Oil - Canada - $264M sale to oil sands pleases Finning

Vancouver,Canada -Canadian Mining Journal (Toronto,Ontario) -25 June 2006: -- Finning International has sold $264-million worth of haulage trucks to Canadian Natural Resources (CNRL) for its Horizon oil sands project. The sale includes 23 new Caterpillar 797B trucks and a multi-year support agreement. The trucks are to be delivered in 2008...

* BP opens door to oil sands alliance
Alaska ,USA -Petroleum News, by Gary Park -Jun 23, 2006: -- BP, often billed as the reluctant oil sands participant, may be undergoing an attitude adjustment. Chief Executive Officer John Browne said the energy giant has earmarked US$3 billion over the next decade to ensure his northern U.S. refineries can handle rising volumes of heavy crude from Canada...