Imperial Oil

• Alberta Energy Regulator followed rules in Imperial Oil Kearl oilsands release: Report

  The report by Deloitte recommends a number of improvements to communications protocols, such as including Indigenous people in the notification process.

  Environment

  Sep 27
  
• Geese in ‘good condition’ after landing on contaminated lagoon: Imperial CEO

  Imperial chairman, president and CEO Brad Corson said all of the geese have been removed from the lagoon and taken to a specialist site for cleaning and rehabilitation.

  Canada

  Jul 28
  
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• Geese stained with oil found at Imperial facility near Cold Lake: regulator

  The AER says 12 geese were found after Imperial reported Monday that it had accidentally released about 900 litres of crude oil into a lagoon at its Mahihkan plant.

  Canada

  Jul 26
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• Narrowed price discount for oilsands bitumen should boost cash flows in Q2: Analysts

  Analysts say a dramatic narrowing in the price discount for western Canadian heavy crude last quarter should mean healthy profits for oilsands producers.

  Canada

  Jul 25
• Report confirms oilsands damage in Alberta is ‘urgent’ problem, First Nation says

  An Alberta First Nation that first brought up concerns about the park says a report from the United Nations organization reveals a growing urgency to deal with those problems.

  Environment

  Jul 5
• 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
• Imperial CEO hears impact of Kearl oilsands leaks, apologizes for silence: ‘We have broken this trust’

  Imperial Oil Ltd. says its cleanup efforts following recent high-profile wastewater releases from its Kearl oilsands site will be complete next month.

  Environment

  Apr 20
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• First Nations blast Alberta Energy Regulator at hearing; Guibeault promises reform

  Several chiefs and representatives from First Nations and Metis communities affected by the Kearl leak appeared at a House of Commons committee Monday.

  Canada

  Apr 17
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• Alberta regulator confirms potential oilsands toxins in small fish-bearing waterbody

  Alberta's energy regulator has confirmed hazardous chemicals are present in a small waterbody after releases of tailings-contaminated wastewater from Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsands.

  Canada

  Apr 5