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Fort Hills startup 2015 at earliest

T he very earliest at which crude will begin flowing out of the Fort Hills oilsands project will be late 2015, the chief executive of UTS Energy Corp. UTS-T said Monday. “You have to have some patience,” Will Roach told analysts on a conference call ...

From LAUREN KRUGEL, Globe and Mail,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Suncor Energy Inc.,  Petro-Canada,  Imperial Oil Ltd.,  ExxonMobil

WestJet offering more seat sales in "intensely competitive" environment

CALGARY – WestJet Airlines Inc. (TSX: WJA) is offering a lot more seat sales to travellers than it has in the past as recession-weary consumers scrutinize every dollar they spend, says the chief executive of the Calgary-based carrier. "We have felt ...

From LAUREN KRUGEL, Toronto Star,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: WestJet Airlines,  Air Canada,  Thomson Reuters,  Southwest Airlines,  Air France-KLM Group

Pay less to stay warm this winter

O nce the snow starts swirling and the wind starts howling outside their windows this winter, many Canadian homeowners can take some comfort in knowing they'll be paying less to stay warm. Outside of Atlantic Canada, where more than half of all homes ...

From LAUREN KRUGEL, Globe and Mail,  15 Oct 2009

TransAlta again extends offer for Canadian Hydro

T ransAlta Corp. TA-T extended its $654-million offer Monday for green energy producer Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. KHD-T for a third time without altering it as it continues to wait to see whether a rival bid comes out of the woodwork. “It's like a ...

From LAUREN KRUGEL, Globe and Mail,  21 Sep 2009
Related Topics: FirstEnergy

Suncor to sell natural gas assets

S uncor Energy Inc. SU-T aims to dramatically pare down its natural gas business by the end of 2010 as it focuses its attention on growing its oil sands operations in northern Alberta. “We will go through a significant downsizing of those assets,” John ...

From LAUREN KRUGEL, Globe and Mail,  15 Sep 2009
Related Topics: John Rogers,  Sunoco, Inc.

Suncor to sell some natural gas assets

S uncor Energy Inc. SU-T continues to pare down its operations and has put natural gas assets on the auction block more than a month after gobbling up Petro-Canada, creating Canada's largest oil company. Early Tuesday, Suncor's investor relations ...

From LAUREN KRUGEL, Globe and Mail,  15 Sep 2009

TransAlta undecided on extending hostile Canadian Hydro bid

Green energy producer Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. KHD-T bought itself some time Tuesday to nail down a better takeover offer than TransAlta Corp.'s TA-T hostile bid. An Alberta Securities Commission panel unanimously turned down TransAlta's request ...

From LAUREN KRUGEL, Globe and Mail,  25 Aug 2009

Natural gas prices sink to lowest level in 7 years

T he price of natural gas fell to its lowest level in more than seven years Thursday — good news for consumers who use the fuel for electricity and heating, but bad news for energy companies that produce it. The September contract for natural gas ...

From LAUREN KRUGEL, Globe and Mail,  20 Aug 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Energy Corp.

Imperial considers Cold Lake expansions

Imperial Oil Ltd. IMO-T is considering moving ahead with expansions to its massive oil sands operations at Cold Lake, Alta., which received regulatory approval five years ago. The Nabiye project has the potential to add 30,000 barrels of oil per day in ...

From LAUREN KRUGEL, Globe and Mail,  19 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Imperial Oil Ltd.

About 600 jobs lost as Haworth moves Calgary plant to U.S.

A bout 600 workers in Calgary are losing their jobs as a U.S.-based office furniture maker moves its manufacturing operations to Michigan. Haworth Inc.'s decision to mesh its Calgary operations with its existing facilities in western Michigan is ...

From LAUREN KRUGEL, Globe and Mail,  18 Aug 2009

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