The Globe and Mail (subscription)Why the oil sands no longer make economic senseThe Globe and Mail (subscription)Plunging oil prices may suggest that the world is awash with cheap oil but, in reality, what the world is really awash with is lots of expensiv …

Calgary HeraldSuncor makes bid worth $6.6B to take over Canadian Oil SandsCalgary HeraldSuncor Energy is making a bid to acquire Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., the largest partner in Syncrude. The Calgary-based company says it's offering Suncor shares worth …

Wall Street JournalCanadian Oil Sands Evaluates Selling Some of Its Production StreamWall Street JournalProduction snags at Syncrude's operations and oil prices that recently fell to six-year lows have hit Canadian Oil Sands particularly hard because t …

Phys.OrgHealthier and more sustainable olive oilPhys.OrgOlive oil is one of the main components of the Mediterranean and Spanish diets. Recent studies suggest links between various olive oil components and their beneficial effects on health. In this sense, …

Kurdistan payouts to ease foreign oil groups' cash flow painFinancial TimesTumbling oil prices and a dispute over crude sales between Iraq's federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government have left three foreign operators — Genel Energy, …

Health benefits of Malaysian Afdhal oil questionedSciDev.Net“We tested four food types: doughnuts, nuggets, french fries and keropok kekor [a local delicacy made from fish and sago flour] and found the rate of oil adsorption was reduced by 35, 55, 67 and 8 …

BDliveSasol cuts dividend as way to cope with slide in oil pricesBDliveSASOL said on Monday full-year headline earnings fell by 17% and it had cut its dividend by 15%, due to weaker oil prices. The company, which relies on oil for 40% of its revenue, said …

Alberta Regulator Allows Cnooc Oil-Sands Plant to Partially Resume ProductionWall Street JournalCnooc subsidiary Nexen Energy ULC said Alberta's chief energy regulator amended an order that would have required it to shut down 95 pipelines at its 50,000 …

The Globe and MailOil sands companies expanding production despite oversupplyThe Globe and MailOil-sands companies are poised to crank up billions' worth of new production just when the market doesn't need it, deepening a supply glut even as profit …

Wall Street JournalOil Outage in Canada Boosts Prices, FearsWall Street JournalCALGARY, Alberta—Problems affecting output at two Canadian oil-sands producers' mainstay operations boosted synthetic crude prices—and experts say a prolonged dip in product …