The United States imports approximately one million barrels of oil per day from Canada, which is about twice the amount that it gets from Saudi Arabia. A large percentage of that oil comes from tar ...

Improving America’s infrastructure has been a major priority for the Obama Administration, with a lot of money going into repairing the country’s roads and bridges. The problem is that currently most ...

Researchers have developed a tougher, longer-lasting road material from an unexpected source: algae. Oils derived from ...

Snow and ice can damage paved surfaces, leading to frost heaves and potholes. These become potential hazards for drivers and ...

Not enough is known about the impact oil sands bitumen could have on ocean plants and animals to assess the risks of moving it through marine environments, according to a new study. "Basic information ...

Q. I had a new asphalt driveway installed in the fall. It’s gorgeous, and I want to keep it looking that way. I was told not to seal it until the spring. Is that correct? Is it possible to put on too ...

As oil has become scarcer and more expensive, oil companies have begun seriously pursuing a politically charged method of oil extraction in Canada. The ­world’s second-­largest oil reserve lies under ...

Shell Canada recently outlined growth initiatives for the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP), to increase bitumen production to between 270,000 and 290,000 barrels a day by 2010. Canada's overall oil ...

The South West Bitumen Exploration Limited (SWB), an indigenous company which is set to commence modular exploitation of Africa’s largest bitumen deposits in the southern part of Ondo state is ...