Oilsands & Heavy Oil
Alberta's top court overturns oilsands project approval over Aboriginal concerns
Monday, April 27, 2020, 6 AM MDT
Albertas highest court has overturned regulatory approvals for a $440-million oilsands project that would have encroached on land a First…
Energy Excellence Awards: Companies earn high marks for efforts to shrink the land footprint in the oilsands
Monday, April 27, 2020, 6 AM MDT
The second annual Energy Excellence Awards (EEAs) program, presented by the Daily Oil Bulletin, uniquely recognizes energy excellence and focuses…
Energy Excellence Awards: Environmental finalists bridging the gaps to address air emissions across the industrial spectrum
Friday, April 24, 2020, 6:39 AM MDT
The second annual Energy Excellence Awards (EEAs) program, presented by the Daily Oil Bulletin, uniquely recognizes energy excellence and focuses…
Energy Excellence Awards: Oilsands operational excellence frontrunners value collaboration as much as innovation
Thursday, April 23, 2020, 6 AM MDT
The second annual Energy Excellence Awards (EEAs) program, presented by the Daily Oil Bulletin, uniquely recognizes energy excellence and focuses…
ConocoPhillips to cut oil production in Alberta, cites weak prices, COVID-19
Monday, April 20, 2020, 6:30 AM MDT
ConocoPhillips says it plans to cut production at its Surmont oilsands operation in northern Alberta due to low oil prices…
B.C and Saskatchewan issue COVID-19 warnings following cases at oilsands site
Monday, April 20, 2020, 6:15 AM MDT
Health officials in British Columbia and Saskatchewan are advising people to self-isolate if they're returning from an area of Alberta…
Just how big is the biggest-ever slump in world oil demand?
Friday, April 17, 2020, 7:03 AM MDT
How low can you go? That seems to be the question bothering the world’s big-three oil forecasting agencies as they…
Athabasca Oil to shut down Hangingstone SAGD oilsands project and cut staff
Monday, April 6, 2020, 6:57 AM MDT
Athabasca Oil Corp. is suspending operations at its Hangingstone SAGD oilsands operation due to the drop in oil prices and…
Massive new mine could be oilsands’ first big price war victim
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 6:41 AM MDT
The last major oilsands mine to start operating in northern Alberta could be Canada’s first big casualty of the Saudi-Russian…
Cenovus Energy suspends dividend, cuts capital spending plan, salaries
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 6 AM MDT
Cenovus Energy Inc. is temporarily suspending its dividend and cutting its capital spending plan by an additional $150 million on…
Oil price crash expected to hit thermal oilsands production in Western Canada
Monday, March 30, 2020, 6:52 AM MDT
Record low prices for oilsands crude could result in up to 20 per cent of Canada's thermal bitumen production being…
Fort McMurray mayor says ‘time to act decisively’ on keeping COVID-19 away
Thursday, March 26, 2020, 6:26 AM MDT
The mayor of Fort McMurray says the northeastern Alberta city and surrounding communities are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 because tens…
