The OGM Interactive Canada Edition - Summer 2024 - Read Now!
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OUR GREAT MINDS
OUR GREAT MINDS
Learn what the oil sands are and how they’re developed as well as whats being done to protect the environment, pioneer technology, reclaim land, engage communities, and provide economic opportunities. […]
In his newly-released book, Black Bonanza: the Race to Secure North America’s Energy Future, noted historian and publisher Alastair Sweeny sees Canada’s vast oil sands resource as a calming, stabilizing force in the world.
Canada’s oil sands have been valued for millennia—18th century explorer Sir Alexander Mackenzie passed through the area and reported locals using bitumen and spruce gum to seal their canoes.
In November 2009, Suncor announced a $5.5 billion capital expenditure plan for 2010, and with that, the company resumed construction of its Firebag Stage 3 in situ oil sands project.
