New Oil Sands & Oil Shale Projects for July 09

New Oil Sands & Oil Shale projects are reported monthly to Water & Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#NO26. Here are the project titles for the month of July '09

OIL SANDS & OIL SHALE UPDATE

July 2009


TABLE OF CONTENTS

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
OVERVIEW
Shell to Wait For Right Economy to Move on Oil Sands

AMERICAS

U.S.
Congressman Hinchey wants Oil Companies to Reveal Chemicals used in Oil Shale "fracking"
KKR Invests $350 Mln in Gas Explorer, East Resources Inc
Raytheon Tests same Carbon Sequestration Technology Used to Increase Oil from Shale Production
Magellan Energy Announces Acquisition of Lankford Lease in Morgan County, Tennessee
Big Haynesville Shale Leases Shut Out Small Independent Firms
Oil and Gas Industry Spokesman Discusses Marcellus Shale Issues including Gas Extraction Tax
Rex Energy, Williams Sign $33 Mln "drill-to-earn" Pact to Continue Developing Marcellus Shale
Three-way Battle for Colorado's Yampa River Rights Creates Conflict
Exxon Boosts Pipeline Capacity to Transport Oil Sands by 50%
UK's BG Group Buys Exco Stake for $1.06 Bln to Tap U.S. Shale Gas

CANADA
Sonic Forms Heavy Oil Upgrader JV with Mirex
Sinopec may Acquire Canada-based Addax for $8 Bln
Post Merger Suncor may Speed Oil Sands Development
CAPP Forecasts Growing Oil Sands Production
Chevron Says Financial Crisis Re-enforces Advantages
Connacher $298 Mln Oilsands Project Resumes
Tamm Oil & Gas Acquires Additional 5,000 Alberta Acres
Syncrude Canada Coker Unit Returns to Operation
Alberta Oil Sands Output Pegged at 3 Mln bpd by 2018
Enbridge to Move Kearl Oil sands Production to Edmonton
Enbridge to Develop Pipeline System for $7 Bln Kearl Project
China's CNPC Seeks Alliance with Canada
Shell says has Unplanned Maintenance at Scotford Upgrader and Refinery
BioteQ Secures Funding for Research & Development for Waste Water Treatment including that Produced from Oil Sands Industries
Connacher Reactivates Algar Oil Sands Project
Canada Boosts Oilsands Reclamation with Research Grant
Oil Sands Delays Affect CAPP Output View
UTS Eyes Fort Hills Options as Suncor Joins Group

AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST

MOROCCO
San Leon Energy Secures Tarfaya Oil Shale Exploration Project in Morocco

JORDAN
Repsol, INA Eye Jordan Exploration Block







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