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		<title>Construction delays in oil sands puts Lockerbie shares in the hole</title>
		<link>http://news.mining.com/2008/11/21/construction-delays-in-oil-sands-puts-lockerbie-shares-in-the-hole/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's not only the oil companies that are getting creamed by falling oil prices and the credit crunch that has led to projects being put on hold. Earlier this week, , one of Canada?s leading mechanical contractors, announced that the construction and]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's not only the oil companies that are getting creamed by falling oil prices and the credit crunch that has led to projects being put on hold. Earlier this week, , one of Canada?s leading mechanical contractors, announced that the construction and]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Alta. carbon capture just PR, critics say</title>
		<link>http://news.mining.com/2008/11/21/alta-carbon-capture-just-pr-critics-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[underground is Alberta's key weapon in the fight against its own international image as a greenhouse gas-emitting oilsands monster. The project was Premier Ed Stelmach's centrepiece in speeches to chambers of commerce members in London, England and the]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[underground is Alberta's key weapon in the fight against its own international image as a greenhouse gas-emitting oilsands monster. The project was Premier Ed Stelmach's centrepiece in speeches to chambers of commerce members in London, England and the]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Canadian Oil Sands Trust not hurt by Alberta-Syncrude deal</title>
		<link>http://news.mining.com/2008/11/20/canadian-oil-sands-trust-not-hurt-by-alberta-syncrude-deal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Syncrude reached a new royalty agreement with the Alberta government Tuesday, and , the joint venture's largest partner, will barely be scratched by the changes. As part of deal, Syncrude will have to cough up $975-million between 2010 and 2015 because]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Syncrude reached a new royalty agreement with the Alberta government Tuesday, and , the joint venture's largest partner, will barely be scratched by the changes. As part of deal, Syncrude will have to cough up $975-million between 2010 and 2015 because]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Five potential takeover targets</title>
		<link>http://news.mining.com/2008/11/19/five-potential-takeover-targets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dutch Shell PLC, Total SA and Chevron Corp. are likely considering their options. Suncor is among the highest-profile oil sands producers, with 2009 production expected to hit 350,000 barrels a day. Global access to reserves and production is]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dutch Shell PLC, Total SA and Chevron Corp. are likely considering their options. Suncor is among the highest-profile oil sands producers, with 2009 production expected to hit 350,000 barrels a day. Global access to reserves and production is]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Alberta rejigs royalty regime</title>
		<link>http://news.mining.com/2008/11/19/alberta-rejigs-royalty-regime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[optional rate. Between 2,400 and 2,650 wells are drilled at those depths in Alberta every year. Oil sands projects and existing gas and oil wells will not qualify for the program]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[optional rate. Between 2,400 and 2,650 wells are drilled at those depths in Alberta every year. Oil sands projects and existing gas and oil wells will not qualify for the program]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Green groups ramp up attacks on oil sands</title>
		<link>http://news.mining.com/2008/11/19/green-groups-ramp-up-attacks-on-oil-sands-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CALGARY - Environmental organizations in Canada and the United States are stepping up their campaign to derail Alberta's oil sands and seeking funding from deep-pocketed endowments, including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Presentations made to the fund]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[CALGARY - Environmental organizations in Canada and the United States are stepping up their campaign to derail Alberta's oil sands and seeking funding from deep-pocketed endowments, including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Presentations made to the fund]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>M&#38;A talk makes the rounds</title>
		<link>http://news.mining.com/2008/11/19/ma-talk-makes-the-rounds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dutch Shell PLC, Total SA and Chevron Corp. are likely considering their options. Suncor is among the highest-profile oil sands producers, with 2009 production expected to hit 350,000 barrels a day. 'Global access to reserves and production is]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dutch Shell PLC, Total SA and Chevron Corp. are likely considering their options. Suncor is among the highest-profile oil sands producers, with 2009 production expected to hit 350,000 barrels a day. 'Global access to reserves and production is]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Green groups ramp up attacks on oil sands</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CALGARY -- Environmental organizations in Canada and the United States are stepping up their campaign to derail Alberta's oil sands and seeking funding from deep-pocketed endowments including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Presentations made to the Fund]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[CALGARY -- Environmental organizations in Canada and the United States are stepping up their campaign to derail Alberta's oil sands and seeking funding from deep-pocketed endowments including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Presentations made to the Fund]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Will Alberta&#8217;s history repeat itself?</title>
		<link>http://news.mining.com/2008/11/19/will-albertas-history-repeat-itself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[to town and proclaim oil prices would remain forever high? Hah! Today, Big Oil is slamming on the oilsands and conventional energy brakes. Upgrader Alley out by Fort Saskatchewan was supposed to keep the good times rolling. Today most of those]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[to town and proclaim oil prices would remain forever high? Hah! Today, Big Oil is slamming on the oilsands and conventional energy brakes. Upgrader Alley out by Fort Saskatchewan was supposed to keep the good times rolling. Today most of those]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Debt by another name</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[on the horizon,' she gloomed. You mean like Petro-Canada, Suncor, Shell and others pulling the plug on multi-billion-buck oilsands and upgrader projects? 'Although we have seen some dramatically deep recessional circumstances globally, Alberta is in]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[on the horizon,' she gloomed. You mean like Petro-Canada, Suncor, Shell and others pulling the plug on multi-billion-buck oilsands and upgrader projects? 'Although we have seen some dramatically deep recessional circumstances globally, Alberta is in]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Alberta trims $6.5-billion from surplus</title>
