Suncor Energy Inc. reports that repairs are underway following a minor fire at one of the company’s two oil sands upgraders north of Fort McMurray. The fire occurred November 26 during start-up of a vacuum unit following completion of planned maintenance. There were no injuries and the fire was extinguished within minutes.
Repairs are targeted for [...]

Flint Energy Services Ltd. announced the Company has been awarded a $50 million (Canadian dollar) construction contract by StatoilHydro Canada Limited, the Canadian business unit of StatoilHydro, for work on the Leismer Oilsands Demonstration Project located near Fort MacMurray, Alberta.
The contract will involve the site construction of the central plant’s mechanical components for the [...]

Suncor Energy Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved a $6 billion capital spending plan for 2009. Approximately $3.6 billion in spending, or about 60% of the total, is targeted to Suncor’s Voyageur oil sands growth strategy.
“Following a thorough review in light of current financial market conditions, we’ve modified our capital plans for [...]

The Fort Hills Energy Limited Partnership said today that the preliminary results from the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) work suggest that estimated costs for its Fort Hills Project (Project) have risen considerably. The Project, as currently conceived, consists of an integrated oil sands mine and bitumen extraction plant 90 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, [...]

Petro-Canada, the operator and a 60% owner of the Fort Hills Project (Project), along with its Partners in the Fort Hills Energy Limited Partnership, said today that the preliminary results of the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) work suggests that estimated costs for the Fort Hills Project have risen considerably. The Project, as currently conceived, [...]

Oil States International, Inc. announced that the Company’s Canadian subsidiaries under PTI Group Inc. (”PTI”) were awarded a contract by Fort Hills Energy L.P. to manufacture, install, own and operate a first-class accommodation facility for the Fort Hills Project in the oil sands region of northern Alberta, Canada. The associated capital expenditures were included in [...]

Titanium Corporation Inc. Executive Chairman, Gordon Pridham, today announced the appointment of Moss Kadey as a Director of the Corporation.
Mr. Kadey is the President and CEO of Mossco Capital Inc., a private venture capital and real estate investment company. Mr. Kadey has also been a long standing shareholder of Titanium Corporation holding approximately 9.9% of [...]

Synenco Energy Inc. (TSX: SYN - News) today advised that Todd Newton, President and Chief Operating Officer, will speak at the 2007 CAPP Oil and Gas Investment Symposium. Mr. Newton will speak on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 4:15 p.m. and Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 3:50 p.m. (Mountain Time) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel [...]

Donnie Lewis says he’d quit the coldest, dirtiest job he’s ever known — drilling in Canada’s oil-rich bogs for Suncor Energy Inc. — if it wasn’t for the free private room, maid service and five-course meals.
“I wouldn’t do it if I had to share a room with six other fellows, all snoring and making a [...]

John Rogers, vice president investor relations of Suncor Energy Inc. will speak at the CIBC Institutional Investor Conference on Thursday, February 22 at 8:00 a.m. PT (11:00 a.m. ET). The presentation will review Suncor’s performance, growth strategy and outlook.
A live webcast of the conference and presentation can be accessed from the Investor Information section of [...]