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 ...
EDMONTON, Alberta, July 26 (UPI) -- A series of leaks at a Canadian oil company's oil sands operation has called into question the safety of bitumen extracting methods. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
The Opposite of Mining: Tar Sands Steam Extraction Lessens Footprint, but Environmental Costs Remain
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Increased pipeline movement of raw bitumen production from Canada to the US could mitigate North America's vulnerability to crude supply disruptions and require expansion of existing pipelines or ...
Solvents are used to increase production and reduce steam-to-oil ratio in steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD). Variations of SAGD that use solvents, such as expanding solvent (ES) SAGD or ...
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