oil sand battle with Europe Reuters UK On May 9, the government of Alberta released a study into the extra carbon emitted by crude produced using oil sands instead of more conventional sources. The study, by a unit of California-based Jacobs Engineering Group, found that emissions from ... INSIGHT-Canada's oil sand battle with Europe |
Canadian Natural complains regulatory reviews too 'onerous' - Globe and Mail
 Globe and Mail | Canadian Natural complains regulatory reviews too 'onerous' Globe and Mail Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., with operations spanning from Alberta's oil sands to offshore South Africa, thinks Canada should ditch its polite reputation when reviewing natural resources projects. In short: Stop compromising and start developing. |
Finance Minister Flaherty says NDP's Mulcair is wrong about oilsands - CanadianBusiness.com
Finance Minister Flaherty says NDP's Mulcair is wrong about oilsands CanadianBusiness.com By Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | May 11, 2012 A haul truck carrying a full load drives at the Shell Albian Sands oilsands mine near Fort McMurray, Alta., July 9, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh TORONTO - NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has it ... |
Finance Minister Flaherty says NDP's Mulcair is wrong about oilsands - Global Edmonton
Finance Minister Flaherty says NDP's Mulcair is wrong about oilsands Global Edmonton A haul truck carrying a full load drives at the Shell Albian Sands oilsands mine near Fort McMurray, Alta., July 9, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh TORONTO - NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has it wrong when it comes to the oilsands, Finance Minister ... |
Fort McMurray aggregate producer expands to meet demand - Journal of Commerce
 Journal of Commerce | Fort McMurray aggregate producer expands to meet demand Journal of Commerce The demand for aggregate has grown as a number of infrastructure and oilsands projects are planned for the booming Fort McMurray Area. The largest gravel producer in Canada is ramping up output from several new pits near Fort McMurray, Alberta to meet ... |
Canada's Tar Sands Battle With Europe - Huffington Post
 CBC.ca | Canada's Tar Sands Battle With Europe Huffington Post By Barbara Lewis, David Ljunggren and Jeffrey Jones On May 9, the government of Alberta released a study into the extra carbon emitted by crude produced using oil sands instead of more conventional sources. The study, by a unit of California-based ... Majority of oilsands ownership and profits are foreign, says analysis |
Shell Boosts Asset Sales, Posts Consensus-Beating Profit - Wall Street Journal
 Financial Times | Shell Boosts Asset Sales, Posts Consensus-Beating Profit Wall Street Journal Shell's strategy of focusing on boosting output from its gas-to-liquids and oil-sands projects paid off modestly, even though some analysts are wary that such unconventional projects rely on high energy prices to cover the higher costs of ... Shell boosted by strong oil prices Ottawa gave Shell $32-million tax refund last year Shell Net Little Changed, Projects Offset Lower Output |
Indigenous protecting Arctic expose Shell as corporate criminal - The NarcoSphere
 The NarcoSphere | Indigenous protecting Arctic expose Shell as corporate criminal The NarcoSphere Eriel Deranger, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Alberta, is an Indigenous community residing downstream from tar sands operations and who are currently suing Shell for violating past agreements. “Tar sands extraction projects on our traditional lands ... |
Canadian oil sands add urgency to US pipe plan
Outside of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, America has no energy security plan. The next best thing may lie 500 miles north of the U.S.-Canada border in a remote area of Alberta. Read more
Hidden oil sands growth bodes ill for crude
Fort McMurray output may come on much faster than expected Read more
EU vote on tar sands oil delayed until 2013
HORSENS, Denmark (Reuters) - The European Commission has decided to carry out a full study into the impact of a proposed fuel quality law on business and markets, an EU official said, delaying until next year any ruling on oil from tar sands after intense lobbying by Canada. Ministers had been expected to vote on the law in June, in line with EU efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ... Read more
Canada’s oil sands battle with Europe soldiers on
Alberta released this week a study showing that emissions from oil-sand crude are just 12% higher than from regular crude. But the report was not just about the science. It was a political signal to Europe: Canada's fight over oil sands is not over Read more
The age of extreme oil: 'This used to be a forest?'
When natives from Peru's Amazon visited Alberta's oil sands, they hoped they weren't seeing their future Read more
Oil sands growth prompts energy industry to look at boosting highway capacity in Fort McMurray
Accidents, traffic jams on Highway 63 has province, developers looking for solutions for overcapacity roadway Read more
Shell's stance on wind power reveals a profound truth of capitalism | Andrew Simms
When pushed to choose between profit and survival, the oil giant chooses profit – irrespective of collective consequence They couldn't "make the numbers work". There's something so blithe – and enormously telling - about the excuse offered by the oil company Shell to explain why they were not investing in wind power in Britain. Presented with an accounting fact – that, on Shell's terms, wind ... Read more
Insight: Canada's oil sand battle with Europe
BRUSSELS/OTTAWA (Reuters) - There's a science to using science. On May 9, the government of Alberta released a study into the extra carbon emitted by crude produced using oil sands instead of more conventional sources. The study, by a unit of California-based Jacobs Engineering Group, found that emissions from oil-sand crude are just 12 percent higher than from regular crude. But the report was ... Read more
Shell earnings soar on high oil prices
ROYAL DUTCH Shell’s first-quarter profits rose 11 per cent to $7.7 billion, as higher production and strong oil prices outweighed low natural gas prices in the US. Read more
How three small businesses tapped the oil sands
To see inside the boom, we’ve assembled three stories that illustrate the breadth of work the oil sands offers to local businesses - first nations entrepreneurs among them-and also the immense demands that come with the territory. Read more
