Then there are the industrial tar pits, better known as oil sands, tar sands and bituminous sands. And, to no one's surprise, they're of great interest to energy companies. But just like the name ...

A choice between a booming oil and gas industry and emissions-reduction policies that curb our economy is no choice at all ...

The development of "oil shale" (not to be confused with "shale oil") and "tar sands" has been shown to be environmentally destructive, and water and energy intensive. Extracting oil from U.S. public ...

That was Boucher's first encounter with the oil sands industry. It's an industry that has utterly transformed this part of northeastern Alberta in just the past few years, with astonishing speed.

A proposed carbon-capture and storage system designed to slash emissions from Canada’s oil sands is drawing scrutiny from local Indigenous communities, who are requesting that the project be ...

Suncor Energy Inc. SU recorded the highest crude output in October from its wells in Alberta on gains at the Firebag oil sands site. Owing to the record high production, the site has also been ter ...

(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 ...

as the Canadian energy major expects to ramp up output from existing oil sands assets. The company, majority-owned by Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab, expects higher production from its Kearl ...