OIL & NATURAL GAS
  1. Oil
    1. Overview
      1. What is oil?
      2. How is oil used?
      3. How is oil formed?
      4. How is oil found?
      5. Where is oil found?
      6. How is oil produced?
      7. How is oil transported?
      8. How is oil refined?
      9. How is oil marketed?
      10. References
    2. Offshore
      1. Introduction
      2. Canada's Evolving Offshore Oil and Gas Industry (PDF)
    3. Environment
      1. Introduction
      2. Upstream oil and gas industry
        1. Key potential environmental impacts
        2. Air
          1. Odors
          2. Flaring and venting
          3. Sulphur dioxide
          4. Sour gas
          5. Greenhouse gases
          6. Benzene
        3. Land
          1. Land
          2. Land reclamation
          3. Waste management
        4. Water
          1. Water use
          2. Surface and groundwater quality
          3. Marine environment
        5. Other impacts
          1. Spills
          2. Biodiversity
          3. Cumulative effects
      3. Pipeline industry
        1. Key potential environmental impacts
        2. Air
          1. Greenhouse gasses
        3. Land and biodiversity
          1. Spills
        4. Water
          1. Water management
        5. Other
          1. Pipeline integrity
      4. Downstream petroleum industry
        1. Key potential environmental impacts
        2. Air
          1. Greenhouse gasses
          2. Volatile organic compounds
          3. Product reformation
        3. Land
          1. Spill prevention
          2. Underground storage tanks
          3. Used oil recycling
          4. Site remediation
        4. Water
          1. Refinery effluent discharges
          2. Marine spills
      5. Other
        1. How is Canada’s petroleum industry regulated?
      6. Using energy more efficiently
      7. Alternative energy
      8. References
      9. For more information
        1. About emissions
        2. On the portal
        3. Links
      10. Milestones
    4. History
    5. Links
    6. Events
    7. Glossary
    8. Pipelines 101
      1. Introduction
      2. Pipelines 101
  2. Oilsands & heavy oil
    1. Overview
      1. What are oilsands and heavy oil?
      2. How are oilsands and heavy oil used?
      3. How are oilsands and heavy oil formed?
      4. How are oilsands and heavy oil found?
      5. Where are oilsands and heavy oil found?
      6. How are oilsands and heavy oil produced?
      7. How are heavy oil and bitumen processed?
      8. How are heavy oil and bitumen transported?
      9. How are heavy oil and bitumen marketed?
      10. References
    2. Environment
      1. Introduction
      2. Upstream oil and gas industry
        1. Key potential environmental impacts
        2. Air
          1. Odors
          2. Flaring and venting
          3. Sulphur dioxide
          4. Sour gas
          5. Greenhouse gases
          6. Benzene
        3. Land
          1. Land use
          2. Land reclamation
          3. Waste management
        4. Water
          1. Water use
          2. Surface and groundwater quality
          3. Marine environment
        5. Other impacts
          1. Spills
          2. Biodiversity
          3. Cumulative effects
      3. Pipeline industry
        1. Key potential environmental impacts
        2. Land and biodiversity
          1. Spills
        3. Water
          1. Water management
        4. Air
          1. Greenhouse gasses
        5. Other
          1. Pipeline integrity
      4. Downstream petroleum industry
        1. Key potential environmental impacts
        2. Air
          1. Greenhouse gases
          2. Volatile organic compounds
          3. Product reformulation
        3. Land
          1. Spill prevention
          2. Underground storage tanks
          3. Used oil recycling
          4. Site remediation
        4. Water
          1. Refinery effluent discharges
          2. Marine spills
      5. Other
        1. How is Canada’s petroleum industry regulated?
      6. Using energy more efficiently
      7. Alternative energy
      8. Milestones
      9. References
      10. For more information
        1. About emissions
        2. On the portal
        3. Links
    3. History
      1. Oilsands timeline
      2. Heavy oil timeline
    4. Links
    5. Events
    6. Glossaries
    7. Athabasca Regional Issues Working Group Association
      1. Introduction
      2. www.oilsands.cc
  3. Natural gas
    1. Overview
      1. What is natural gas?
      2. How is natural gas used?
      3. How is natural gas formed?
      4. How is natural gas found?
      5. Where is natural gas found?
      6. How is natural gas produced?
      7. How is natural gas transported?
      8. How is natural gas marketed?
      9. How is natural gas distributed?
      10. References
    2. Offshore
      1. Introduction
      2. Canada’s Evolving Offshore Oil and Gas Industry (PDF)
    3. Environment
      1. Introduction
      2. Upstream oil and gas industry
        1. Key potential environmental impacts
        2. Air
          1. Odors
          2. Flaring and venting
          3. Sulphur dioxide
          4. Sour gas
        3. Land
          1. Land use
          2. Land reclamation
          3. Waste management
        4. Water
          1. Water use
          2. Surface and groundwater quality
          3. Marine environment
        5. Other impacts
          1. Spills
          2. Biodiversity
          3. Cumulative effects
      3. Pipeline industry
        1. Key potential environmental impacts
        2. Air
          1. Greenhouse gases
        3. Land and biodiversity
          1. Spills
        4. Water
          1. Water management
        5. Other
          1. Pipeline integrity
      4. Downstream petroleum industry
