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Alberta backs 3 carbon capture projects
Upstream Online  Jun 30 
The Alberta government will support three carbon capture and storage projects from a C$2 billion (US$1.7 billion) fund set aside last year as the Western Canadian province looks to cut emissions from coal-fired power plants and oil sands...
The Oil Sands of Alberta Canada
Energy and Capital  Jun 30 
Energy and Capital editor Keith Kohl reveals why an Alberta oil sands revival is right around the corner and how investors can get their piece of the pie.
Scotford down for maintenance
Upstream Online  Jun 23 
Shell's Scotford oil sands upgrader and refinery is undergoing unplanned maintence, the Anglo-Dutch supermajor said.
Enbridge pipes up for Kearl
Upstream Online  Jun 22 
Canadian pipeline player Enbridge is set to build a pipeline from the Kearl oil sands project in northern Alberta to Edmonton.
Cobra Oil & Gas Acuires 20% Lease Assignment on Utah Oil Sands Prospect
OilVoice  Jun 20 
Cobra Oil amp Gas Co. an independent oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Houston Texas and focused on the strategic exploration and development of domestic energy pro
Oil Sands Sector Fund Declares Quarterly Distribution
Market Wire  Jun 18 
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 06/18/09 -- Oil Sands Sector Fund (TSX: OSF.UN) is pleased to announce a quarterly cash distribution of $0.125 per unit. The quarterly distribution is payable on or before July 15, 2009 to unitholders of record on
UTS tries to plan Fort Hills restart
Upstream Online  Jun 16 
Canadian oil sands player UTS Energy has begun to plot out new ways to develop the delayed Fort Hills oil sands project but decisions must wait until Suncor Energy closes its takeover of the operator, Petro-Canada, UTS's head said today.
Tamm bumps up Alberta acreage
Upstream Online  Jun 15 
Tamm Oil & Gas has taken an extra 5120 acres of oil sands leases in Alberta's Peace River via an share deal with Petrocorp.
Connacher ups debt offering
Upstream Online  Jun 11 
Canadian oil sands player Connacher sold $200 million of five-year senior secured first lien notes in a private placement today that it will use to help fund expansion of its Algar project.
Connacher looks for more Algar cash
Upstream Online  Jun 10 
Canadian oil sands player Connacher is selling $150 million in secured notes to further fund a planned expansion at its Algar operation.
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Tar sands, or oil sands, are exactly what they sound like - sand saturated with oil.

Canadian tar sands production is estimated to increase from 1.32 mb/d to 3.23 mb/d. Tar sands have a tremendous global warming footprint, however, and environmentalists are pushing legislation through Congress to limit the amount of oil sands products that government agencies can purchase.[1]


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  1. ↑ SeekingAlpha: "Oil Sands: Will the 'Greens' Cause Us to Miss Out?"
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