Canada

Oil sands producer Canadian Natural Resources (CNR) and its downstream partner North West Upgrading (NWU) are reportedly preparing to sign a deal to process oil sands for the Albertan... 2011-02-16

PetroChina's decision to take a 50% stake in Encana's Cutback Ridge shale project offers benefits to both companies and presages wider Chinese involvement in North American shale gas.... 2011-02-10

The decision by Apache and EOG to buy out their partner in the Pacific Trail pipeline marks an important step towards an FID on the proposed Kitimat LNG plant. Control over transport... 2011-02-08

Alaskan state lawmakers have introduced legislation to abandon the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA), which promises US$500mn of state funding to build the proposed Alaska Gas Pipeline.

China's state-run Sinopec is among a group of Asian refiners and Canadian oil producers that have invested in the early stages of Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway Oil Pipeline,... 2011-01-21

South African fuel processing specialist Sasol has farmed in to a 50% stake in Canadian independent Talisman Energy's Farrell Creek shale gas assets.

French major Total and Canadian oil sands producer Suncor have formed a strategic partnership that will see them taking stakes in each other's oil sands projects.

Cenovus Energy has announced only a minor increase in capital expenditure (capex) in 2011 and expects overall production to dip slightly.

Canada's largest heavy oil producer, Canadian Natural Resources (CNR), has announced its 2011 budget and production targets, which include increasing output at the Horizon oil sands... 2010-12-03

Anglo-Dutch major Royal Dutch Shell has submitted an application to build a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at its Scotford Upgrader in the Canadian province of Alberta.