        1. Key potential environmental impacts
        2. Air
          1. Greenhouse gases
          2. Volatile organic compounds
          3. Product reformation
        3. Land
          1. Spill prevention
          2. Underground storage tanks
          3. Used oil recycling
          4. Site remediation
        4. Water
          1. Refinery effluent discharges
          2. Marine spills
      5. Other
        1. How is Canada’s petroleum industry regulated?
      6. Using energy more efficiently
      7. Alternative energy
      8. Milestones
      9. References
      10. For more information
        1. About emissions
        2. On the portal
        3. Links
    4. History
    5. Links
    6. Events
    7. Careers
      1. Careers in energy
      2. Professional associations
      3. Educational institutions
      4. Links to job boards
    8. Glossaries
    9. Pipelines 101
      1. Introduction
      2. Pipelines 101
  4. Unconventional natural gas
    1. Introduction
      1. What is unconventional natural gas?
      2. How is unconventional natural gas used?
      3. Why is unconventional natural gas important?
    2. Environment
      1. Introduction
      2. Air
      3. Land
      4. Water
  5. Natural gas from coal
    1. Overview
      1. What is natural gas from coal?
      2. How is natural gas from coal formed?
      3. How is natural gas from coal found?
      4. Where is natural gas from coal found?
      5. How is natural gas from coal produced?
      6. References
    2. History
    3. Events
    4. Careers
    5. Glossary
  6. Natural gas from tight sands
    1. Overview
      1. What is natural gas from tight sands?
      2. How is natural gas from tight sands formed?
      3. How is natural gas from tight sands found?
      4. Where is natural gas from tight sands found?
      5. How is gas from tight sands produced?
      6. References
    2. History
    3. Events
    4. Careers
    5. Glossary
  7. Shale gas
    1. Overview
      1. What is shale gas?
      2. How is shale gas formed?
      3. How is shale gas found?
      4. Where is shale gas found?
      5. How is shale gas produced?
      6. References
    2. History
    3. Links
    4. Events
    5. Careers
    6. Glossary
  8. Gas hydrates
    1. Overview
      1. What are gas hydrates?
      2. How are gas hydrates formed?
      3. How are gas hydrates found?
      4. Where are gas hydrates found?
      5. How are gas hydrates produced?
      6. References
    2. History
    3. Links
    4. Events
    5. Careers
    6. Glossary
  9. Liquefied natural gas
    1. Overview
      1. What is LNG?
      2. How is LNG produced, shipped and delivered?
      3. Where is LNG produced?
      4. How is LNG shipped?
      5. How is LNG stored and regasified?
      6. How has the LNG industry evolved?
      7. What new LNG projects have been proposed?
      8. What are the economic issues in using LNG?
      9. What are the safety and environmental issues?
      10. Challenges and opportunities
      11. References
    2. History
    3. Links
    4. Events
    5. Careers
    6. Glossary
  10. Frequently asked questions
  11. Fast facts
CAPP releases 2007 Stewardship Report
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has released its 2007 Stewardship Report. The annual report documents the industry’s mandate to achieve measurable improvement in the areas of environmental, safety and social performance. The report includes several industry success stories. It also includes areas where industry acknowledges the need to improve its performance.  
CGA releases ROE report and recommendations
The Canadian Gas Association released a report entitled The Fair Return Standard for Return on Investment by Canadian Gas utilities: Meaning, Application, Results, Implications (180KB PDF). Authored by John C. Major, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and Roland Priddle, former Chair of the National Energy Board, the report discusses some implications of the now-universal ROE (rate of return on equity) approach and makes recommendations to Canadian energy policy makers and regulators.  
PIHRC launches new website
The Newfoundland and Labrador Petroleum Industry Human Resources Committee (PIHRC) has launched a new website to provide career information about the province’s petroleum industry to students, teachers and the general public.   

Backgrounder
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) is the voice of the upstream oil and natural gas industry in Canada. CAPP represents 140 member companies who explore for, develop and produce more than 95 per cent of Canada's natural gas, crude oil, oil sands and elemental sulphur.
Partner Profile
Founded in 1907, the Canadian Gas Association is the voice of Canada's natural gas delivery industry. The Association is made up of over 125 companies, organizations and individuals who are involved in the delivery of natural gas in Canada and the United States.
Learning Resources
Energy Literacy Series – Introduction to Energy interactive module examines the forms, sources and conversions of renewable and non-renewable energy within Canadian, North American and global contexts. The module also explores our energy history and issues associated with energy in the future.
Learning Resources
Energy Literacy Series – Petroleum interactive module examines the role petroleum and natural gas play in Canadian Life. Oil and natural gas provide more than two-thirds of the energy Canadians use – in transportation, heating homes and water and generating electricity.
Commodity prices
Brent Crude (nymex) -2.210 104.090
Crude Oil (nymex) 1.660 108.360
Natural Gas (nymex) 0.213 7.668
Heating Oil (nymex) 0.051 3.041
Unl. Gasoline (nymex) 0.085 2.785
Propane (nymex) -0.035 1.615
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