China adds oil sands to fold

Twin deals lay groundwork for access to supplies, technology; U.S. expected to keep wary eye on Canada’s oil sands, one of its key energy sources

Gary Park

Petroleum News Calgary Correspondent

Talk has given way to action as China has staked out positions in Alberta’s oil sands and European companies are awakening to the vast bitumen deposits. Ending months of speculation, PetroChina and CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corp., China’s international oil company), two of the largest memb....

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