The Premium Subscription is $4.99 per month (plus applicable taxes) and is available for purchase via the CBC Gem app for Android, Apple TV, iPad and iPhone, as well as on the CBC Gem website (cbc.ca/gem). New subscribers receive a free, one month trial. You will be charged each month by your subscription provider (Apple, Google, CBC). Meanwhile, oil prices have only marginally improved since 2014. Pipeline constraints, coupled with increased supply, have led to several price crashes in Alberta as oil backlogs form within the province. Lacklustre oil and gas prices are difficult to overcome, no matter how much a government spends or what actions it takes. Many existing oilsands facilities are still increasing production, and new technology is improving operations. Growth will also come from expansion of existing projects. The oilsands produced 2.6 million barrels per day of oil in 2016, a figure that is expected to increase to 4.5 million barrels by 2040,