An estimated 870,619 litres of crude oil spilled into floodwaters in the northwestern corner of Iowa following a train derailment, a railroad official said Saturday. Continue reading
Nexen Energy says it will spend about $400 million to build a 26,000-barrel-per-day expansion of its Long Lake oilsands project in northern Alberta. Continue reading
Passions ran high though people remained polite as Minnesota regulators opened a key hearing Monday that’s meant to lead to a final decision on whether to approve Enbridge Energy’s proposal for replacing its deteriorating Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. Continue reading
Railway exports of crude oil from Western Canada are starting to increase, a welcome sign for producers who were forced to accept bigger price discounts and, in some cases, curtail production, as export pipelines filled to near capacity earlier this year. Continue reading
The Alberta Energy Regulator has approved a tailings pond management plan for oilsands miner Syncrude Canada despite its reliance on a remediation method that isn’t endorsed by the agency. Continue reading
In an announcement on its website, the AER says the 10,000-barrel-per-day steam-driven Rigel oilsands project proposed by Prosper Petroleum Ltd. of Calgary is in the public interest. Continue reading
The global fossil fuel industry is heading toward a major crisis by 2035, and Canada’s oilsands will likely be among the first to collapse when the so-called “carbon bubble” bursts, according to a new study looking at advancements in clean energy. Continue reading
The Alberta Energy Regulator says it has approved tailings pond management plans for two former Shell Canada oilsands mines in northern Alberta. Continue reading
Canadian oil producers are pocketing higher profits as a rise in world oil prices meshes with an improving supply-demand balance that has reduced the price discounts they faced earlier this year. Continue reading
Former U.S. vice president Al Gore says the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is destructive and should be stopped. Continue reading
