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Major Canadian Oil Site Vents Most Gas Since 2021 Due to Wildfire

Major Canadian Oil Site Vents Most Gas Since 2021 Due to Wildfire Cenovus Energy Inc.’s Christina Lake oil-sands site vented 151,511 cubic feet a day of natural gas into the atmosphere in May, the most in over four years, due to an emergency shutdown caused by a wildfire. The shutdown was prompted by a wildfire …

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Canadian Oil Sands Production Expected to Reach All-time Highs this Year Despite Lower Oil Prices

S&P Global Commodity Insights Raises 10-year Oil Sands Production Outlook for 4th consecutive year CALGARY, AB, June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — S&P Global Commodity Insights has raised its 10-year production outlook for the Canadian oil sands. The latest forecast expects oil sands production to reach a record annual average production of 3.5 million b/d in 2025 (5% …

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Alberta Premier Expects New Oil Pipeline Proposal Within Weeks

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith expects a private-sector firm to propose a new oil pipeline to the British Columbia coast within weeks. The pipeline would reduce producers’ reliance on the US market and allow them to fetch higher prices for their oil, and Smith hopes it will be one of the first projects on the Canadian …

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Enbridge Eyes New Pipeline to Boost Canadian Oil Flows in US

Enbridge Inc. and Energy Transfer LP are gauging interest in increased pipeline capacity in Illinois to help rising Canadian oil sands production reach more markets in the Midwest and the US Gulf Coast. The Southern Illinois Connector project would transport up to 200,000 barrels of crude a day by reconfiguring and upgrading existing systems and …

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Canadian Oil Sands Company Restarts Operations as Wildfire Risk Lessens

(Reuters) – Canadian Natural Resources has restarted its Jackfish 1 oil sands site in northern Alberta after determining wildfires in the region are a safe distance away. The company said its operations will ramp up over the next several days, targeting full production of approximately 36,500 bpd by June 6. Canadian Natural evacuated non-essential workers …

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How Canada’s Wildfires are Affecting Oil Supply

Wildfires burning in Canada’s oil-producing province of Alberta have reduced the country’s daily crude production by about 7%. Here is a tally of affected oil production sites so far: CENOVUS ENERGY – CHRISTINA LAKE SITE: Oil sands producer Cenovus evacuated non-essential workers from its Christina Lake site south of Fort McMurray, Alberta on May 29 and …

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Canadian Oil Producer Strathcona to Launch US$4.25 Bln Hostile Bid for MEG Energy

(Reuters) – Canadian oil and gas producer Strathcona  said late Thursday it plans to launch a C$5.93 billion ($4.25 billion) hostile takeover bid for rival MEG Energy, aiming to create one of the country’s largest oil sands companies. The all-cash-and-stock unsolicited offer would combine two of Canada’s largest pure-play thermal oil sands operators, and make Strathcona …

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How Big Are Canada’s Oilsands? Energy Projects Occupy Less Than Three Per Cent of Alberta’s Oil Sands Region, Report Says

By Will Gibson Follow CEC on LinkedIn  CEC LinkedIn Follow CEC on Facebook CEC Facebook Follow CEC on Twitter CEC Twitter The footprint of energy development continues to occupy less than three per cent of Alberta’s oil sands region, according to a report by the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI). As of 2021, energy projects impacted just 2.6 per cent …

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Western Canada Select Heavy Crude Discount Enters Sub-$9 Territory

The discount of Western Canada Select (WCS) heavy crude to the North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate futures (WTI) continued to narrow on Friday, dipping into sub-$9 territory as global oil prices fell to pandemic levels. WCS for May delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, settled at $8.90 a barrel under WTI, according to brokerage CalRock, after …

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Alberta’s Massive Oil and Gas Reserves Keep Growing – Here’s Why

Q&A with Mike Verney, executive vice-president, McDaniel & Associates By Deborah Jaremko Follow CEC on Linkedin  CEC Linkedin Follow CEC on Facebook CEC Facebook Follow CEC on Twitter CEC Twitter New analysis commissioned by the Alberta Energy Regulator has increased the province’s natural gas reserves by 440 per cent, bumping Canada into the global top 10. Alberta’s oil reserves …

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