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• Pembina Proceeds With Construction Of Nipisi And Mitsue Pipelines

  By Canadian Press  |  August 12, 2008

  Pembina Pipeline Income Fund (PIF.UN) says it will go ahead with construction of the Nipisi and Mitsue pipeline systems and a related truck terminal in northern Alberta, to be built at a total cost of $400 million.

• Petro-Canada Carries on With Oilsands Plans Despite Royalty Hike

  By James Stevenson  |  October 26, 2007

  The news came as an anticipated sell-off in oil and gas stocks on TSX failed to materialize in the wake of Alberta's controversial royalty increase.

• EnCana CEO Predicts Natural Gas Drilling Decline to Continue Through 2008

  By Judy Monchuk  |  June 18, 2007

  Despite a drop in service costs, Eresman says he expects the drilling decline to continue for another two years.

• Compton Cuts Spending, Hopes to Keep Drilling Levels Constant

  By James Stevenson  |  January 3, 2007

  Compton Petroleum says it will cut its capital spending this year by C$100 million to C$375 million, but hopes to still drill about as many wells as 2006.

• Petroleum Producers Forecast Strong Oilpatch Spending for 2007

  By Judy Monchuk  |  December 5, 2006

  Doubts about natural gas prices and several oilpatch giants scaling back growth projections will cause Canadian natural gas producers to spend less in 2007.

• Canadian Natural Resources Says Too Expensive to Drill in Alberta

  By Judy Monchuk  |  November 2, 2006

  The oilpatch heavyweight plans to slash natural gas drilling activity by almost half in early 2007 as prices fall and Alberta's overheated economy pushes up costs

• Fears Growing on Expectation of 50% Cost Increase at Shell Oilsands Plant

  By James Stevenson  |  July 6, 2006

  Even in an industry that has seen its share of multibillion-dollar cost overruns to build megaprojects, word that Athabasca's first major expansion could cost 50% higher than the current C$7.3 billion pricetag hit oilsands producers hard on the stock market.

• Talisman Continues to Cull Portfolio With Canadian Asset Sale

  By James Stevenson  |  June 14, 2006

  Talisman Energy has sold a parcel of non-core holdings in Canada for nearly C$380 million as the oil and gas producer continues to cull its portfolio in the wake of last fall's Paladin Resources acquisition.

• Talisman Energy Sells Non-Core North Sea Assets

  By James Stevenson  |  May 26, 2006

  Talisman Energy says it will "rationalize" its North Sea portfolio by selling a collection of non-core oil and gas assets to Endeavour International for C$459 million.

• Husky to Double Capacity at Lloydminster Heavy Oil Refinery

  By James Stevenson  |  March 20, 2006

  Husky Energy plans to spend C$2.3 billion to nearly double the capacity of its heavy oil upgrader in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, as the large oil company begins to plan for increased production from the oilsands.