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Oil Sands Directory in the Renewable Energy Online section of All Sites Sorted: find news and information on the development of this alternative energy source. Technically speaking oil sands, or tar sands, or oil shale is not a renewable energy source. Rather this is an alternative energy source that involves mining the oil containing sand or rock, extracting the oil and then refining. 

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Horizon oilsands upgrader shutdown expected to be short term - Calgary Herald Globe and Mail Horizon oilsands upgrader shutdown expected to be short term Calgary Herald CALGARY — Canadian Natural Resources Limited will keep its Horizon oilsands upgrader off-line until a fractionator vessel is repaired, a company executive said. Vice-chairman John Langille said Wednesday the primary upgrader unit at the 110000 barrel ... Canadian Natural exec calls oil sands outage minorReuters Horizon oilsands upgrader shutsVictoria Times Colonist Canadian Natural Horizon oilsands plant downCBC.ca Toronto Sun all 50 news articles » Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:21:40 GMT

Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline: The Facts Deserve Repeating - OnEarth Magazine (blog) Los Angeles Times Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline: The Facts Deserve Repeating OnEarth Magazine (blog) By Robert Redford Joe Nocera's op-ed in the New York Times yesterday deserves a response and a reiteration of the facts surrounding the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. President Obama rejected the pipeline's permit last month when the GOP, ... Tar Sands and the PipelineNew York Times COLUMN: If Keystone pipeline is so safe, why are there so many objections?Gaston Gazette The Keystone Delay Won't Stop These Canadian Oil Sands StocksMoney Morning Edmonton Journal (blog) -Burnt Orange Report all 180 news articles » Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:17:40 GMT

Ewart: Oilsands monitoring plan details are still murky - Calgary Herald Ewart: Oilsands monitoring plan details are still murky Calgary Herald Amid generally positive reaction to the announcement from the federal and Alberta governments to set up an environmental monitoring plan for the oilsands, a couple of things stuck out from the hundreds of pages of documents that address issues with air ... The spirit of Ottawa-Alberta environment relationsEdmonton Journal (blog) all 7 news articles » Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:41:46 GMT

Sunshine Oilsands Secures US$350 Million Cornerstone Investments For Hong Kong ... - Fox Business Sunshine Oilsands Secures US$350 Million Cornerstone Investments For Hong Kong ... Fox Business HONG KONG – Canada's Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. has secured US$350 million from three cornerstone investors including a Chinese sovereign wealth fund for its up to US$700 million Hong Kong initial public offering, three people familiar with the situation ... CIC, Sinopec among investors in oil sands IPOChina Daily Sunshine Oil Sands IPO: Not dead, just restingGlobe and Mail Chinese invest heavily in oil sandsMontreal Gazette 4-traders (press release) all 11 news articles » Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:20:17 GMT

Oil rises on spread trade, Canadian outage - Reuters Globe and Mail Oil rises on spread trade, Canadian outage Reuters * Brent-WTI spread hits 3-mth high above $20 intraday * Iran-West tension, supply worries support Brent * Shut Alberta oil sands processor lifts US crude * Coming up: EIA oil data, 10:30 am EST Wednesday By Robert Gibbons NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) ... NYMEX-Crude ends higher, narrows discount to BrentReuters UK Oil prices up on volatile, heavy tradeBusiness Recorder (blog) Backlog sees Canadian crude price tumbleFinancial Times Globe and Mail -Reuters Canada all 1,365 news articles » Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:28:14 GMT

Tar Sands Destroying Wolf & Caribou Populations In Canada - Care2.com (blog) Centre Daily Times Tar Sands Destroying Wolf & Caribou Populations In Canada Care2.com (blog) by Beth Buczynski Extracting oil from tar sands (aka oil sands) is detrimental to human health in a number of ways. It drastically increases greenhouse gas emissions, continues our society's addiction to fossil fuels, and puts soil and water quality at ... Wolves to be poisoned for tar sands development in CanadaFly Rod & Reel Magazine (blog) High prices prod consumers toward future green energiesCentre Daily Times all 5 news articles » Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:14:29 GMT

Oil rises on spread trade, Canadian outage - Reuters Irish Times Oil rises on spread trade, Canadian outage Reuters By Robert Gibbons | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent oil rose slightly on Tuesday and US crude jumped more than 1.5 percent, bolstered by an unplanned outage at a Canadian oil sands plant and optimism about an agreement on Greece's debt problems. Oil set for six-month closing highUpstream Online Canadian Crude Oil Glut Cuts Price in Half24/7 Wall St. Bakken, Canadian Oil Plummet; Energy Stocks UnfazedInvestor's Business Daily Wall Street Journal -Irish Times -Moneycontrol.com all 470 news articles » Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:40:01 GMT

Green groups slam big oil on 'lobby-busting' tour - Vancouver Sun Nanaimo Daily News Green groups slam big oil on 'lobby-busting' tour Vancouver Sun They said all of the countries told them they were approached by either industry officials from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers or federal officials who argue that the proposed climate legislation discriminates against the oilsands ... Green groups lobby embassies on EU fuelEmbassy Green groups blast big-oil lobbying tourEdmonton Journal Tory climate denial could make Canada miss boat on green energy jobsCanada.com all 28 news articles » Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:50:54 GMT

CIC, Sinopec among investors in oil sands IPO-source - Reuters CIC, Sinopec among investors in oil sands IPO-source Reuters The three institutions are taking up nearly half of Sunshine Oilsands' planned $700 million initial public offering (IPO), the source told Reuters on Tuesday. The offering will be the biggest stock market float in the world so far this year. CIC, Sinopec among investors in oil sands IPO: sourceReuters UK CIC, Sinopec among investors in oil sands IPOFinancial Post (blog) CIC Said to Plan Investing $150 Million in Sunshine Oilsands IPOBusinessWeek IFR Asia all 15 news articles » Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:59:38 GMT

Canada, Alberta commit to 'improve' environmental monitoring of oil sands - Oil & Gas Journal DigitalJournal.com Canada, Alberta commit to 'improve' environmental monitoring of oil sands Oil & Gas Journal By Eric Watkins The governments of Canada and Alberta, stung by the recent US decision to postpone development of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline project, have agreed to step up their monitoring of the environmental effects of oil sands developments ... Oil sands monitoring plan gears upNature.com (blog) Oil sands monitoring increasesAutos.ca Op-Ed: Is Canada's oil sands monitoring program a 'PR stunt'?DigitalJournal.com Reuters -MarketWatch -BusinessWeek all 231 news articles » Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:38:06 GMT