Chile is a positive example of how to use money generated from resource extraction, creating a stable budget long term: a commission of experts conservatively estimates the world market price of copper for the decade to come.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Venezuelan oil bonanza

This engaged community is demanding that there be no natural gas extraction on their lands until the long-term risks and dangers are fully understood.

CNN: Don't let America get 'fracked'

Anyone considering the use of MIW for natural gas extraction activities has the potential to incur long-term liability because just the act of moving contaminated water gives you total responsibility for it in the future.

FORBES: Fracking With Bad Water

Because big exploration, extraction and infrastructure investments required pots of capital, long-term contracts became an industry norm.

ECONOMIST: Shale gas should make the world a cleaner, safer place

Depending on whether it was just a fluke occurrence or a sign that the constitution of the oil sands it processes is changing, the company could either retool its extraction process or, if the problem is a short-term one, blend the rich ore with more normal inputs.

FORBES: Suncor Invests In Redemption

We believe complexities associated with pipeline systems, gas storage and extraction, as well as declining production will drive natural gas prices up in the long-term.

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