Posts Tagged ‘oil sands’

Royal Dutch Shell, Oil Prices Weigh On Energy Stocks

March 17th, 2009

Royal Dutch Shell weighed on energy stocks on Tuesday after the oil major said it fell short of replacing its reserves as it moved to prepare for a steep slide in oil prices.
Energy stocks fell across the board, pulled down by weakness in the broad market and slack oil prices.
The Amex Oil Index (XOI) [...]

Canadian Oil Sands Valued at $1.5 Trillion

November 12th, 2008

United Press International Tuesday, November 11, 2008
OTTAWA, Nov 10, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) — Canada’s oil sands are arguably worth nearly $1.5 trillion, or more than four times the official estimate, a think tank said Monday.
The Canadian Center for the Study of Living Standards placed that value on the [...]

BP chief says falling oil prices will kickstart demand

November 4th, 2008

Falling oil prices will spur a recovery in demand for crude, according to Tony Hayward, chief executive officer of BP Plc, Europe’s second-biggest oil company.
Oil’s 54 percent drop from its July record in New York was caused by higher OPEC output, slower economic growth and lower U.S. consumption, Hayward said in a speech to the [...]