Canada's oil-sands bonanza could mean disaster for Alaska's coastline
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - Canada's disregard for the impacts of selling oil sands to China will lead to the near-inevitability of another Exxon Valdez-type spill in U.S. waters, writes guest columnist Michael Byers.

Canada oil sands output seen beating projections
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Production in the Canadian oil sands is likely to increase at a much faster clip than the industry currently projects, an analyst said, putting more pressure on pipeline companies to vastly expand capacity out of Alberta. The forecast comes as companies plot billions of dollars worth of new pipeline routes to stave off costly bottlenecks. The latest is Enbridge Inc's ...

Utah Oil Sands Project Challenged Over Groundwater Pollution
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State regulators testified Wednesday that the first U.S. commercial oil sands operation won't pollute groundwater because the proposed strip mine is in an arid region of eastern Utah with no groundwater except at extreme depths.

Groundwater at issue in Utah tar sands project
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - State regulators testified Wednesday that the first U.S. commercial oil sands operation won't pollute groundwater because the proposed strip mine is in an arid region of eastern Utah with no groundwater except at extreme depths.

Mulcair's oil-sands musing risks halting NDP momentum
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - Decrying Alberta’s resource as what’s wrong with Canada’s economy is not a winning strategy

EnerVest Energy and Oil Sands Total Return Trust Announces May 2012 Distribution
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - EnerVest Energy and Oil Sands Total Return Trust Announces May 2012 Distribution

Mulcair's oil-sands musing puts brakes on NDP momentum
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - Decrying Alberta’s resource as what’s wrong with Canada’s economy is not a winning strategy

America’s future oil supply depends on technology at this Canadian oil sands site
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - Drilling sites, like those at Cenovus Energy’s Christina Lake in-situ facility, are oil sand-mining’s “hotter, younger sibling”— the more environmentally friendly way to pull oil from the sands

URS Awarded Oil Sands Pipeline Construction Contract
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - URS Corporation announced today that the Company’s Oil & Gas division has been selected as the pipeline construction contractor for a major Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage oil sands project in the Wood Buffalo Region near Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Canadian Natural says oil sands inflation in check
Friday, May 04, 2012 - CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd , the country's largest independent oil producer, said on Friday it is holding the line on costs as it expands in the northern Alberta oil sands, the latest producer to play down fears of a new round of hyperinflation in the region. The company expects to spend nearly C$2 billion ($2.01 billion) this year advancing a plan to increase ...