Athabasca buys oil sands business from Norway's StatoilThe Globe and MailStatoil, which entered the oil sands business in 2007, said the price is made up of $435-million in cash, 100 million Athabasca shares and contingent value payments triggered at o …

CBC.caOil at $50: What life looks like in the oilpatch 2 years after prices plummetedCBC.caTwo years ago, $50 oil would have been considered a nightmare scenario. Even last June, no one in the energy sector would have welcomed it. But two years into the oi …

CNBCFort McMurray wildfire cuts production by a million barrels a day — and oil prices drop?CBC.caIt's been nearly a week since Alberta's oil production began to slow as a result of the wildfire in Fort McMurray. More than a million barrels a day h …

MarketWatchOil slides on fears energy demand will softenMarketWatchOil futures fell Tuesday, as a slumping U.S. stock market fed concerns that the outlook for energy demand will continue to soften. The drop comes ahead of weekly data that are expected to s …

Popular ScienceUsing Nanoparticles And Mussel Glue To Clean Up Oil SpillsPopular ScienceIf you've ever eaten a cheeseburger and accidentally dropped some of its greasy contents on your favorite t-shirt, you have born witness to cotton's great (and …

Financial TimesOil price slide forces companies to rethink how they operateFinancial TimesIt has four legs, bad breath and is coming to a North Sea oil platform near you. As the world's energy groups look for new ways to cut costs to combat the collaps …

The Globe and MailAthabasca River drought patterns hold warning for oil producers: studyThe Globe and MailBased on a 900-year record obtained from tree rings, researchers found that the Athabasca watershed has historically been subjected to prolonged dry s …

The Globe and MailOil companies facing forced asset sales as banks assess fundingThe Globe and MailStarting in earnest after Labour Day, oil and natural gas companies will begin the twice-yearly pilgrimage to their banks to discuss funding. It's not go …

Financial PostPetroChina looks for painless exit from oil sandsbnn.caPetroChina Co. (PTR.N) said it's in talks with international oil companies about swapping assets in North America to help it ride out the slump in crude prices. China's biggest oi …