Oilsands & Heavy Oil
Oilsands’ slow return keeps Canadian pipelines partly empty
Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 8:52 AM MDT
Canada’s oilsands producers are taking their time at restoring production, leaving the country’s normally congested pipelines with room to spare.Enbridge…
Aid for energy heavily weighted towards fossil fuels in COVID-19 response
Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 8:06 PM MDT
Federal energy and environment officials were warned in late April that Canada's clean-tech sector was in danger as COVID-19 knocked…
N.W.T. ignored in Alberta monitoring suspension despite agreement: leaked emails
Monday, July 13, 2020, 6:04 AM MDT
Alberta suspended environmental monitoring for oilsands companies without notifying the Northwest Territories, despite a legally binding agreement to do so.The…
Oilsands companies restoring production as demand growth spurs higher prices
Tuesday, July 7, 2020, 4:51 PM MDT
Oilsands companies are restoring thousands of barrels of daily production to take advantage of higher oil prices as relaxed pandemic…
U.S. Supreme Court deals blow to Keystone oil pipeline project
Tuesday, July 7, 2020, 6:18 AM MDT
The U.S. Supreme Court handed another setback to the Keystone XL oilsands pipeline on Monday by keeping in place a…
Supreme Court dismisses Indigenous appeal of Trans Mountain approval
Thursday, July 2, 2020, 8:30 AM MDT
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a new appeal from British Columbia First Nations over the Trans Mountain…
Letter asks Ottawa to force Alberta to reinstate oilpatch monitoring
Thursday, June 11, 2020, 6:10 AM MDT
A dozen conservation and Indigenous groups have written federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson asking him to force the Alberta government…
Alberta First Nations appeal suspension of environmental monitoring in oilpatch
Tuesday, June 9, 2020, 6:16 AM MDT
Three northern Alberta First Nations are asking to appeal the province's suspension of environmental monitoring in the oilpatch because it…
GERI named Energy Excellence Awards Champion for its new steam generation technology
Friday, May 22, 2020, 6:48 AM MDT
The second annual Energy Excellence Awards (EEAs) program, presented by the Daily Oil Bulletin, uniquely recognizes energy excellence and focuses…
Alberta Energy Regulator suspends environment monitoring for oilpatch over COVID
Friday, May 22, 2020, 6:29 AM MDT
Recent environmental monitoring exemptions for the oilsands have been broadened to include Alberta's entire energy industry.The Alberta Energy Regulator says…
Oilsands virus outbreak expands to Canadian Natural’s Horizon
Friday, May 15, 2020, 7 AM MDT
The coronavirus challenge facing Alberta’s oilsands grew with a new outbreak in Canadian Natural Resources Limited’s Horizon site.Five cases of…
Greenfire named Energy Excellence Awards Champion for its oilsands resurrection from the ashes of devastating wildfire
Friday, May 15, 2020, 6 AM MDT
The second annual Energy Excellence Awards (EEAs) program, presented by the Daily Oil Bulletin, uniquely recognizes energy excellence and focuses…
