Oilsands & Heavy Oil


Suncor provides details on worker death; CEO says recent incidents 'not acceptable'

Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 6:25 AM MST

The chief executive of Suncor Energy Inc. says the company must do more to improve workplace safety after a truck…

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Oilsands alliance to focus on industry sustainability, advancing net zero ambitions

Monday, January 17, 2022, 6:12 AM MST

Canada's largest oilsands companies have formed a new advocacy group they say will help to advance the sustainable development and…

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Canadian oil can be part of transition if it gets cleaner, IEA head says

Friday, January 14, 2022, 6:16 AM MST

The executive director of the International Energy Agency says Canadian oil and gas can be part of the transition to…

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Oilsands exports to Asia reach record with new link

Monday, January 10, 2022, 6:48 AM MST

Oilsands producers were able to export a record amount of crude to overseas markets thanks to a new link to the…

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Survey finds oilsands environmental monitoring ineffective after 10 years

Monday, January 10, 2022, 6:17 AM MST

Alberta doesn't have a good grasp of the overall environmental impacts of the oilsands a decade after implementing monitoring that…

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Oilsands companies focusing on essential work only as omicron sweeps country

Monday, January 10, 2022, 6:11 AM MST

Alberta’s oilsands are maintaining production levels with critical staff only as operators try to minimize the workforce impact of the…

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Cenovus shares hit highs not seen since 2017 ConocoPhillips deal

Friday, January 7, 2022, 6:30 AM MST

For a few fleeting hours Thursday, shares of Cenovus Energy Inc., one of Canada’s biggest oil producers, bounced back to…

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Worker killed, 2 injured, in truck crash at Suncor mine site

Friday, January 7, 2022, 6:13 AM MST

A worker was killed, and two others injured in a truck crash at Suncor Energy Inc.'s Base Mine site north…

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Deep freeze disrupts crude flows in oilsands and Bakken

Thursday, January 6, 2022, 6:43 AM MST

A deep-freeze in Canada and Northern U.S. is disrupting oil flows, causing a surge in crude prices just as American…

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Imperial Oil expects $1.4 billion in capital spending next year

Friday, December 17, 2021, 6:56 AM MST

Imperial Oil Ltd. says it expects its capital spending to total $1.4 billion next year. The company says the plan…

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Cenovus to sell Tucker oilsands project for $800M; buyer not yet disclosed

Friday, December 17, 2021, 6:05 AM MST

Cenovus Energy Inc. says it has reached a deal to sell its Tucker thermal oilsands project in northeast Alberta for…

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Suncor expects production to rise five per cent next year, trims capex plan

Monday, December 13, 2021, 6:50 AM MST

Suncor Energy Inc. says it expects its production next year to rise about five per cent compared with 2021. The…

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