The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday edition that Canadian Natural Resources' paused $8.25-billion expansion of its Jackpine oil sands project in Northern Alberta may be back on the table pending policy agreements with the provincial and federal governments, the company's president said. The Globe's Emma Graney writes that CNRL deferred the project in March. At the time, president Scott Stauth attributed the decision to the lack of final "government regulatory policies around carbon pricing and methane, which creates uncertainty and economic burden for our long-term growth." But a recent memorandum of understanding between Alberta, Ottawa and five oil companies -- including CNRL -- has changed the outlook for the project, along with several others being eyed by the company. The MOU "presents a great opportunity for all oil sands players, including Canadian Natural, and certainly a very significant opportunity for Alberta and all of Canada," Mr. Stauth told analysts on Thursday. The July 2 deal pushed forward a massive carbon capture project in Alberta' north. It also set a Nov. 15 deadline for the governments to come to definitive agreements with oil companies on policies that aim to boost crude production.