Thanks KastelCo...
Just let me know when you find a Oil Sands project that has a fully permitted nuclear power plant... The economics and politics of using natgas to derive oil from oil sands will not happen anytime soon...? First, natgas prices are going higher (economics). Second, consumers will be whining about natgas being used for tar sands oil when they want to heat their homes this winter and all subsequent winters (politics).
I like tar sands a lot to generate oil, but the only viable solution is via nuclear power, IMO, and that takes a permit and a few NGO battles...
Let me know if you believe this analysis above is not accurate, I am looking for a viable oil sands project after the upcoming 2006 recession...
just my opinion...