CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc may process tar-like crude from its Canadian oil sands holdings at some of its U.S. refineries, rather than at a proposed C$27-billion ($26-billion) ...

Oil sands projects have long been characterized by high capital requirements and production costs. Even though production costs have drastically decreased over the past two years, most expansion ...

These sands are a billion-dollar industry, the newest gold rush in the world of mineral extraction and energy production. Instead of precious metals or light, sweet crude oil, the natural resource ...

ConocoPhillips is preparing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in retrofitting its Billings refinery to handle the heavier, dirtier Canadian crude flowing from the oil sands of northern Alberta.

Trudeau plans to invest in CCS technologies to reduce the carbon footprint of Canada's oil sands operations, but the effectiveness and long-term sustainability of this approach is unclear. The clash ...

The University of Alberta (UoA) has teamed up with Toronto-listed technology company CVW CleanTech to research the feasibility of recovering “abundant” rare earths from the waste generated by the oil ...

Keyera Corp. remains attractive on natural gas liquids, with high barriers to entry and integrated assets. Click here to read ...

As a North Dakota geologist, I find the environmentalists' opposition to U.S. use of Canadian oil sands and the Keystone pipeline narrow-minded and self-serving. The public interest in ensuring ...

Canadian oil companies stopped publicizing emission-cutting activities after new legislation on greenwashing made vague claims about environmental efforts legally risky. Climate activists criticize ...

A group of major oil-sands producers will submit applications for a CAD$16.5 billion ($12.2 billion) carbon-capture project to the Alberta energy regulator this week with an aim of making a final ...