Hope springs eternal

Cope, G; 01/01/2010

In Canada, although the oil sand deposits contain over 170 bn bbl of recoverable bitumen, production has been hindered through costs and environmental activists to about 1.4 mn b/d. However, interest and financial backing is being revived, and an output of 2.4 mn b/d is predicted by end 2013. Major technical problems involve water usage and greenhouse gas emissions, but many ingenious solutions are being proposed and applied.

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PR Jan 2010 - p20-21.pdf

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Journal title: Petroleum Review

Region: North America

Publisher: Energy Institute

Keywords: 5 General transport fuels technology - 5.2 Fuel synthesis - DSI21-Refining-articles

Subjects: Protection of ambient air and climate, Resource use and management, Banking, finance and investment, Economics, business and commerce, Energy consumption, Transport, Transportation of products, Transport not elsewhere specified, Bitumen, Oil and gas, Oil, Primary energy production, Enhanced oil recovery, Horizontal wells