Energy Finders while preparing report on evaluation of the Trinity Sands at 990 feet to 1100 feet, recommended another drill hole near the above proposed location, should be drilled at 960 feet, cased and penetrating the separate Trinity Sands, swab tested, looking for Oil in those sands and a possible steam flood prospect. For full [...]
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
Smarting from a National Geographic article that described Alberta’s oil sands upgraders as “dark satanic mills,” Premier Ed Stelmach fired back yesterday at critics of the province’s most prized energy assets. For full story, click here
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Can you imagine a future with a lot more heavy oil refineries processing oil sands, but with no or little rise in greenhouse gases? President Obama can. For full story, click here
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
The plain truth is that Canada requires the oil sands as it has replaced Ontario manufacturing (or at least pulled even with it) as the economic engine of Confederation. For more information, click here
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Producing heavy oil in Canada, much of which comes from the big oil sands deposits of northern Alberta, is a tough business and it’s getting tougher. For full story, click here
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Tar sands are a mixture of hydrocarbon-rich bitumen mixed in sandstone layers. When the hydrocarbons are separated, the bitumen released is a heavy, black and sticky semi-liquid of high viscosity. For full story, click here
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Extraction and refining of heavy oil from Canada’s oil sands threatens to kill as many as 166 million migratory birds over the next 30 to 50 years, according to a report released. For full story, click here
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Dollar 90 per barrel is about the threshold below which production from the extra heavy oil sand in Canada would not give a satisfactory Return on Investment. For full story, click here
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Monday, November 24, 2008
For the second time in five years, Petro-Canada backtracked on its oil-sands plans, deferring until next year a decision on whether to proceed with a bitumen mine near Fort Mc-Murray, Alta., and shelving indefinitely construction of an upgrader near Edmonton. For full story, click here
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Monday, November 24, 2008
The oil sands are a reliable, stable supply of energy that will help stimulate the economy. For full story, click here
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