New York TimesIran Races to Clinch Oil Deals Before Donald Trump Takes OfficeNew York TimesTEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani of Iran is racing to sign as many oil deals with Western companies as he can, before hard-liners at home and President-elect Donald …

Wall Street JournalCanadian Oil Producers Cenovus, Crescent Point Ramp Up SpendingWall Street JournalCenovus Energy Inc. and Crescent Point Energy Corp., two big Canadian oil-sands producers, signaled a return to growth in the country's oil patch with …

BloombergAirlines to Take First Profit Hit Since 2011 as Oil Price ClimbsBloombergWhile airlines have this year been reaping record profits following a slump in the price of crude, IATA reckons a barrel of oil will average $55 in 2017, up from $44.60, lift …

MINING.comJapex postpones oil sands expansion project to mid-2017MINING.comJapan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) said Tuesday it will postpone launching its Hangingstone oil sands expansion project in Alberta, Canada, until mid-2017, which will result in a c …

MINING.comCanadian oil sands giant testing autonomous haul trucksMINING.comThe vast boreal forests of northern Alberta, Canada contain some of the largest oil sands mines in the world. While many of the operations have become in-situ – where the viscous, t …

Globalnews.caOil prices surge, hitting highest point since JuneGlobalnews.caOil prices surged on Wednesday after a report showed a drop in U.S. crude stockpiles, fuelling energy shares and helping lift Wall Street along with encouraging economic data. In E …

Oil Edges Down As Opec Deal Glow Fades — Energy JournalWall Street Journal (blog)BP said it is working with Oil Spill Response Ltd. and the U.K.'s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to assess the potential environmental impact and …

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 …

UPI.comThree new oil sands projects approved in AlbertaUPI.comThe provincial government approved three oil sands developments, two of which involved the use of steam stimulation. Collectively, the government said the projects represent about $3 billion in …

Globalnews.caCanada's oil industry not likely to rebound by end of decade: reportGlobalnews.ca“There is simply too much oil in OPEC states and the U.S. that can profitably come back on the market at prices near $60 to expect that we will see a return t …