Canada’s Fort Hills oil sands project delivers first bitumen

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Oil Sands News Digest Wednesday 14 February 2018 Home    Coal    Copper    Iron Ore    Nickel    Rare Earth    Oil Sands    Uranium    Zinc Canada's Fort Hills oil sands project delivers first bitumen Project is on track to reach 90% of capacity — or 194,000 barrels per day — by the end of the year. read » Suncor Energy hikes stake in Syncrude in $730 million deal Canada's largest energy producer also buys into Norwegian Sea oil project. read » CHART: Hedge funds have never been this bullish about the oil price Large scale speculators in West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude oil futures have built up bullish positions equivalent to a staggering 1 billion barrels. read » TransCanada gets enough commercial support to go ahead with Keystone XL Company said having route approval in Nebraska and the necessary commercial support for the pipeline brings it closer to a final investment decision. read » Canadian companies want to extract nickel, vanadium, cobalt from petcoke They're running a study led by Paul Watkinson, who has investigated the conversion of carbonaceous solids into gaseous and liquid fuels. read » Following detention, journalist publishes controversial story about Venezuela's Mining Arc Rampant violence and corruption are the norm in the mines of the southern Guayana region. read » Oil prices ravaged by financial turmoil Oil prices fell back suddenly over the last few trading sessions, dragged down by some forces beyond the oil market.  read » Exposure to chemicals used in fracking may cause pre-cancerous lesions in mice US researchers have found that female mice exposed to mixtures of chemicals used in unconventional oil and gas (UOG) operations during prenatal development had abnormal mammary glands in adulthood. Some even developed pre-cancerous mammary lesions. read » Commodity boom has a dark side as cost creep erodes windfall Mining and metal companies are rediscovering the downside of rallying prices: higher costs. read » Suncor Energy implements first commercial fleet of autonomous haul trucks in the oil sands Over the next six years, the company expects to deploy more than 150 autonomous haul trucks in the full program, which will be one of the largest investments in electric autonomous vehicles in the world. read » OPEC-Russia oil deal renews threat from Canadian oil sands A fresh surge in U.S. and Canadian oil production would wreck all of OPEC's hard work. read » Tenova TAKRAF defines the new generation of extreme class crushers Tenova TAKRAF has recently developed a symbiotic niche in the oil sands industry. read » Read more Oil Sands news on MINING.com » Home    Coal    Copper    Iron Ore    Nickel    Rare Earth    Oil Sands    Uranium    Zinc About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. Suite 900, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3B6 | +1 604 683 2037 |[email protected].Please visit cem.infomine.com for more information. Copyright InfoMine. You are receiving this email because the email address fernandoqueens@gmail.com was subscribed to the MINING.com email list "MINING.com Oil Sands News Digest". You mayunsubscribe at any time. The information contained in “Oil Sands News Digest” is collected from a variety of sources on a “best intentions”basis. InfoMine Inc. makes no representation or offers no warranty with respect to the adequacy of the information for any particular purpose.Any information presented in “Oil Sands News Digest” is not a solicitation to purchase or acquire any securities.Use of this service is an acceptance of this disclaimer. Visit our web site to read ourcomplete disclaimer.