Wall Street JournalEvacuation Order Lifted for Some Canadian Oil-Sands SitesWall Street JournalCALGARY, Alberta—A mandatory evacuation order has been lifted at two Northern Alberta oil-sands production sites and five nearby work camps, as firefighters cont …

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 …

ABC OnlineCanada wildfire: Firefighters catch a breath as rain helps in oil sands fire battleABC OnlineIt forced widespread evacuations and triggered a prolonged energy shutdown that has cut Canadian oil output by a million barrels a day. The fire's fo …

Wall Street JournalFreeport-McMoRan Formally Cancels Plans to Take Oil-and-Gas Business PublicWall Street JournalThe largest U.S. mining company by market value, which had filed last year to take Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas Inc. public, previously had i …

Loonie dips as oil retreats, US dollar advancesCBC.caThe Canadian dollar was sharply lower today amid a drop in the price of oil, coupled with a higher U.S. dollar. In mid-morning foreign exchange market trading Thursday, the loonie dropped 0.65 of a U.S. …

Wall Street JournalWinds Carry Northern Alberta Wildfires Away From Oil-Sands Sites, Fort McMurrayWall Street JournalCALGARY, Alberta—Forest fires in Northern Alberta continued to grow Wednesday, but local officials said winds carried the flames away from …

GizmodoHorrific Canadian Wildfires Now Overtaking Oil FacilitiesGizmodoThe wildfire that swept through Fort McMurray two weeks ago has now breached a critical firebreak, threatening Canada's largest oil production facilities, and forcing the evacuation …

ReutersCanada Wildfires Raise Threat to Oil-Sands Mining OperationsWall Street JournalCALGARY, Alberta—Forest fires in Northern Alberta are threatening two major oil-sands mining complexes, government officials said on Tuesday, a day after 8,000 workers ev …

New York TimesCompany Says It's Been Indicted for California Oil SpillNew York TimesCalifornia prosecutors have filed criminal charges against the company whose oil pipeline ruptured last year and fouled popular beaches near Santa Barbara for months, t …

Globalnews.caBlame Canada, Nigeria: Oil prices hit 6-month highsGlobalnews.caThe price of a barrel of oil has hit its highest level in nearly seven months — nearly US$50 a barrel — thanks mainly to supply reductions caused by unrest in Nigeria and the Fort …