Oil Sands
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Enbridge Line 3 project should follow existing route: US judge
Proposal opposed by environmentalists because Enbridge’s preferred route would carry oil sands crude across environmentally sensitive areas.
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Retiring MEG Energy co-founder calls for action to solve oil sands access woes
Access problem has affected the company, which produced 90,000 bpd from its steam-driven facilities.
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Pollution to products: CO2 competition enters final round
The 10 finalists will collect $5 million in prize money, or $500,000 apiece.
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Alberta premier spells out retaliation in ‘frank chat’ with BC premier
Introducing legislation this week to give Alberta the power to reduce oil flows to the provinces.
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Trudeau heads west with his environment and economy balancing act
Trans Mountain pipeline protesters plan to give him a less-than-warm welcome.
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Burnaby appeal to Supreme Court over Trans Mountain ‘showboating:’ Notley
She said the city doesn’t have any hope of stopping the pipeline expansion in the courts.
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Husky faces charges from 2016 oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River
225,000 litres of diluted heavy oil from a Husky pipeline near Maidstone was spilled.
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Oil sands technology alliance aims for cuts in industry’s need for steam
It’s responsible for about 56 million tonnes per year of the total of 71 million tonnes of GHGs emitted.
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NEB approves 266 km TransCanada pipeline abandonment in NW Alberta
Plan calls for the removal of a 9 km section of the pipeline running through the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Reserve Land.
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Act now or forever play global catch up on clean technology: report
Smart Prosperity Institute says clean technology will be a $2.2-trillion industry worldwide by 2022.
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Alberta commits extra $1B on incentives for more oil upgrading
Money is to be used for loan guarantees, grants and royalty credits.
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Canada will meet climate targets despite emissions gap: McKenna
Report to the UN shows Canada is 66 megatonnes short of its target, a 50% increase for 18 month ago.
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Growing gap between greenhouse gas projections and promises: report
Federal government says by 2030 Canada will be 66 megatonnes short of its commitments.
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Oil sands tech touted for boosted pipeline capacity years from deployment
As much as 30% more bitumen could be stuffed into existing pipelines if it is partially refined.
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Heavy oil price discount taking ‘extraordinary’ toll on economy: Cenovus CEO
Every US dollar increase in the price difference costs the company $125 million in revenue.