		<link>http://news.mining.com/2008/11/19/alberta-trims-65-billion-from-surplus-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[budget surplus from the last fiscal year. In the face of worldwide criticism over the environmental impact of oil sands development, Alberta has made a $2-billion commitment to carbon capture and storage technology - whereby emissions from industry could]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[budget surplus from the last fiscal year. In the face of worldwide criticism over the environmental impact of oil sands development, Alberta has made a $2-billion commitment to carbon capture and storage technology - whereby emissions from industry could]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>TransCanada takes a long-term view on energy</title>
		<link>http://news.mining.com/2008/11/19/transcanada-takes-a-long-term-view-on-energy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[000 kilometres of pipes criss-crossing the continent. It is also about to build a pipeline from Alberta's oil sands to refineries in the U.S. South. It doesn't just move sources of power from one place to another; it also owns power projects. Its]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[000 kilometres of pipes criss-crossing the continent. It is also about to build a pipeline from Alberta's oil sands to refineries in the U.S. South. It doesn't just move sources of power from one place to another; it also owns power projects. Its]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Syncrude reaches royalty deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CALGARY -- Syncrude Canada Ltd., which operates Canada's single largest oil sands project, has reached a new royalty deal with the provincial government that brings it more in line with a new system that takes effect in January. The deal addresses]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[CALGARY -- Syncrude Canada Ltd., which operates Canada's single largest oil sands project, has reached a new royalty deal with the provincial government that brings it more in line with a new system that takes effect in January. The deal addresses]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Alberta trims $6.5-billion from surplus</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[budget surplus from the last fiscal year. In the face of worldwide criticism over the environmental impact of oil sands development, Alberta has made a $2-billion commitment to carbon capture and storage technology  whereby emissions from industry could]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[budget surplus from the last fiscal year. In the face of worldwide criticism over the environmental impact of oil sands development, Alberta has made a $2-billion commitment to carbon capture and storage technology  whereby emissions from industry could]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Syncrude reaches royalty deal</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CALGARY - Syncrude Canada Ltd., which operates Canada's single largest oil sands project, has reached a new royalty deal with the provincial government that brings it more in line with a new system that takes effect in January. The deal addresses]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[CALGARY - Syncrude Canada Ltd., which operates Canada's single largest oil sands project, has reached a new royalty deal with the provincial government that brings it more in line with a new system that takes effect in January. The deal addresses]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Syncrude, Alberta reach royalties deal</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada Ltd. and the Alberta government have reached agreement on what royalties the company, the country's largest oil sands producer, should pay on future production. Under the deal, Syncrude will pay additional royalties of about $1.25-billion over the]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Canada Ltd. and the Alberta government have reached agreement on what royalties the company, the country's largest oil sands producer, should pay on future production. Under the deal, Syncrude will pay additional royalties of about $1.25-billion over the]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Canada energy usage soared prior to 2008 price spike</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[soaring 20.5%, reflecting higher output from the Terra Nova and White Rose fields, it said. Alberta's oilsands accounted for more than 43% of total crude oil production, up slightly from 42% in 2006 but well above the 28% in 2000. Exports of crude oil,]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[soaring 20.5%, reflecting higher output from the Terra Nova and White Rose fields, it said. Alberta's oilsands accounted for more than 43% of total crude oil production, up slightly from 42% in 2006 but well above the 28% in 2000. Exports of crude oil,]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sands shifting under Alberta oil sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[-- Environmental organizations in Canada and the United States are stepping up their campaign to derail Alberta's oil sands and seeking funding from deep-pocketed endowments including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Presentations made to the Fund and]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[-- Environmental organizations in Canada and the United States are stepping up their campaign to derail Alberta's oil sands and seeking funding from deep-pocketed endowments including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Presentations made to the Fund and]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Syncrude to pay Alberta $975M more in royalties</title>
		<link>http://news.mining.com/2008/11/18/syncrude-to-pay-alberta-975m-more-in-royalties/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDMONTON - Alberta has signed an agreement with Syncrude that will see the oilsands giant pay $975 million in additional royalties between 2010 and 2015. After that, the rates under the New Royalty Framework announced in last October will apply. Premier]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[EDMONTON - Alberta has signed an agreement with Syncrude that will see the oilsands giant pay $975 million in additional royalties between 2010 and 2015. After that, the rates under the New Royalty Framework announced in last October will apply. Premier]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Investors Beware: Dividends set to fall</title>
		<link>http://news.mining.com/2008/11/18/investors-beware-dividends-set-to-fall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[had not dropped by 6.7%. This was primarily a result of a 40% distribution cut by Canadian Oil Sands Trust and BCE Inc.'s suspended dividend pending its leveraged buyout. Still some feel dividends are sustainable at their current levels. 'Dividend yields]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[had not dropped by 6.7%. This was primarily a result of a 40% distribution cut by Canadian Oil Sands Trust and BCE Inc.'s suspended dividend pending its leveraged buyout. Still some feel dividends are sustainable at their current levels. 'Dividend yields]]></content:encoded>
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