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Biologists researching the future of the Athabasca oilsands region's biodiversity say they are seeing some success in their attempts to reclaim the land, avoid human-wildlife conflicts and keep birds away from toxic tailings ponds.
ProSep Inc. reports it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $13 million for the design and supply of a seawater treatment and water injection system for installation on a floating production system that will operate in a deepwater Gulf of Mexico field.
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has announced new Canada-wide hydraulic fracturing operating practices designed to improve water management and water and fluids reporting for shale gas and tight gas development across Canada.
Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent says one way to combat critics of Canada's handling of its resources is to use stronger language in its defence.
Under attack from environmentalists for greenhouse gas emissions from the Alberta oilsands and its decision to pull out of the Kyoto Protocol, the Canadian government has been challenged to make a significant investment in green energy research and development.
Planning for water supplies to support hydraulic fracturing should start early, even at the exploration stage, a production engineer with experience in the Horn River Basin told CI Energy Group's Shale Gas & Oil Symposium yesterday.
Overcoming public fear and distrust is key to gaining acceptance of hydraulic fracturing, a U.S. energy executive told an oilpatch audience in Calgary yesterday.
When successful American shale player Southwestern Energy Company decided to enter the New Brunswick market, it expected to be welcomed with open arms.
The environmental regulatory system for Canadian oilsands is similar in rigour to that of its peers, says a new case study by an energy consultancy.
The Canadian government's withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol is illegal, alleges a suit to be filed in federal court by a law professor and former Canadian MP on Friday.
London - Global investors with combined assets under management that exceed $20 trillion this week issued guidelines for companies to cut their risk to climate change.
San Francisco -- California and Quebec are negotiating an agreement that will formally link their carbon markets in time for a planned August 15 CO2 allowance auction and create the world's second largest carbon market.
sThe combined volume of solution gas flared and vented in Alberta was up 8.1 per cent in 2010, reflecting the rapid growth in crude oil and bitumen production, says an Energy Resources Conservation Board report.
Energy Resources Conservation Board officials are on site and clean up is underway following a pipeline leak at a Pengrowth Energy Corporation wellsite in the Judy Creek field about 40 kilometres south of Swan Hills.
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says overall GHG emissions intensity (GHG emissions per bbl-equivalent of production) from Canada's oil and gas sector increased about three per cent from 2009 to 2010, and has increased by about 19 per cent over the past five years.
Carbon dioxide is not leaking from depth on the Saskatchewan farm owned by Cameron and Jane Kerr, which is located near the Weyburn CO2-EOR project, IPAC-CO2 Research Inc. concluded in a 180-page report released today.
As Europe and California continue to scrutinize the environmental impacts of oil sands production threatening global export opportunities, the onus on E&P companies to continue driving forward cost-effective water re-use strategies has reached a peak.
The Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA) says next year's 15 per cent shortfall in funding from Oil Sands Developers Group (OSDG) means it will have to defer or eliminate some of its planned research and seek further funding elsewhere.
Ridgeline Energy Services Inc. has commissioned two additional GreenFill treatment facilities in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, and Redcliff, Alberta.
Earlier this year the federal government introduced sector-by-sector emissions reduction regulations as its stand on climate change.
Third-party research has confirmed that the carbon dioxide used for enhanced oil recovery at Cenovus Energy Inc.'s Weyburn operation is not linked to carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the soil at a nearby property, the company said today.
The Alberta government needs to do more to ensure that large emitters of carbon dioxide consistently follow the requirements in place to achieve the government's emissions reduction targets, says the province's Auditor General.
Formation Fluid Management Inc. reports it has successfully completed its first commercial contract under an agreement with a large Calgary-based oil and gas producer.
FSI Energy Services Inc. has entered into a commercial contract to complete bench testing for a major Canadian oil company for specialized water treatment technologies and processes.
The federal government will spend $148.8 million over the next five years to help Canada adapt to climate change, Environment Minister Peter Kent said today.
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