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It’s just looney: Oil sands crude crashes through $60 a barrel

The international benchmark sits at $107 a barrel, while US oil fetches $85.

Frik Els | October 24, 2012 | 8:18 pm

Alberta oil sands to benefit Canada’s total economy: report

Alberta's oil sands will positively affect all Canadian provinces and will lead to billions of dollars of jobs and investment across the country, says a Conference Board of Canada report released Wednesday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 24, 2012 | 5:50 pm

Natural gas giant Encana posts $1.24-billion quarterly loss

Natural gas titan Encana Corporation (TSX: ECA) (NYSE: ECA) posted Wednesday a $1.24-billion net loss in its third quarter, driven mainly by lower natural gas prices over the past year, but it said it was still on track to meet its financial guidance for the full year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 24, 2012 | 3:20 pm

Nautilus seabed mining project jeopardized again

Canada-based Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX&LON:NUS) sank to fresh lows Wednesday in London, falling almost 5%, hit by the news of a Papua New Guinea’s landowners petition to the Government to cancel the firm’s seabed mining permit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 24, 2012 | 1:31 pm

Canadian government investigating illegal recruitment tactics

Canada’s provincial government of British Columbia is investigating allegations that Chinese workers applying for jobs may have been requested to pay fees to apply for mining positions in B.C.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 23, 2012 | 4:51 pm

3,500 protest against Northern Gateway; company still to go ahead

Thousands of people jammed the front lawn of Canada’s British Columbia parliament on Monday to oppose the controversial Enbridge's proposed $5.5-billion pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to the country's West Coast.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 23, 2012 | 3:53 pm

Interview: Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. courts Asian partners to unlock value at Hopes Advance

“The model is tried and true"

Tekoa Da Silva | October 22, 2012 | 10:08 pm

The myth of affordable energy

Why high oil prices aren't necessarily a bad thing and why why cheap energy is not vital to economic growth.

Oilprice.com | October 20, 2012 | 6:53 pm

TransCanada shuts Keystone due to anomaly

Oil was trading higher Friday morning driven, in part, by TransCanada Corp's (TSX, NYSE:TRP) announcement yesterday that it was temporarily shutting down its existing Keystone pipeline after tests showed possible safety issues.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2012 | 2:35 pm

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