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Oct 8 (Reuters) – Cenovus Energy on Wednesday sweetened its offer to acquire MEG Energy raising the value of its proposed deal to C$8.6 billion ($6.16 billion), including debt, in an attempt to match a rival bid from Strathcona Resources. Cenovus raised its bid by C$2.35 to about C$29.80 per share, and said this …
(July 16 – Reuters) – Giant shovels, driverless trucks and a dog-like robot have all helped Canada’s oil sands companies including Imperial Oil and Suncor become some of North America’s lowest-cost oil producers, driving down overheads even as the worst inflation in a generation pushed U.S. shale costs up. As the global oil industry enters …
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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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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% …
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 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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(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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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 …
(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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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 …
