ALBERTA OIL SANDS
February 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIE
APPROVAL for the CDN$8.5 billion Horizon oil sands project in Fort McMurray, Alberta, has been granted to Canadian Natural Resources, by both by Alberta's energy regulator and Canada's federal environmental assessment agency. The go ahead came with 17 conditions relating to mining operations, resource conservation and tailings management that must be met by the Calgary-based oil and gas producer.
APPROVAL for the CDN$8.5 billion Horizon oil sands project in Fort McMurray, Alberta, has been granted to Canadian Natural Resources, by both by Alberta's energy regulator and Canada's federal environmental assessment agency. The go ahead came with 17 conditions relating to mining operations, resource conservation and tailings management that must be met by the Calgary-based oil and gas producer.
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