The Black Gold Rush

BIDDING FRENZY FOR ANGOLA'S OIL
Record bids for drilling rights
demonstrate the big bets oil companies are making to secure reserves of
black gold
Angola's Oil

Oil Sands Set to Explode

Rising energy prices are driving oil sands production to new heights. Last
week, Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) released a report giving an update on
the opportunities and challenges facing Canada's oil sands between now and 2015.
(Link opens a PDF.) A follow-up to a 2004 report, the document takes into
account current market conditions, such as the doubling of the price of crude
oil and natural gas since the original report came out. We've given our own
report on Canada's oil sands, but now let's take a revised look, based on the
new NEB report.

Download the Oil Sands report.