Asian oil sands invasion gathers pace 12/05/2010
Thailand joins fold, partnering with Statoil in Alberta oil sands; Korean wealth fund expands presence in carbonate formations
Two state-owned enterprises are the latest from Asia to join the race to secure assets in Alberta's oil sands, adding weight to claims that billions more dollars are poised to flood from the region in...

Arctic natural gas vital ingredient 11/14/2010
TransCanada CEO certain about need for northern gas within a decade; estimates Alaska project could be built for $3-$4 per mcf
TransCanada is a great believer in the need for gas of all kinds, not least from the Arctic, to meet long-term North American demand, but is also dropping some warning markers on how far its patience...

Oil sands operations claim more ducks 11/07/2010
If timing is everything, proponents of Canada's oil sands must be under the impression they have nothing. Just as a senior official from the U.S. State Department was being shown the environmental and...

Shale gas fallout chilly 10/24/2010
Leading companies postpone plans in Quebec, citing costs, lack of service support
Fending off a public backlash, the Quebec government has rejected demands for a moratorium on development of its shale gas resource, staking its future on the prospects of gas self-sufficiency that th...

A fog over the oil sands 09/12/2010
'Boycotters' setting record straight; insist they only want to reduce high-carbon fuels; study fingers oil sands for toxic metals
The battle for hearts, minds and credibility is raging in the Alberta oil sands like seldom, if ever, before. Claims by ForestEthics, a U.S. activist environmental group, that it had gathered support...

Canada to review Arctic drilling rules 05/16/2010
A recent request by major oil companies operating in Canada to soften a requirement to drill relief wells in the country's part of the Beaufort Sea in the same season as any blowout is looking less an...

Oil sands less risky 05/16/2010
Leaders say industry different than offshore; praise Beaufort relief well rules
The Canadian and Alberta governments have seized on the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to mount a case that the oil sands pose less of a risk than offshore activity. While "appalled and h...