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New U.S. regime committed to taming commodity markets

The next oil price spike will be a long time coming if Barack Obama keeps his election promise to “crack down on excessive energy speculation.”
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At 50, OPEC continues to reap big rewards

September 01, 2010 Category: Policy Tags: , , ,
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The aging cartel marks its golden anniversary having netted $8 trillion in export revenue More →

Alberta’s oil history is studded with blowouts

September 01, 2010 Category: Policy Tags: ,
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Lessons in planning a policy-making were often learned the hard way More →

How relief wells can make a blowout worse

August 03, 2010 Category: Policy Tags: , , ,
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Actuarial data reveal BP's blowout in the Gulf of Mexico belies industry norms More →

Regulations are thicker than pack ice in the North

August 03, 2010 Category: Policy Tags: , , , ,
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The Mackenzie Gas Project alone must obtain 6,900 permits before beginning construction More →

Contested pipeline approvals enable Alberta bitumen exports

June 07, 2010 Category: Policy Tags: , , , ,
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The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada continues to fret over lost, value-added jobs More →

Epcor Utilities looks to oil sands for growth

June 07, 2010 Category: Policy, Services Tags: , , ,
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When it comes to water management, oil sands firms are turning to the pros More →

Alberta, Canada take measured approach to mitigation

May 01, 2010 Category: Policy Tags: , , ,
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The province's environmental conscience is as old as its first gusher More →

The director of Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency says Alberta worries too much about bad oil sands press

April 07, 2010 Category: Policy Tags: , ,
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Widespread anxiety about "dirty oil" image confirms the impression is wrong-headed, Armando Zamora says More →

Integrated Carbon Dioxide Network foresees big bills for carbon capture and storage implementation

February 05, 2010 Category: Policy Tags: , , ,
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Nothing comes cheap during the pursuit of a clean energy template More →

Inquiry to assess Alberta’s business competitiveness

December 01, 2009 Category: Policy Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
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Communication lines are open between energy sector and government More →

Chart of the Week

Alberta Oil Magazine chart of the week

Offshore drilling moves to the deep end

The proportion of deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico first began to outpace drilling at shallower depths in the early 1980s, figures from the U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service show. The gap grew steadily until the late-1990s, when production from deepwater plays rose dramatically. The sudden increase in deepwater activity lends credence to the argument that oil is increasingly harder and more expensive to access.

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