State firms swarm oil sands

Canadian government under pressure to decide where it will draw the line; Kuwait Petroleum enters mix, claiming tentative deal

Gary Park

For Petroleum News

Pressure on the Canadian government to decide how far it will go in allowing the sale of oil sands assets to state-owned enterprises could be about to intensify, with indications that Kuwait Petroleum is on the verge of a joint-venture deal with Athabasca Oil Corp. That speculation coincides with th....

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