Sentences with phrase «of oilsands development»

Vocal critics of oilsands development such as the Natural Resources Defense Council have long been arguing that Washington isn't collecting the money that would serve to clean up a bitumen spill.

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And Chinese companies could provide much - needed capital to help with the development of Canada's oilsands.

While the Obama administration put commercial leasing on hold, then, elsewhere in the federal government people have been feverishly researching ways to facilitate the development of America's oilsands and oil shale.

The debate over TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL oil pipeline has forced Americans to confront their complicity in the development of Canada's oilsands.

Sure enough, environmentalists oppose the oilsands development anywhere — they are behind the Obama review of Bush - era leases in the Green River basin.

This stance is interesting since the industry has recently been seen to downplay the role of new pipelines in enabling oilsands development given the rise of oil - by - rail.

To put that into perspective, the current estimate of oil in place in the oilsands is about 1.8 trillion barrels, but only 10 - 20 per cent of that is economically extractable, and only a small fraction of these economic reserves are currently under development.

Impact on local wildlife and habitat was the second most cited (19 per cent); - 63 per cent of respondents believe Canada benefits from oilsands development; 19 per cent disagree; - 64 per cent of Canadians believe oilsands are important to providing a secure supply of Canada's future oil needs.

And while the Canadian capital market is far too small to provide the billions of dollars it will take to develop the oilsands, Canada has a distinct middle - of - the - road ranking in the Foreign Direct Investment Regulatory Restrictiveness index of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, reflecting the inward investment screening within the Investment Canada Act.