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TransCanada to develop Northern Courier Pipeline to carry oil sands bitumen and diluent to upgrader

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The Fort Hills Energy Limited Partnership has selected TransCanada Corporation to design, build, own and operate the proposed Northern Courier Pipeline project. and Teck Resources Limited and is operated by Suncor Energy Operating Inc.

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Kinder Morgan increases proposed expansion of Trans Mountain oil sands pipeline to 890,000 bpd

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BP Canada Energy Trading Company; Canadian Natural Resources; Canadian Oil Sands Limited; Cenovus Energy Inc.; Devon Canada Corporation; Husky Energy Marketing Inc.; Imperial Oil Limited; Nexen Marketing Inc.; and owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.: Statoil Canada Ltd.; Suncor Energy Marketing Inc.;

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Shell secures C$865M funding for Canadian CO2 storage project; >1M tonnes/yr from oil sands

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The carbon capture process at the Scotford oil sands upgrader will capture about 35% of emissions. The CO 2 will be transported by an 84 km (52-mile), 12-inch (30.5 miles) underground into the deepest saline aquifer formation in Alberta (the Basal Cambrian Sands) beneath several layers of impermeable rock.

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Shell submits regulatory application for Quest Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) project in Alberta oil sands

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Shell submitted the application on behalf of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project, a joint venture among Shell Canada Energy (60%) Chevron Canada Limited (20%) and Marathon Oil Canada Corporation (20%). The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) is the primary regulatory agency for the project.

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MEG Energy moving ahead with 35,000 barrels per day oil sands expansion; $1.4B estimated total cost

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Canada-based MEG Energy’s board of directors has approved 2011 capital investment of approximately $900 million and the final cost estimate for the 35,000 barrels per day Phase 2B oil sands expansion at the Christina Lake in-situ project. barrels of best estimate contingent resources support current production and substantial.

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US State Department Issues Permit for Alberta Clipper Pipeline for Oil Sands Crude Delivery to US

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The US State Department has issued a Presidential Permit to Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to enable construction of the Alberta Clipper pipeline for the transport of crude oil from the Canadian oil sands to US refineries. The 1,000-mile/1,607-km pipeline will run from Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, to Superior, Wisconsin.

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Total sells a 10% Interest in Northern Lights Oil Sands Project to Sinopec; Two Now Have Joint Ownership

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has sold a 10% interest in the Northern Lights Partnership (NLP) to SinoCanada Petroleum Corporation (SinoCanada), a subsidiary of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec). The Northern Lights Oil Sands Project is located approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta.

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