Alternatives to oil sands
Alberta's oil sands are among the world's largest deposits of crude oil—in fact, there are more than 165 billion barrels of bitumen in the ground. But with big 2 Mar 2013 Rail shipments of Canadian crude oil sands are on track to quadruple this year. Producers and refiners are scrambling to buy their own tank cars About 5% of Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions come from oil sands to a contract for any “alternative or synthetic fuel” unless the contract specifies that This involves looking at alternative scenarios of Canada oil production. At present, Canada produces about 1.5 billion barrels of crude (or crude-equivalent) oil Replacing natural gas in Alberta's oil sands: Trade-offs associated with alternative fossil fuels. Energy and Fuels. 2010. 24. 1687-1695. [Contact us for more 2 May 2011 PART 1: Environmental and human impacts, government inadequacies, viable alternatives. Natural gas consumption. Oil sands production is
There is no doubt that Canada is an energy superpower and that sustainable development of the oil sands is key to the country's economic prospects.
1 Aug 1997 Production will accelerate from alternate renewable energy sources (solar, wind The 1993 cumulative oil production from Canadian tar sands 3 May 2012 Like oil sands, oil shale has similarly high sulfur content—up to 7 the future energy balance between oil and low-carbon alternative fuels. 22 May 2012 Mining these oil sands deposits takes place in the Athabasca region of Despite its acceptance as a cost-effective alternative to strip mining, We should certainly weigh the costs and benefits of oil sands carefully, but the missing element from this conversation is the question of what the alternative would be if we ruled out more oil sands imports.
9 Feb 2015 In light of the ongoing battle surrounding the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, Canadian oil sands producers are considering alternatives routes
Oil sands pathways generally have 10 percent higher emissions than conventional crudes. The report also concluded that when oil sands production pathways are given credit for electricity cogeneration, the emissions from the oil sands can be comparable to emissions from conventional crudes entering the United States market. “Tar sands (also referred to as oil sands) are a combination of clay, sand, water, and bitumen, a heavy black viscous oil. Tar sands can be mined and processed to extract the oil-rich bitumen, which is then refined into oil.
Replacing natural gas in Alberta's oil sands: Trade-offs associated with alternative fossil fuels. Energy and Fuels. 2010. 24. 1687-1695. [Contact us for more
alternative fuel standards that require lower-carbon biofuels, natural gas, and electricity to displace oil for transportation use. oil sands crudes will require about 10 Mar 2020 More specifically, the report explains that oil sands industry of Victoria, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and Parkland Institute. 29 Nov 2019 A top operator in Canada's Alberta oil sands, Suncor boasts a largest integrated energy company—is a good alternative to Saudi Aramco, the 4 Mar 2019 And after the 2015 global oil price crash, Alberta's annual revenue from oil sands royalties declined from more than $6 billion to less than $1 16 Jan 2012 solvent extraction of bitumen from mineable Athabasca oil sands (i.e., extraction process for oil sand bitumen; non-aqueous alternative to 16 Feb 2013 Facing enormous opposition to the proposed Keystone XL and Northern Gateway pipelines, Canada's tar sands industry is taking to the tracks 22 Nov 2013 The pipeline opponents focus mainly on Enbridge Inc.'s plan to pipe oil sands oil to Kitimat and off to Asian markets in tankers, but they are
Oil sands, tar sands, crude bitumen, or more technically bituminous sands, are a type of Oil sands are now an alternative to conventional crude oil.
12 Apr 2011 I can recall when technologies like oil sands and coal gasification were commonly referred to as alternative energy, with the same high-tech 27 May 2010 “The oil sands are NOT the safer alternative to offshore drilling,” Danielle Droitsch , director of U.S. policy at the Pembina Institute, wrote last There is no doubt that Canada is an energy superpower and that sustainable development of the oil sands is key to the country's economic prospects. 1 Jul 2014 The tar sands exist because of a perfect storm of conditions. The right markets, the right incentives, the right policies, and governments willing to 15 Mar 2019 Oil sand extraction results in the accumulation of large amounts of residual waste known as tailings, which contain a mixture of water, clay, un- 6 Nov 2018 Bitumen beyond combustion: work underway to unlock market for alternative oilsands products. By Deborah Jaremko |. Nov. 6, 2018, 3:35 p.m. |.
1 Jul 2014 The tar sands exist because of a perfect storm of conditions. The right markets, the right incentives, the right policies, and governments willing to 15 Mar 2019 Oil sand extraction results in the accumulation of large amounts of residual waste known as tailings, which contain a mixture of water, clay, un- 6 Nov 2018 Bitumen beyond combustion: work underway to unlock market for alternative oilsands products. By Deborah Jaremko |. Nov. 6, 2018, 3:35 p.m. |. 15 Jun 2018 In 2017, the Alberta oil sands produced roughly 912m barrels. Centre for Policy Alternatives, US EPA, New Energy Update and IHS Market. 4 Apr 2019 a poisonous fume.” If you look at Canada's Alberta tar sands you might imagine it's something like Mordor. The gigantic effort to extract oil has…