Oilsands & Heavy Oil
Oilsands mine production bump prompts Shell upgrader expansion: Canadian Natural
Friday, March 6, 2020, 5:37 AM MST
A boost in output from oilsands mines formerly operated by Shell Canada has sparked a $70-million expansion at a Shell…
Suncor files application for base oilsands mine extension with federal agency
Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 6:05 AM MST
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is inviting public and Indigenous comment on a Suncor Energy Inc. project to open…
Carbon fibre from bitumen offers emissions benefits, multibillion-dollar value-add opportunity
Monday, March 2, 2020, 1:36 PM MST
The oilsands could be sitting on a multibillion-dollar non-combustion supply opportunity — one that could lower emissions while creating a…
Few approved oilsands projects stand to be built in near term: analysts
Sunday, March 1, 2020, 6:42 PM MST
There are dozens of approved oilsands projects that could be built in the wake of the shelving of the Frontier…
Husky Energy CEO blames regulatory process for end of Frontier oilsands mine
Thursday, February 27, 2020, 11:38 AM MST
The shelving of the proposed $20.6-billion Frontier oilsands mine this week stems mostly from the length of time it took…
Judge stays order forcing Alberta to make decision on oilsands project
Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 6:07 PM MST
A judge has issued a stay of a court order that required the Alberta government to make an immediate decision…
Alberta government asks court to stay judge's order regarding oilsands decision
Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 2:41 PM MST
A judge has been asked to stay a court order that requires the Alberta government to make an immediate decision…
‘Nail in the coffin’: Era of big oilsands mines may be over
Monday, February 24, 2020, 2:58 PM MST
Canada’s oil sands industry may have already built its last big mine. The cancellation of Teck Resources Limited’s Frontier project…
Teck CEO says Frontier withdrawal result of tensions over climate, reconciliation
Monday, February 24, 2020, 2:40 PM MST
Tensions over Indigenous rights, climate change and resource development that have escalated recently with the rail blockades helped push Teck…
Teck pulls oilsands mine project, citing discourse over climate change
Monday, February 24, 2020, 5:53 AM MST
Teck Resources Ltd. is pulling its application for a controversial new oilsands mine in Alberta, freeing Canadian Prime Minister Justin…
Alberta and two First Nations make deal for proposed oilsands mine
Sunday, February 23, 2020, 4:46 PM MST
The Alberta government has struck deals with two northern Alberta First Nations over a proposed open-pit oilsands mine that's awaiting…
Shelved Suncor thermal oilsands project wins Alberta government approval
Thursday, February 20, 2020, 9:44 AM MST
The Alberta government has approved an application by Suncor Energy Inc. to build a 40,000-barrel-per-day thermal oilsands project but construction…
