Sentences with phrase «future oil sands projects»

So, while a boycott — whether of tourism or of oil sands products — might be, in and of itself, ineffectual in halting oil sands development, it may still contribute to a more challenging business case for future oil sands projects.

Not exact matches

The B.C. government has pinned much of the province's economic future on LNG exports, saying the projects are equivalent to Alberta's oil sands in terms of jobs and revenue generation.

The future viability of oil sands projects depends not just on your view of world oil prices — it depends just as much on how these factors evolve, in particular discounts to Canadian heavy products and the Canadian dollar.

Since July, oil prices have fallen significantly, and with them the revenue earned or expected from oil sands projects, present and future.

Proposed carbon pricing legislation in the U.S. as well as low carbon fuel standards being adopted by California and other states could make many oil sands projects marginal or entirely uneconomic in future.

But the oil industry is pushing as hard as ever for their pet project, and we need to show the president the connection between decisions to import tar sands and a future full of Sandys.

The first - of - its - kind proposal asked Chevron to increase dividend payments to shareholders instead of spending so much on unconventional oil, tar sands and other projects that could be rendered unprofitable by future climate policies or a related drop in oil prices.

Proposed carbon pricing legislation in the U.S. as well as low carbon fuel standards being adopted by California and other states could make many oil sands projects marginal or entirely uneconomic in future.