Canada
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July 16, 2015
Nexen Energy ULC is responding to an incident at its Long Lake oil sands facility south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, the company announced Thursday.
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July 09, 2015
Despite lower oil prices and other challenges, growth in Canadian oil sands will continue and remain one of the top sources of global supply growth in coming years, according to a new report by IHS.
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July 08, 2015
Suncor Energy has reached an agreement with TransAlta Corporation to exchange Suncor's Kent Breeze and its share of the Wintering Hills wind power facilities for TransAlta's Poplar Creek cogeneration facilities. The Poplar Creek facilities provide steam and power for Suncor's oil sands base site in Fort McMurray Alberta.
News
July 08, 2015
Even with the oil market in a funk again, producers are adjusting and Precision Drilling Corp. sees the potential for more spending by customers in the second half.
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July 07, 2015
British Columbia is pledging to cap levies on Petroliam Nasional Bhd.’s gas export project as it expects to collect C$9 billion ($7.1 billion) from the venture by 2030.
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July 06, 2015
Husky Energy is continuing to ramp up production at the Sunrise Energy Project in northeast Alberta, the company announced Monday.
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July 02, 2015
The Freudenberg Oil & Gas Technologies group has acquired the business of Canada's BlueSky Process Solutions Ltd., effective Jun. 30.
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July 01, 2015
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has approved the application of Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc. for a 25-year natural gas export license with a maximum term quantity of 733 Bcm. The issuance of this license is subject to the approval of the Governor in Council.
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July 01, 2015
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, has announced the appointment of Dr. Murray Lytle as a full-time member of the National Energy Board (NEB) for a term of seven years.
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July 01, 2015
Cenovus Energy has reached an agreement to sell Heritage Royalty Limited Partnership (HRP) for gross cash proceeds of approximately $3.3 billion.
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June 29, 2015
Canada’s oil sands producers are prepared to take a greater leadership role on climate action as part of the growing global intention to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) said.
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June 29, 2015
The Alberta government should consider four principles to make the province more competitive for of oil and gas investment as it proceeds with its royalty review, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said Friday.
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June 29, 2015
Husky Energy has started production from the South White Rose project in the Jeanne d'Arc basin offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.
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June 25, 2015
For a resource-rich nation eager to expand crude exports from the oil sands, Canada has been striking out lately. TransCanada’s Energy East marks the fourth time this decade an oil-sands pipeline has been mired in environmental opposition.
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June 18, 2015
The era of the megaproject in Canada’s oil sands is fading.
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June 18, 2015
Canadian Natural Resources, the nation’s largest heavy oil producer, is considering a shift in investment away from Alberta as the province plans to increase corporate taxes and review royalties.
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June 16, 2015
Exxon Mobil Corp. announced Tuesday that production at its Kearl oil sands expansion project in Alberta, Canada, started ahead of schedule and is expected to double overall capacity to 220,000 bpd of bitumen.
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June 16, 2015
Maxxam Analytics and Analysts, Inc. are jointly opening a new testing facility in Edmonton, Alberta which provides lubricant and oil analysis services commencing a global expansion of oil condition monitoring (OCM) services for parent company, Bureau Veritas.
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June 12, 2015
Use of flow-control devices (FCDs) is the latest trend in SAGD oil recovery practices, according to a paper presentation during the SPE Heavy Oil Conference in Calgary this week.
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June 12, 2015
Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNW LNG) announced Thursday that the required technical and commercial components of the project have been satisfied.
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June 11, 2015
Cenovus Energy has returned to normal operations at its Foster Creek oil sands project in northern Alberta after a forest fire on the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range (CLAWR) led to the precautionary shutdown of the operation on May 23 for 11 full days.
