U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp, bipartisan leaders from North Dakota, said the oil boom in their state just got louder with the passage of the Bureau of Land Management Streamlining Act.
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Kinder Morgan, Imperial announce $270M rail terminal for Strathcona County
EDMONTON – While public debate rages over the merits of proposed new oil pipelines, the energy industry’s capacity for moving crude by rail continues to expand rapidly.
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Strathcona snapshot
It’s no secret that Alberta has led the nation in opportunity over the last couple of years, and according to Gerry Gabinet, director of economic tourism and development, the province has no intention of slowing down.
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Lethbridge School District Board to oppose oil drilling project in West Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, Alta.,- Lethbridge School District No.51 Board of Trustees will be opposing the proposed oil drilling project in West Lethbridge.
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Statoil may choose between Alberta, N.L. oil projects
Statoil might have to choose between developing properties in the Alberta oilsands and an offshore find off Newfoundland because of rising costs in the industry.
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City oil project threatened
New environmental rules will make parts of the Manyberries oilfield more difficult to develop, say officials with the City of Medicine Hat, but they disputed an initial federal analysis that says millions in revenue could be lost over 10 years.
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Economy in good shape: speaker
Todd Hirsch served up a slice of onion at a Red Deer Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday.
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Lavish corporate Christmas parties fueled by strong economy
A stronger economy seems to be bringing back lavish corporate Christmas parties in Calgary.
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Yedlin: OPEC struggles to remain relevant
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries meets today with something new on its agenda – what to do about Iran? It’s unlikely the prospect of Iran agreeing to limit its nuclear activities to electricity-related endeavours – as happened in the past two weeks, and is something that would mean the end of the sanctions that have been imposed upon the country and severely restricted its economic growth – was on the radar at last May’s meeting.
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As Oil Floods Plains Towns, Crime Pours In
SIDNEY, Mont. — One cold morning last year, a math teacher jogging through her hometown in eastern Montana was abducted, strangled and buried in a shallow grave. Charged in her death were two drifters from Colorado, drawn to the region by the allure of easy money in the oil fields.
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