Whether or not anyone likes the idea of ripping up the landscape of northern Alberta or poking lots of well holes into it to access oil-rich sand deposits, the world—and more specifically the U.S. and ...

The growth in extraction and production has been matched by significant investment opportunities in upgrading facilities and transportation infra-structure. Over 80 percent of bitumen produced in ...

N-Solv Corporation holds patents for proprietary technology for in situ solvent extraction of bitumen from oil sands. The process uses no water and 85% less energy than Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage ...

ONE of the bleakest scenes of man-made destruction is the strip mining of oil sands in the forests of Alberta, Canada. The sand is permeated with natural bitumen, a type of petroleum with the ...

The efficient recovery of bitumen, a highly viscous form of crude oil, poses significant technical and economic challenges. In recent years, researchers have developed advanced experimental techniques ...

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A Canadian company has loaded a test cargo of solid bitumen onto a vessel destined for a refinery in China, the latest effort by the energy industry to avoid congested ...

Crude oil extracted from Canadian tar sand pits, like this one, release more carbon emissions than crude from U.S. sources. Gasoline and diesel fuel extracted and refined from Canadian oil sands will ...

Unconventional oil refers to crude oil extracted through new methods like hydraulic fracturing and oil sands mining. Explore ...

A Canadian company has loaded a test cargo of solid bitumen onto a vessel destined for a refinery in China, the latest effort by the energy industry to avoid congested export pipelines and find new ...