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Antitrust rules, Petro-Canada profits may hinder Suncor from selling unit
FILE PHOTO: Petrochemical storage tanks are seen at the Suncor Energy chemical plant near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo/File Photo
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Suncor Energy interim CEO Kris Smith sees mandate for change at oil producer dogged by safety problems
Suncor Energy Inc. says it has reached a deal with activist investor Elliott Investment Management LP that will see it undertake a strategic review of its downstream retail business with the goal of "unlocking shareholder value. The Suncor Refinery in Edmonton is seen on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Suncor Energy quarterly profit surges as company plans to divest assets
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO - Petrochemical storage tanks are seen at the Suncor Energy chemical plant near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
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A Suncor sale of Petro-Canada would transform company, alter Canadian gasoline retail landscape
A sign displays $1.87 as the price of a litre of regular grade gasoline at a Petro-Canada gas station, in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
Suncor shakeup should have been led by the board, not an activist hedge fund
Andrew Willis
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Suncor to explore Petro-Canada sale as part of corporate shakeup triggered by activist investor Elliott Investment
Suncor Energy Inc. says it has reached a deal with activist investor Elliott Investment Management LP that will see it undertake a strategic review of its downstream retail business with the goal of "unlocking shareholder value. The Suncor Refinery in Edmonton is seen on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Suncor’s next CEO will have to fix more than just safety issues; a new culture is necessary
Suncor president and CEO Mark Little prepares to address the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 2, 2019. Suncor Energy says Little has stepped down as president and chief executive officer and resigned from the board of directors, effective immediately. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Suncor cancels planned investor update in wake of CEO’s resignation
Suncor president and CEO Mark Little prepares to address the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 2, 2019. Suncor Energy says Little has stepped down as president and chief executive officer and resigned from the board of directors, effective immediately. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Suncor begins search for new CEO as focus turns to worker safety after deaths
President and CEO of Suncor Mark Little at work in the companies headquarters in Calgary, February 27, 2020. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Suncor CEO resigns after latest fatality at a company facility
Suncor president and CEO Mark Little prepares to address the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 2, 2019. Suncor Energy says Little has stepped down as president and chief executive officer and resigned from the board of directors, effective immediately. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Contract worker dies at Suncor Base Plant Mine in Alberta
A Suncor Energy Inc. logo is shown at the company's annual meeting in Calgary on May 2, 2019. Suncor says a worker has died at one of its Alberta Base Plant mines north of Fort McMurray, Alta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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U.S. SEC proposal could change the way oil companies report their carbon footprint
Suncor's base plant with upgraders is seen in Fort McMurray, Alta. on June 13, 2017. The officially disclosed carbon footprints of Canada's largest oil companies could balloon in size if tough new climate rules proposed earlier this year by a U.S. regulator come into effect. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
opinion
Gordon Pape: A dividend bonanza is underway in TSX energy stocks - but don’t plan to ‘buy and hold’ for long
Gordon Pape
number cruncher
Six dividend-paying companies subject to activist pressure
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Suncor CEO Mark Little pushes back against activist investor proposal to sell Petro-Canada
President and CEO of Suncor Mark Little at work in the companies headquarters in Calgary, February 27, 2020. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Tuesday - and why
General view of the Suncor Energy refinery in Sarnia, Ont., March 20, 2021.
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CEO says Suncor should retain ownership of Petro-Canada chain as energy firm reports highest quarterly dividend on record
The Suncor Energy logo is seen at their head office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
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Globe Climate: Scientists embark on their annual trek to measure glacier loss
Alison Criscitiello and geologist Rebecca Haspell
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Suncor CEO Little faces scrutiny after activist Elliott takes aim
FILE PHOTO: The Suncor Energy logo is seen at their head office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
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Suncor’s safety records overshadow the oil company’s ESG efforts
Jeffrey Jones
inside the market
Oil sands stocks are less volatile than you think. They’re stable, predictable - and immensely undervalued
The Reid family harvest their wheat crop around an oil and gas pumpjack near Cremona, Alta., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Canada is the world's sixth-largest producer and one of the largest exporters of wheat, annually producing an average of over 25 million tonnes and exporting around 15 million tonnes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Suncor’s safety record helped make it a target for activist investors
Andrew Willis
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How oil sands giant Suncor became vulnerable to a U.S. activist
FILE PHOTO: The Suncor Energy logo is seen at their head office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
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The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
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Old assets, safety issues: Why a hedge fund is focusing on Suncor
FILE PHOTO: The Suncor Energy logo is seen at their head office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
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Activist U.S. hedge fund seeks overhaul of Suncor Energy
FILE PHOTO: The Suncor Energy logo is seen at their head office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
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Canada’s climate targets set high hurdle for Suncor oil sands mine extension
FILE PHOTO: The Suncor Energy logo is seen at their head office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
opinion
Don’t block investment in Canadian oil. Do push it to slash emissions. And use lots less of it in Canada
The Editorial Board
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Suncor to ditch solar and wind assets, focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels
The Suncor Energy logo is seen at their head office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
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Peter Zebedee makes surprise exit as LNG Canada CEO; to join Suncor Energy as a vice-president
Peter Zebedee, LNG Canada CEO, at the LNG Canada offices in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, October 31, 2019. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
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Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
The Suncor Refinery in Edmonton is seen on Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Suncor to deploy anti-collision technology in oil sands following worker death
FILE PHOTO: Suncor Energy facility is seen in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada August 21, 2019. REUTERS/Candace Elliott/File Photo
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Suncor to adopt mining safety technology for first time in oil sands, CEO says
FILE PHOTO: The Suncor Energy logo is seen at their head office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
opinion
Carbon capture could ease Canada into the energy transition. So why restrict it?
Jeffrey Jones
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Suncor provides details on death of worker, other operational incidents
General view of the Suncor Energy refinery, located near Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline, which Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered shut down in May 2021, in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada March 20, 2021. Picture taken March 20, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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Worker killed, 2 injured, in truck crash at Suncor mine site
Suncor Energy Inc.'s logo is shown at the company's annual meeting in Calgary on April 27, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh