Oilsands & Heavy Oil
'We did it right:' COVID 19 scare at oilsands work camp tests businesses' plans
Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 1:34 PM MDT
A COVID-19 scare at an oilsands staff lodge north of Fort McMurray last week tested the pandemic preparedness of one…
In rare step, oilsands giant Suncor shuts output to weather rout
Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 6:29 AM MDT
Record low prices for heavy Canadian crude have prompted one of the biggest operators in the oilsands to take the…
Sick worker at oilsands lodge north of Fort McMurray tests negative for COVID-19
Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 6:05 AM MDT
The operator of a work lodge north of Fort McMurray says a guest who fell ill last week does not…
Suncor cuts capital spending by 26 per cent amid price rout
Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 6:41 AM MDT
Canada's largest oil and gas company said it would cut its capital program this year by 26 per cent as…
Fort McMurray worker camp sends guest to hospital with suspected COVID 19
Monday, March 23, 2020, 6:45 AM MDT
The operator of one of the many worker lodges in the Fort McMurray area of northern Alberta confirms that a…
Oilsands workers brace for ‘hellish’ outbreak in remote camps
Monday, March 23, 2020, 6:39 AM MDT
As if the market crash threatening their jobs wasn’t stressful enough, workers in Canada’s oilsands are bracing for the coronavirus…
Oilsands’ first capital spending gain in 5 years put into doubt
Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 6:21 AM MDT
The first capital spending boost in Canada’s oilsands in half a decade is in doubt after the global oil-price plunge…
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…
