Alberta Oilsands

• Pathways Alliance watching Trans Mountain’s latest hurdles with dismay

  The group behind a proposed carbon capture and storage network for Alberta's oilsands is watching the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion's latest regulatory hurdles with dismay.

  Canada

  Sep 21
  
• UN body reaffirms threats to Wood Buffalo National Park; calls for action on oilsands

  A United Nations body has affirmed earlier findings that Canada's largest national park remains under environmental threats from dams, oilsands development and climate change.

  Environment

  Jul 5
  
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• Dozens of dead birds found at Suncor oilsands tailings ponds sites

  The Alberta Energy Regulator says a total of 32 dead waterfowl have been found at two separate oilsands tailings ponds operated by Suncor Energy Inc.

  Canada

  May 15
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• Imperial’s Kearl oil sands tailings leak will face formal federal investigation

  Tailings, a toxic mining by-product containing water, silt, residual bitumen and metals, have been seeping from Imperial's northern Alberta site since last May.

  Environment

  May 4
• Imperial says Cold Lake carbon capture project could open within years

  Imperial Oil Ltd. is raising its quarterly dividend as it reported it earned $1.25 billion in its first quarter, up from $1.17 billion in the same quarter a year earlier.

  Canada

  Apr 28
• Suncor inks deal with French company that will expand bitumen production capacity

  TotalEnergies had announced last year it planned to exit the Canadian oilsands by spinning off TotalEnergies EP Canada, but said it decided to sell the operations instead.

  Canada

  Apr 27
• When did Alberta know about Kearl seepage? Regulator head won’t say

  Laurie Pushor told the environment and sustainable development committee he doesn't want to jeopardize a probe by a third-party contractor hired by the regulator's board.

  Environment

  Apr 24
• Huge amount of oilsands emissions may go unreported each year, study finds

  Environment and Climate Change Canada researchers used new ways of measuring emissions that resulted in figures at least 65 per cent higher than those reported by industry.

  Environment

  Apr 24
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• United Conservative government shares ‘aspirational’ climate plan for Alberta

  The plan, which describes itself as 'aspirational,' relies heavily on technologies such as carbon capture and storage.

  Canada

  Apr 19
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• Suncor reports release of water from sediment pond at Alberta oilsands mine

  On Sunday, Suncor reported that levels of solids suspended in the water were more than twice the allowed limit.

  Environment

  Apr 18