MINING.comCanada OK's three new oil sands projectsMINING.comThe Canadian province of Alberta, the heart of the oil sands industry, has approved three new projects worth about $3 billion (Cdn$4bn) of potential investments, which could add up to 95,000 b …

New York TimesAnimating van Gogh's Life With 62450 Oil PaintingsNew York TimesThe creators of “Loving Vincent,” a biopic about van Gogh, say it is the first full-length animated film to be made entirely of oil paintings on canvas — an astounding 62,450 …

Huffington Post CanadaTake A Number, Alberta Oilsands: U.S. Now Has World's Largest Oil ReservesHuffington Post CanadaThe Canadian oil industry in recent years has faced new competition from the very country where most of its oil is sent — the United S …

MINING.comBHP hikes exploration spending, to focus mostly on copper, oilMINING.com1 mining company BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP) (LON:BLT) will raise its annual exploration spending by 29%, allocating nearly all its $900 million budget to finding new copper …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Fall on Supply Overhang, 'Brexit' UncertaintyWall Street JournalOil prices fell on Tuesday, as investors focused on the persistent overhang of crude and the uncertainty ahead of the U.K.'s referendum this week over …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Fall on Brexit Fears and Supply GlutWall Street JournalLONDON—Oil prices fell on Tuesday, as investors weighed continued uncertainty ahead of U.K.'s referendum this week and focused on the persistent overhang of crude. Bre …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Fall on Supply Glut, 'Brexit' UncertaintyWall Street JournalLONDON—Oil prices fell on Tuesday, as investors weighed continued uncertainty ahead of U.K.'s referendum this week and focused on the persistent overhang …

The Japan TimesUS, South African firefighters arrive to help combat Alberta inferno as oil sands workers trickle backThe Japan TimesEDMONTON, ALBERTA/QUEBEC – Evacuated workers began returning Tuesday to Canadian oil sands camps with orders to restart prod …

The Globe and Mail (subscription)Oil firms devise plans to restart output in wake of Alberta wildfireThe Globe and Mail (subscription)That stalled the resumption of oil production that had been off-line or sharply reduced in the days after the fire first r …

The Globe and Mail (subscription)Suncor to start process of resuming oil sands operationsThe Globe and Mail (subscription)Suncor's workers were among 8,000 pulled out of oil sands plants and work camps on Tuesday, when the massive wildfire that had pre …