CBC.caCenovus to slash jobs, freeze pay as losses deepen on oil price tumbleThe Globe and MailCenovus Energy Inc, Canada's second-largest independent oil producer, reported a quarterly loss that ballooned eight times and said it would cut 15 per cent j …

South China Morning Post (subscription)Railways reduce shipping load on drop in oil pricesThe Globe and MailThe cost of shipping a barrel of oil by train can be as much as $22 (U.S.), depending on the destination, double that of pipelines and often exceedi …

South China Morning Post (subscription)Railways reduce shipping load due to drop in oil pricesThe Globe and MailThe cost of shipping a barrel of oil by train can be as much as $22 (U.S.), depending on the destination, double that of pipelines and often exc …

Texas bank CEO not sweating plunge in oilCNBCFrom drilling and exploration names, to companies that service America's fracking industry, oil's massive price drop over the past 6 months has had ripple effects across the country. Still, one Texas ban …

Cenovus cuts spending, shelves projects as oil continues to slideThe Globe and MailCenovus is in the middle of expansions at its Christina Lake and Foster Creek oil sands operations, but subsequent expansions at those projects have been put on hold. The co …

Pacific StandardYes, Oil Is Behind a Lot of WarsPacific StandardIt's not just some superstition: Oil really is behind a great deal of military conflict. Third-party states are more likely to intervene in civil wars when the conflict is in an oil-rich n …

Gamasutra (blog)Gamejams and the difference between hacking and engineeringGamasutra (blog)Hackers, hacking and hackathons have been 'cool' for a number of years now - as illustrated by movies like The Social Network or TV series like Silicon Valle …

CBC.caOil patch to cut capital spending, boost production in Western CanadaThe Globe and MailOil companies will slash $23-billion from their capital spending in western Canada this year, but production is expected to grow over the next few years as a resul …

CBC.caOil firms to slash $23-billion from spending in Western Canada: CAPPThe Globe and MailOil companies will slash $23-billion from their capital spending in Western Canada this year as a result of lower oil prices, a move that will shave 120,000 barrels …

CBC.caQuick oil rebound unlikely as industry adjusts to new realityThe Globe and MailFor Alberta's unnerved oil sands producers, Joe Oliver's soothing words were just want they wanted to hear: markets will rebound and the industry and province will …