(EnergyAsia, August 21, Thursday) — Canada’s increasingly stringent requirements to bury carbon dioxide (CO2) set free during oil sands extraction could add another US$13 a barrel to the cost of producing oil from Alberta province’s heavy crude deposits. Already, the industry is faced with rising cost from scarce labour and materials which have pushed production…
CANADA: Carbon costs add to rising oil sands costs
Posted on August 20, 2008 by EnergyAsia