Environment commitments not met by Canada’s oil and gas companies, new report shows
September 26, 2022 Caitlin Yardley - THE CANADIAN PRESSMost of Canada’s oilsands producers have made little progress on their goal to decarbonize the sector despite historically high profits and low capital expenditures, a new report said. A report from the Pembina Institute said little has been done by…
Auditor scolds Alberta over mine cleanup fund, how province handles polluted sites
June 11, 2021 Bob Weber - THE CANADIAN PRESSEDMONTON – Alberta’s auditor general is criticizing the government for failing to fix problems pointed out six years ago in a program that’s supposed to guarantee coal and oilsands mines clean up after themselves. Doug Wylie says there’s so much…
Supply line leak led to fire at Alberta oilsands facility, Syncrude says
March 16, 2017 Dan Healing - THE CANADIAN PRESSFORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – A fire that broke out at a Syncrude oilsands site in northern Alberta was the result of a supply line that broke and leaked light oil, a company spokesman said Wednesday. Crews were allowing the blaze…
Explosion, fire hit Alberta Syncrude oilsands site
March 15, 2017 THE CANADIAN PRESSFORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Syncrude says most of its workforce has returned to an oilsands site in northern Alberta after an explosion and fire Tuesday. But company spokesman Will Gibson couldn’t say whether production has resumed after a fire erupted…