2 Reports on Oil Sands Paint a Dire Picture
Emissions from mining, transporting and refining the
oil fail to factor in the impact of petroleum coke, a highly carbon-rich
byproduct, one report argues.
January 17, 2013
Oil Sands Industry in Canada Tied to Higher Carcinogen Level
Alberta’s oil sands industry has raised the levels of
cancer-causing compounds in surrounding lakes well beyond natural
levels, researchers reported.
January 13, 2013, Sunday
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Analysis-Canada's Foreign Limits May Hit Oil Sands Growth
New Canadian rules limiting control of its oil sands
by foreign state-owned companies may turn away some investors who now
covet more than minority stakes just as the industry seeks massive
amounts of capital to fuel its growth ambitions.
December 8, 2012, Saturday
Pipeline Protest Draws Pepper Spray From Deputies
Protesters at TransCanada’ s Keystone XL construction site in Texas were pepper-sprayed Monday by local sheriff’s deputies.
November 24, 2012, Saturday
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Canada Still Ponders Deal for Fuel Firm
Canada said the bid for Progress Energy Resources by
the Malaysian state oil company Petronas, did not provide the “net
benefit” required by law but that negotiations were continuing.
October 22, 2012, Monday
Canada Says India Slow to Invest in Alberta Oil Sands
Indian companies are lagging behind when it comes to
investing in Canada's giant oil sands but could well start making deals
within the next five years, Canadian Energy Minister Joe Oliver says.
October 7, 2012, Sunday
Williams Signs Gas Processing Deal in Canada Oil Sands
U.S. energy infrastructure company Williams said on
Wednesday it has signed a long-term gas processing agreement with a
producer in the Canadian oil sands.
September 26, 2012, Wednesday
Peter Lougheed, Ex-Premier of Alberta, Dies at 84
Mr. Lougheed turned Alberta into a major player in oil and gas and a pioneer in the development of oil sands.
September 15, 2012, Saturday
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Shell to Test Capturing Of Carbon In Canada
HOUSTON - In a bid to make oil sands production
less polluting, Royal Dutch Shell announced on Wednesday that it would
go forward with the first carbon capture and storage project ever tried
in the fields of western Canada. The announcement of the Quest project
after years of study comes just months before Washington will
reconsider whether to approve the Keystone XL pipeline to increase
imports of heavy oil from the oil sands. Environmentalists have fought
the project, arguing that refin...
September 06, 2012, Thursday
Shell to Proceed With Oil Sands Carbon Capture Project
Royal Dutch Shell Plc said on Wednesday it has given
final approval for its planned C$1.35 billion ($1.36 billion) Quest
carbon capture and storage project in order to cut carbon-dioxide
emissions at its 255,000 barrel per day Scotford oil sands upgrader near
Edmonton, Alberta, by more than a third.
September 5, 2012, Wednesday
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