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An oil sands venture in Frog Lake is redefining old roles

June 07, 2010 Category: Entrepreneurs Tags: , , , , ,
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Frog Lake Energy Resources Corporation runs a 1,300 barrels daily operation east of Edmonton More →

Building on Common Ground

February 01, 2009 Category: People Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
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Trade secrets inform a breakthrough guide to industry and aboriginal relations More →

Forest Guardian

February 01, 2009 Category: Environment Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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A model green and industry coalition is stunned by government’s refusal to stop selling mineral rights in an area marked for conservation More →

The Future is Ours

December 01, 2008 Category: People, Web Exclusives Tags: , , , , , ,
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Not always easy, the relationship between aboriginals and industry in Alberta’s bitumen belt bears lucrative fruit More →

Why the Mackenzie Gas Project Must Go Ahead

July 01, 2006 Category: Gas Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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After years of delay, distraction and political dithering, a turning point in the exploitation of this resource has probably been reached – and the Mackenzie River valley is poised to become the central right of way for moving the gas to market More →

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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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