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After living up close and personal with on-again, off-again oil sands development for half a century, residents of Alberta’s bitumen belt know better than to rely on hazy forecasts of world supply, demand, prices, costs and environmental policy. In the communities where it operates, the industry likewise prefers honest candor about future prospects and makes a point of staying away from raising false hopes or spreading excessive gloom. (more…)

Watchdog agencies get more demanding, then more efficient (more…)

Pipeline companies are like Punxsutawney Phil on groundhog day. If there’s a shadow of doubt, the pipeline goes back inside to the drawing board. (more…)

The new era of big oil’s attempt to repair its public image and its connection to communities where it operates is marked by several innovative approaches.

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ConocoPhillips takes a new approach to public consultation

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