Oil Sands Question and Response (OSQAR) Blog

Innovation in the oil sands: is industry a tortoise or hare?

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They lack the shiny packaging of an Apple gadget. They won’t inspire celebrities to tweet about them. And they most certainly won’t spawn consumer line ups.

Keystone XL finds an unlikely ally

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Prestigious science journal Nature offered what some might consider a surprising perspective on TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline. In their recent editorial “Change For Good”, the respected journal urged government officials to approve the controversial pipeline citing that Alberta’s oil sands aren’t as “dirty” as many people believe.

Impacting the environment: it’s a human thing

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People are naturally fascinated by news, and these days it seems an increasing amount of it involves new research results which add to, or sometimes contradict, previous findings on a subject.

Canada and the United States: is it love on the rocks?

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Canada and the United States are one of the world’s foremost power couples,  literally. 

Good read: The predicament facing Canada’s energy industry

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In a January 7, 2013 Globe and Mail column, economist and award-winning author Jeff Rubin looks at current crude oil price dynamics in North America and implications for oil producers, refiners, investors and governments. 

Jeff Rubin: How big is Canada’s oil subsidy to the U.S.?

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Is it time for oil sands operators to choo choo choose rail?

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The public debate over pipelines has included talk about shipping crude by rail as an alternative mode of transport, a practice that’s been embraced by some conventional oil producers in regions not connected by pipelines.

What happens in Fort McMurray doesn't need to stay in Fort McMurray

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Critics of oil sands, particularly those from outside Alberta, like to characterize it as the energy industry’s dirty little secret.

Alberta's burning question

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Protracted controversy over the proposed Northern Gateway and Keystone XL pipelines have re-ignited arguments about whether Alberta should be refining its own oil rather than shipping it raw to other countries.

How to keep things rolling in Fort McMurray

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Do you cringe when you think about your daily commute to and from work? Ever secretly wished all the roads were just for you? You’re not alone. For many of us, bumper-to-bumper commutes are a painful reality of our work week. Believe it or not, if you don’t live in Alberta’s Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB), your rush hour commute might seem like a Sunday pleasure cruise compared to what this community endures most days. 

Report for Nobel Prize-winning physicist warms to oil sands

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TransCanada’s Keystone Pipeline Project is one of the most polarizing North American undertakings in recent years. It seems everybody has an opinion on the project.  And public figures on both sides of the border, from politicians to celebrities, have not been shy about adding their voices to the debate about whether it’s in the United States’ best interests to import more Canadian oil sands-derived crude.