Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach announced yesterday that he wants his government's scientists to compare notes with those of a water specialist whose findings indicate oilsands activity is polluting the Athabasca River system (DOB, Aug. 30, 2010).
Tailings management is an industry-wide challenge and Shell Canada Limited says it wants to openly share with other oilsands operators, academics, regulators and others what it has so far learned about a new technology designed to reduce tailings ponds.
Peak Energy Services Trust announces that it has entered into a contract with a major oil and gas exploration client for the provision of a wastewater treatment system valued at approximately $2 million with an expected delivery date of June 2011.
The Environmental Appeals Board will conduct a hearing, by written submissions only, commencing on Sept. 15, on Alberta Environment's decision to issue a Reclamation Certificate to Bonavista Petroleum Ltd. for the reclamation of the Petrorep et al Provost well located at 10-15-34-8 W4M, near Consort, Alberta, in special Area No. 4.
At $5.54 billion, Enbridge Inc.'s proposed Northern Gateway crude oil pipeline project could be the largest private sector project in British Columbia history but it could also be among the most divisive.
The Commodity Weather Group, LLC (CWG) released its latest winter 2010-11 outlook for its energy clients this morning, and it tells a notably different story from last winter. The core heating season in the U.S. is forecast to be 29% warmer year-on-year from December through February.