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NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Shell marked the official opening of the Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Alberta, Canada, and the start of commercial operations there. Te Storage zone is a formation called Basal Cambrian Sands (BCS). The governments of Alberta and Canada contributed C$745 million and C$120 million respectively to Quest.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has awarded C$6 million (US$5.6 million) to the Petroleum Technology Research Centre ( PTRC ) in Regina, Saskatchewan and StatoilHydro Canada for a project to reduce water use and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions for in situ oil sands recovery by steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD).

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Thirteen companies have signed long-term contracts with Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC (Trans Mountain) operated by Kinder Morgan Canada Inc. BP Canada Energy Trading Company; Canadian Natural Resources; Canadian Oil Sands Limited; Cenovus Energy Inc.; Devon Canada Corporation; Husky Energy Marketing Inc.;

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Williams has signed a new long-term gas processing agreement with a Canadian oil sands producer. The propane recovered will be sold into the local propane market and would potentially be used as feedstock at Williams’ proposed propane dehydrogenation (PDH) facility in Canada.

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MAY 12, 2017

Alberta Innovates has teamed up with Natural Resources (NRCan) and industry partners to take three clean oil sands technologies to commercial demonstration. This announcement is a result of NRCan’s Oil and Gas Clean Tech Program. Cenovus Energy will test an oil sands extraction technology using a solvent-driven process.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

The government of Alberta (Canada) will build what it calls the most comprehensive environmental monitoring program in Canada with the establishment of a new arm’s-length environmental monitoring agency.

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JUNE 25, 2009

and Shell Canada Energy have jointly filed a patent application for the recovery of bitumen from oil sands. The patent application was filed jointly under a Collaboration Agreement between SonoOil—a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sonic working with Shell to develop oil sand extraction process innovations—and Shell.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

The Fort Hills Energy Limited Partnership has selected TransCanada Corporation to design, build, own and operate the proposed Northern Courier Pipeline project. Northern Courier Pipeline is fully subscribed under long-term contract to service the Fort Hills Mine, which is jointly owned by Suncor Energy Inc, Total E&P Canada Ltd.

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MAY 29, 2018

The Government of Canada will purchase Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline system and the expansion project (TMEP) for C$4.5 billion); Kinder Morgan has agreed to work with the Government of Canada to seek a third-party buyer for the Trans Mountain Pipeline system and TMEP. billion (US$3.46 Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 16, 2013

A consortium led by Canada-based Western Hydrogen Ltd. million investment from Sustainable Development Technology Canada to support the development and commercialization of a new hydrogen manufacturing technology called Molten Salt Catalyzed Gasification (MSG), originally developed at the US Idaho National Laboratory (INL).

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AUGUST 29, 2011

Newalta Corporation has signed a contract with Syncrude Canada Ltd. The contract is over a three-year period at Syncrude’s oil sands mine operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta. Under the terms of the contract, Newalta will design, build and operate a commercial-scale centrifugation demonstration plant to process MFT.

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AUGUST 14, 2010

Canadian Natural Resources (CNRL), an independent crude oil and natural gas producer, is applying a technique at its Horizon oil sands plant that uses CO 2 to change the water chemistry of the tailings, resulting in accelerated settling and greatly reduced water use. Edmonton Journal.

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MAY 1, 2009

Williams plans to build a pipeline in Alberta, Canada, to transport natural gas liquids (NGL) and olefins from its extraction plant in Fort McMurray to its Redwater processing facility. The proposed pipeline project is expected to cost US$283 million, using cash previously received from Canadian and other international projects.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2009

The Northern Gateway is a proposed 1,170-kilometer twin pipeline capable of carrying 525,000 barrels per day of oil sands crude from Edmonton, Alberta to Kitimat on the British Columbia coast and more than 190,000 barrels per day of condensate back from Kitimat to Edmonton. ’s stalled Northern Gateway pipelines project.

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MAY 15, 2015

Canada Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that Canada plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. Canada formally submitted its target, referred to as an Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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JUNE 18, 2014

The project would be capable of carrying 525,000 barrels per day of oil sands crude from Edmonton, Alberta to Kitimat on the British Columbia coast and more than 190,000 barrels per day of condensate back from Kitimat to Edmonton. The JRP’s recommendation was subject to 209 conditions. —Al Monaco.

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OCTOBER 3, 2009

A new study released by Global Forest Watch Canada finds that significant amounts of greenhouse gases are emitted through the disturbance and/or removal of biocarbon (trees, shrubs, peats), which overlay Alberta’s oil sands. Peter Lee, lead author of the report and Executive Director of Global Forest Watch Canada.

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DECEMBER 24, 2013

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.and Imperial Oil formed a 50-50 joint venture to build a crude oil rail-loading facility in Strathcona County, Alberta, called the Edmonton Rail Terminal. —Bill Henderson, vice-president for Kinder Morgan Canada Terminals. —Rich Kruger.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

The conclusion of the successful open season confirmed strong market support for a pipeline with approximately 900,000 bbl/d of firm, long-term contracts to transport crude oil from the oil sands area in Western Canada to Eastern Canadian refineries and export terminals.

