Tagged With Oil sands
17 November 2022
Companies are still fleeing the carbon-heavy assets, despite the industry committing to net-zero emissions by 2050 through the Pathways Alliance
2 September 2022
But cost and commercialisation timeframes may prove a barrier to adoption
25 July 2022
The embattled producer has sought a truce with Elliott Investment Management and brought in new blood to the board
9 May 2022
Canadian Natural’s chief is comfortable with his firm’s bet on the controversial resource
5 May 2022
The requirement to cut the upstream industry’s carbon footprint places a chokehold on growth ambitions
22 February 2022
Canada’s lack of progress in meeting ambitious emission reduction goals is a particular threat to the country’s upstream oil and gas sector
14 February 2022
A combination of material reductions in environmental footprint and better communication aims to safeguard the beleaguered industry for the long term
15 December 2021
Output scaled up as company eyes falling breakeven and billions in additional cash
13 December 2021
Debt management has been the immediate priority for the firm, but 2022 holds plenty of growth opportunities
23 November 2021
No extravagant spending is planned ahead of a capital-intensive push towards a lower carbon footprint
10 August 2021
Positive CCS dialogue highlights an alternative path if the populist provincial leader can stomach it
22 June 2021
Oil Sands Pathway offers sector renewed long-term hope
8 June 2021
Oil sands producers will need to make drastic changes if they are going to survive the next few decades
28 August 2020
A scarcity of investment options is compounding the rapid exodus of international firms
25 July 2020
Emission pledges are being rolled back to counter adverse economic conditions, reinforcing a sense the sector is not serious about lowering its carbon footprint
3 July 2020
The Alberta government and Western Canadian oil industry love to blame Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal government for the lack of oil pipeline capacity leaving the region, but in fact they should largely blame themselves
22 May 2020
Norway pulls funding from Canada’s heavy, sulphurous crude as Saudi Arabia expands its footprint
19 February 2020
Canadian producer aims for recovery after tough period of enforced production restrictions
13 February 2020
Battle lines are drawn as the contentious Frontier project awaits ultimate verdict
7 August 2019
Higher prices more than offset Western Canada restrictions on production
25 October 2018
Canada is looking to boost oil sands output by 2020, in spite of the major political and environmental challenges
10 October 2018
Labour day heralded the unofficial start of the Canadian drilling season. This year it’s beginning amid uncertainty
10 October 2018
A Canadian court has blocked plans for a pipeline expansion
25 May 2018
The government wants to help ailing oil sands producers by funding new upgraders
8 February 2018
Grim headlines obscure the progress ahead in 2018 for the oil sands, unconventionals and LNG
21 November 2017
International oil companies are fleeing the oil sands, but the Canadian producers that have plugged the gap have reason to be optimistic
7 November 2017
Vast reserves are the oil sands' main advantage. Local producers think they can drive costs down where foreign entrants couldn't
27 September 2017
Canada's big four producers are profitable at $50 oil, but the growth outlook is murky
28 June 2017
Suncor is Canada's oil sands champion. It celebrates its hundredth anniversary this year
28 June 2017
Can the Deep Basin help Cenovus make a success of its ConocoPhillips deal?
28 June 2017
In the race to lower costs, Alberta's in situ oil sands producers are beating the miners
12 June 2017
As IOCs flee, Ottawa hopes to lure Asian petrodollars back
9 May 2017
The industry has been battered by price volatility over the past two years. For ConocoPhillips, adaptation is the key to not just surviving, but thriving
