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Shell Canada expanding oil sands production

Canada is the largest foreign supplier of petroleum to the United States and a large proportion of that oil originates in the province of Alberta. Unlike places like Texas and Saudi Arabia, most of the oil in Alberta doesn't squirt out when you jab a stick in the ground. The oil is locked up in the oil sands, which, although plentiful, are much more expensive to process than other sources. In recent years, as the global price of crude oil has climbed, the tar sands have become a much more economically viable as a source of petroleum. Shell ... Read more →

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