[thackney]

Various rumors in various places seem to put the price/bbl to make extraction profitable anywhere from $30 - $60...

So far, I've not seen much progress on them.

Alberta Oil Sands have been in continuous commercial oil production for 4 decades. There are currently about $150 Billion dollars being invested in new projects and expansions.

Inventory of Major Alberta Projects
http://www.alberta-canada.com/statpub/albertaConstructionProjects/mpindex.cfm
Scroll down, select "Oilsands" and click "Submit"

Oil Sands History
http://www.syncrude.ca/users/folder.asp?FolderID=5657

Suncor oil sands operating costs averaged $21.70 per barrel during 2006 compared to $24.55 per barrel in 2005.

Suncor Energy 2006 Annual Report
http://www.suncor.com/data/1/rec_docs/1264_Suncor%202006%20Annual%20Report-bookmarked.pdf
See page 20.

[grey_whiskers]

Thanks -- this just shows how grey and out-of-it my whiskers really are.

I appreciate the links!

Cheers!