Investment in tight oil, oil sands, and deepwater drives long-term oil production growth
March 9, 2018 | News
After 2030, as oil prices continue to increase, more investment in resources expected to result […]
Suncor applies for new 160,000 b/d oil sands project, buys 5% more of Syncrude
February 27, 2018 | Financial
New Suncor oil sands project will have production of 160,000 barrels per day Suncor announced […]
Are petrochemicals and partial upgrading the new oil sands? They should be
February 27, 2018 | Markham on Energy
An aggressive push for partial upgrading might generate $60 billion to $100 billion of capital […]
Alberta ready to embark on significant downstream diversification into petrochemicals, partial upgrading of bitumen
February 26, 2018 | Alberta
Notley Government hopes for 2 to 5 partial upgraders representing up to $5 billion in private […]
Suncor acquires Mocal’s 5% interest in Syncrude for $920 million
February 13, 2018 | Alberta
Suncor also buys 17.5% interest in Fenja Development in the Norwegian Sea from Faroe Petroleum […]
Canadian oil sands production growth to continue despite lower capital spending in future
January 31, 2018 | Alberta
Oil sands production costs have fallen significantly since 2014 price crash, ensuring companies are competitive […]
Notley slams BC move to limit oil sands crude in Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline
January 30, 2018 | Canada
“Action announced by B.C. government can only be seen for what it is: political game-playing” […]
Keystone XL feasible with new route, more costly: Russ Girling
January 29, 2018 | Canada
The alternative route imposed on TransCanada for the Keystone XL pipeline will likely add between […]
Time for an adult conversation about Canadian hydrocarbon, clean energy economies
January 28, 2018 | Markham on Energy
Big Oil is shifting investment into expanding downstream (e.g. petrochemicals), clean energy technologies. What is […]
Technology and the 21st century energy worker in Canada: Where are the jobs?
January 18, 2018 | The Deeper Picture
Hundreds of thousands of oil and gas-related jobs lost since 2014…some are coming back, many […]
Environmentalists call for action on Alberta oil sands tailings ponds
January 17, 2018 | Politics
Photo above shows reclaimed oil sands tailings pond. Syncrude Canada photo. Oil sands tailings ponds […]
Podcast: Plunging oil sands production costs explained, with Kevin Birn of IHS MarkIt
November 20, 2017 | Markham on Energy
In situ cash operating costs now $7-8/b, set to drop another 20-30% over next decade […]
‘The era of oil is not yet over’ says IEA, but is it time for a new Alberta oil strategy?
November 15, 2017 | Markham on Energy
Partially upgrading every barrel of oil sands bitumen could make Alberta much more competitive in […]
Big Data and analytics part of technology push by Cenovus – Part 2
November 6, 2017 | Markham on Energy
Cenovus opex costs already under $9/b, can it be reduced another 20% to 30%? In […]
Cenovus dramatically lowering SAGD production costs thanks to new technology – Part 1
November 5, 2017 | Markham on Energy
Substituting solvents for steam could lower costs, GHG emissions by 34% to 40%, says CERI […]