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Alberta’s oil industry digs up more than black gold

April 01, 2011 Category: Technology Tags: , , , , ,
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Dinosaur bones at a mega-mine are only the latest relic discovered in pursuit of oil More →

Capital spending for 2011 shows industry is on the mend

January 01, 2011 Category: Finance Tags: , , , ,
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In a show of recovery, the labor market for experienced service workers has tightened More →

Will Geopolitical Factors Now Work Against the Oil Sands?

May 29, 2008 Category: Finance Tags: , , , , , , ,
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A host of positive factors have been behind the rapid development of the oil sands. Could the winds be shifting? Are the good times are over? Geopolitician Vincent Lauerman scans the skies over the Athabasca and makes some disturbing discoveries More →

Fallout from the royalty review’s “unintended consequences”

January 30, 2008 Category: Finance, Policy Tags: , , , ,
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The real "Alberta Advantage" was natural gas and now its slipping away More →

Chart of the Week

Alberta Oil Magazine chart of the week

Natural gas vehicles making inroads into a neglected market

Natural gas-powered vehicles (NGVs) have been rolling on Canadian roads for decades, yet they’ve never been able to establish much of a market share in the automobile sector. But surging natural gas production, beyond depressing prices in the US$3 per mcf range, has companies such as Encana Corp. and Shell Canada racing to tap into a market that has long been ignored. More →

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