Oil Sands Operators Weather the Perfect Storm: A production limit mandated by the Albertan government is just one of the difficulties facing oil sands producers this year.

The article discusses challenges faced by the oil sands producers in Canada because of production limit mandated by the Albertan government. Topics discussed include using in-situ techniques such as steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) depending on the depth of the deposit; decline in capital investment in Canada's oil and natural gas industry due to sector's competitiveness and views of Rich Kruger, Imperial Oil's chairman, president and chief executive officer, on impact of extreme weather.