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APRIL 30, 2013

Use of coal, oil, and natural gas has to stop (in that order). But “dirty” oil, emanating from oil sands (a.k.a., tar sands) with a significantly higher carbon footprint than conventional oil, deserves a place at the front of the line. Let Canadians decide (about pipelines in Canada for carrying the oil).

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JUNE 5, 2010

The government of Canada is awarding approximately C$5 million (US$4.7 Preliminary work and engineering plans have been drawn up to build a 50,000 liter (13,209 gallon US) cultivation pilot plant at the Ketch Harbour facility. In parallel, scientists are also working to develop technology to effectively extract the oil.

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MARCH 17, 2012

An analysis of the US refining sector, based on linear programming (LP) modeling, finds that refining plausibly high volumes of Canadian oil sands crudes in US refineries in 2025 would lead to a modest increase in refinery CO 2 emissions (ranging between 5.4% to 9.3%) from a 2010 baseline, depending upon the supply scenario.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Joe Oliver, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, and Ola Borten Moe, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, signed a joint statement on cooperation in the energy sector. The statement outlines four main priorities for cooperation between Norway and Canada in the energy sector: General. Oil and gas. Renewable energy.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Royal Dutch Shell plc will proceed with its Carmon Creek project in Alberta, Canada, expected to produce up to 80,000 barrels of oil per day. Once the project is up and running the aim is to virtually eliminate the need for freshwater use for steam generation through recycling of water produced with the oil.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Building a more efficient electric grid based on clean and renewable generation. Building a more efficient electric grid based on clean and renewable generation. US and Canadian officials will meet in the coming weeks to launch the clean energy dialogue.

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MARCH 2, 2013

The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska. What Keystone XL would carry. Earlier post.) Greenhouse gas LCA analysis.

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AUGUST 26, 2011

Comparison of the percent differential for WTW (well-to-wheel) GHGs from gasoline produced from WCSB oil sands using different production processes relative to gasoline produced from reference crudes. The proposed Project is not likely to impact the amount of crude oil produced from the oil sands. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 26, 2013

Now, I know there’s been, for example, a lot of controversy surrounding the proposal to build a pipeline, the Keystone pipeline, that would carry oil from Canadian tar sands down to refineries in the Gulf. And the State Department is going through the final stages of evaluating the proposal. That’s how it’s always been done.

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MAY 24, 2013

Russian oil and gas major Rosneft, 75% owned by the government, and the Venezuelan Corporacion Venezolana del Petroleo (CVP), a subsidiary of PDVSA, signed an agreement to create a joint venture to develop heavy oil reserves in Venezuela in the framework of the Carabobo-2 project. oil sands). Earlier post.

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MARCH 2, 2012

Twelve of Canada’s oil sands producers have formed a new alliance, Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA), focused on accelerating the pace of improving environmental performance in Canada’s oil sands through collaborative action and innovation.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

To be sited at Jie Yang City, Guangdong Province, the Nanhai refinery will be operational in early 2015, with a capacity to process 400,000 barrels of heavy and extra heavy crude oil per day (400 kbd) from the Orinoco Oil Belt. Oil and Gas Journal (OGJ) pegged Venezuela’s 2011 reserves at 211 billion barrels, up from 99.4

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The Alberta government has successfully negotiated contracts for two projects that will advance the upgrading and refining of oil sands bitumen to diesel fuel. billion barrels of oil from conventional reservoirs throughout the province, potentially generating up to $25 billion in additional provincial royalties and taxes.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Canada-based Enbridge Inc. Enbridge and Enterprise agreed to reverse the direction of crude oil flows on the Seaway pipeline to enable it to transport oil from Cushing, Oklahoma to the US Gulf Coast. million barrels of crude oil tankage on the Texas Gulf Coast and four import docks at two locations. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 20, 2012

However, the US military can play an important role in promoting stability in major oil producing regions and by helping protect the flow of energy through major transit corridors and on the high seas, the reports suggest. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Incremental well-to-wheels GHG emissions from WCSB Oil Sands Crudes Compared to Well-to-Wheels GHG Emissions from Displacing Reference Crudes Click to enlarge. Domestic production of crude oil has increased significantly, from approximately 5.5 million bpd in 2010 to 6.5 million bpd in 2012 and 7.5 million bpd by mid-2013.

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JULY 19, 2012

Building on LCFS policies already adopted in Europe, British Columbia, and California, the researchers looked at potential costs and benefits of reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 10 to 15 percent by 2030. Treat all crude oils as part of the overall pool of transportation fuels. We are not advocates.

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APRIL 13, 2009

The cylinder head has integral cast oil passages that feed a set of internal oil control valves that activate cam phasers, enabling variable valve timing. The Ecotec LAF sand cast cylinder block is a superior refinement of the 2.4L Piston head and oil cooling jet. VVT (LE5) cylinder block which was first launched in 2006.

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