The Canadian economy grew 0.3 per cent in October, helped by strength in oil and gas extraction, mining and quarrying, ...

Another method, known as open-pit mining, is used when the oil sands are located close to the surface. In this case, large equipment is used to remove the overlying material and access the oil sands.

Producing it releases three times as much greenhouse gas pollution as conventional crude oil does. Tar sands oil comes from a solid mass that must be extracted via energy intensive steam injection or ...

That's where the Alberta oil sands come in. Check out the full length ... smaller environmental footprint than traditional oil sand mining From where we land it is hard to believe that what ...

Like the kerogen in oil shale, tar sands' bitumen can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Because developing fossil fuels from these resources is different and more intensive than traditional energy ...

It operates through the following segments: Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading, Midstream & Refining, and Exploration & Production. The Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading segment produces synthetic crude oil ...

(Bloomberg) -- Imperial Oil Ltd., the Canadian oil sands unit of Exxon Mobil Corp., is calling for more government funding for the nation’s industry, which is embarking on a C$16 billion ($11 ...

(NACG) has secured a significant two-year heavy civil construction contract worth approximately $125 million in the oil sands region ... water flow around active mining areas, highlighting ...

The report covers energy sector water use for four extraction types -- oil sands mining, in situ operations, enhanced oil recovery, and hydraulic fracturing and now includes 11 years of data across ...