Also known as "oil sands," bitumen shares the attributes of heavy oil but is even more dense and viscous. Natural bitumen has a viscosity greater than 10,000 cP. In comparison with heavy oil ...

By calling this week for the federal government to end its industrial carbon pricing system, oil-and-gas executives signaled ...

That's where the Alberta oil sands come in. Check out the full length story > The Athabasca oil sands are at the center of a huge fight between environmentalists and oil companies. Oil companies ...

Tar sands oil — even the name sounds bad. And it is bad. In fact, oil from tar sands is one of the most destructive, carbon-intensive and toxic fuels on the planet. Producing it releases three times ...

Oilsands Quest Inc. announced the formation of a subsidiary company devoted to in-situ oil sands technology assessment and development. Oilsands Quest Inc. announced the formation of a subsidiary ...

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 ...