Canadian Natural Resources Limited is using new methods resulting in less space for fluid tailings, accelerating the process of reclamation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Returning land to a natural state with trees can take years for growth. Using recommendations from a University of Alberta study, ConocoPhillips is speeding things up by planting spruce, birch and aspen trees.
In preparation for the recently approved Kearl oil sands project, Imperial Oil has mapped out a thorough reclamation process that while exact, also has plenty of room to evolve.
Over the last decade, more than 800,000 native trees and shrubs — white spruce, aspen, Jack pine, birch, willow, alder, dogwood and pin cherry — have been planted at Imperial Oil’s Cold Lake operation, the world’s largest in situ oil sands operation.