CBC.caAlberta heavy oil price up almost 80% since MarchCBC.caMost of the oil that Canada produces is called Western Canada Select, the benchmark blend of thicker, tarry bitumen-based crude oil that comes mostly from Alberta's oilsands. The price of WCS …

MarketWatchShale oil output at Bakken and Eagle Ford starts a descentMarketWatchOil production from the Bakken and Eagle Ford shale plays look like they've peaked and other shale plays may not be far behind. Oil production from seven major U.S. shale p …

Los Angeles TimesCentral Valley's growing concern: Crops raised with oil field waterLos Angeles TimesHere in California's thirsty farm belt, where pumpjacks nod amid neat rows of crops, it's a proposition that seems to make sense: using treated …

CBC.caOil CEOs weigh in on Alberta electionCBC.caExecutives with Imperial Oil and Canadian Oil Sands also faced inquiring minds at their respective AGMs. A shareholder wanted to pick the brain of Imperial Oil's Rich Kruger. He didn't offer much of …

CBC.caBP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 5 years laterCBC.caFive years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, residents and ecologists say the effects of the disaster are still being felt. An explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling r …

CBC.caLower oil prices dampen Canadian growth outlook, TD saysCBC.ca"Energy rich provinces like Alberta are going to feel the pain quite acutely," Alexander said. "But in actual fact much of the rest of the country is going to benefit from l …

CBC.caOil, politics and human rights: A look back at TalismanCBC.caAccording to a high-level report by Canadian diplomat John Harker in February 2000, oil royalties flowing to the Sudanese government from a Talisman-run oil play were found to be exacerbati …

Manitoba Hydro seeks electrical engineering design for low-head hydropower ...HydroWorldThe utility now seeks electrical design engineering services on an "as and when required" basis for periods of high electrical engineering workload or wheneve …

New York Times (blog)Former Georgia Tech Engineering Professor Indicted on Racketeering ChargesNew York Times (blog)A former high-profile electrical engineering professor has been indicted on racketeering charges, nearly five years after his career at the …

Baughman's Wooten voted most admired engineering CEOWichita Business Journal (blog)Our readers have selected Brent Wooten, CEO at Baughman Co. PA, as their most admired CEO or top executive in the engineering sector. We recently put out a call for sugg …