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Shell abandons oil sands project in Canada, takes $2bn charge

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2015 | 4:06 am Energy Canada Europe 

[caption id="attachment_836937" align="aligncenter" width="600"] New oil sands projects are among the world’s most expensive sources of crude, and Alberta has been hit hard by the slump in prices that began in the summer of 2014. (Image courtesy of Shell Canada)[/caption]...

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