Canada: Cleaning off a 'dirty' image 12/20/2009
Canadian, Alberta political, industry leaders defend record in oil sands, say they are ready to participate in any Copenhagen deal
Government and industry leaders are fighting back against a tidal wave of criticism and abuse flowing from the Copenhagen climate change summit that has Canada cast as a "corrupt petro-state" because...

Rallying to oil sands 05/24/2009
French, Norwegian firms make a case for expanding their presence in Alberta
From big and small, from domestic and international stages, there is a steady, rebuilding drumbeat of support for the Canadian oil sands, motivated largely by a belief that cheap oil is disappearing. ...

C$45 billion on the shelf 12/14/2008
Norwegian oil giant deals another blow to Alberta upgrading dreams; withdraws plans for Alberta facility, looks at options in US
There's another wooden cross on the road to the Alberta oil sands, marking billions of dollars more of lost investment. It also marks a further setback to the Alberta's government's goal of keeping up...

Struggling with sands of time 06/08/2008
Supermajors agree sands output vital to security, at odds over environmental impact; Keystone backers annoyed by 'dirty oil' tag
Under attack for setting up operations in the Alberta oil sands, the global supermajors agree the resource is a valuable part of energy security, but they take different routes at that point. ExxonMob...

Government foot-dragging on rules blamed 06/01/2008
Two major infrastructure projects in Alberta in holding pattern due to uncertainty over future environmental rules in Canada, U.S.
Uncertainty over future environmental rules in both Canada and the United States has slowed progress on two major infrastructure projects in Alberta - an oil sands upgrader by StatoilHydro and a coal...

Global players stay the course 02/10/2008
Although rocked by Alberta's proposed royalty changes, international companies operating in the oil sands are pushing ahead with plans for new projects. France's Total, Norway's StatoilHydro and U.S....

Asia threatens U.S. energy security 02/10/2008
Alberta premier: Asian countries poised to take advantage of oil sands if U.S. bans use of fuel from unconventional sources
Banning "dirty fuel" from the oil sands on environmental grounds would jeopardize United States energy security and open the door to Alberta for oil-hungry countries such as China and India, Alberta P...

State-run, national companies rule 08/20/2006
88% of proven reserves in grips of politically volatile, left-leaning regimes; Denver energy advisor says role in oil sands essential
There's 1.3 trillion barrels of proven oil reserves around the globe, enough, you might think, to ease worries of a supply crisis. But after Thomas Petrie, chairman of Denver-based energy advisor Petr...

Oil sands junior rolls out C$7.4 billion plan 05/28/2006
North American Oil Sands eyes initial public offering in fall, regulatory filings in 2007 with 160,000 bpd operation by 2015
North American Oil Sands Corp., the newest arrival on the Alberta oil sands scene, is wasting no time spreading its message and pushing ahead with plans for a possible C$7.4 billion development. In th...

New player takes oil sands stage 04/16/2006
Developer North American Oil Sands teams with Paramount Resources on a quarter of a million gross acres, 1.13B barrels
North American Oil Sands Corp. is the latest to emerge from the shadows and join companies in the oil sands line up as it assembles the pieces for an operation that could yield 160,000 barrels per day...

Paramount enters sands with 2 projects 01/29/2006
Paramount Resources has tossed its name in the oil sands ring by unveiling plans to develop two projects, including a wholly owned operation and a joint venture with North American Oil Sands Corp., bo...