The Alberta government is releasing its long-awaited policy on protecting wetlands in the face of heavy development pressure, especially in the oilsands.
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Regardless of Keystone decision, Alberta oilsands development will go on: Oliver
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver says with or without the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, the Alberta oilsands will continue to be developed.
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Harper offers Obama climate plan to win Keystone approval
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama formally proposing “joint action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the oil and gas sector,” if that is what’s needed to gain approval of the Keystone XL pipeline through America’s heartland, CBC News has learned.
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Cenovus applies to expand Christina Lake project
Calgary-based Cenovus Energy has applied to the Alberta Energy Regulator for an expansion of their thermal project at Christina Lake.
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Oil sands crude not as expensive to produce as it used to be
CALGARY – Alberta’s oil sands, long regarded as an expensive sandbox for energy giants, are more competitive with global sources of crude than recent cost blowouts may lead investors to believe, a survey of 135 global oil and gas companies shows.
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Lamphier: Add Mexico (eventually) to list of oilsands challengers
EDMONTON – Lack of pipeline capacity, soaring U.S. oil output, falling U.S. demand, and a lefty in the White House who is openly hostile toward Canada’s energy industry.
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Inter Pipeline to spend $45M on Polaris line expansion in Alberta
CALGARY—Inter Pipeline Fund is investing approximately $45-million to more than triple the capacity of its Polaris Pipeline in northern Alberta.
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ConocoPhillips Agrees to Sell Clyden Leasehold to Imperial, Exxon for $720 Million
ConocoPhillips (COP) has agreed to sell its Clyden oil-sands leasehold to Imperial Oil Ltd. (IMO, IMO.T) and Exxon Mobil Corp.’s (XOM) Canada arm for about $720 million as the exploration-and-production company continues to shed nonstrategic assets.
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Dover oilsands project OK’d without buffer
CALGARY — A potentially precedent-setting “buffer zone” on the 250,000-barrel-per-day Dover thermal oilsands project lease has been rejected by the Alberta Energy Regulator, which gave its conditional approval Tuesday.
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East-west pipeline will open new markets, revenues for Alberta: Horner (with video)
The Alberta government says an oilsands pipeline to Eastern Canada will have a “huge” impact on the province by opening new markets and generating new revenues.
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