CALGARY — Several oilsands producers are expected to report record production in the third quarter ended last week, an analyst notes in a preview of quarterly earnings results that start in two weeks.
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Premier optimistic about Alberta’s growth
The last 12-months have been filled with grief, uncertainty and a stubborn streak of optimism for Alberta. However, Premier Alison Redford vows she would not cut infrastructure spending as the province struggles to rebuild areas damaged by the flood and greet a growing population.
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Hicks on Biz: Roads, Rails and Runways
The “big picture” is often difficult to grasp.
But Northern Alberta’s prosperity depends on the right decisions now to fully realize our future.
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Atco unveils new Heartland power plant project
JOSEPHBURG — As power generation firms eye a huge potential market for new electricity, Atco Power has jumped to the head of the queue with plans for a 400 megawatt gas-fired plant for the Industrial Heartland area of Strathcona County that could be operating by 2017.
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Enbridge plans new $1B pipeline to carry diluent
Enbridge Inc (ENB-T 42.46 -0.56 -1.31%) said on Tuesday it plans to build a new $1 billion pipeline to carry 200,000 barrels per day of diluent, or thinning agent, from Edmonton, Alberta, to oil sands operators near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
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Enbridge plans 50-kilometre pipeline to serve Hangingstone oilsands project
CALGARY – Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) says it has an agreement to build a 50-kilometre pipeline to serve the Hangingstone oilsands project, jointly owned by Japan Canada Oil Sands Ltd. and China’s CNOOC Ltd.
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Northern development ministers grapple with housing problems, keeping workers
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – The need for better housing and to retain trained workers were just two of the problems northern development ministers grappled with during a meeting in Fort McMurray, Alta.
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1.5 Billion Barrels of Oil – And No Takers
Western energy firms are noted for venturing into volatile regions and areas that scare off more faint-hearted capitalists.
But one country is even giving these hardened energy companies pause – Afghanistan.
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Premier says Chinese enthusiasm high for Alberta energy, despite celebrity criticism
The oilsands may be under fire close to home but Premier Alison Redford said Tuesday the environmental debate isn’t dampening Chinese enthusiasm for Alberta energy.
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How the oil sands industry is benefiting companies based in other parts of Canada
So much for Dutch disease. The popular notion that Alberta’s oil sands industry was making it difficult for companies across the country to compete for workers and profits enveloped the national debate for much of 2012. But it didn’t stand up to the facts.
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