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Average values for WTW GHG emissions for oilsands and other crudes, tight boundary. When the oilsands products refined in the United States are considered—a mixture of oilsands and lower-carbon blending components—the GHG emissions are, on average, 9% higher than the average crude processed in the US.
Mha (20%) of the peatlands of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in 2010, surpassing the area of Belgium and causing an annual carbon emission from peat decomposition of 230–310 Mt CO 2 e. Slightly more than half of the GHG emissions for these biofuels in the EPA’s analysis came from land use change. Earlier post.). —Dr.
Researchers at the University of Alberta (Canada) have quantified the transformation of the boreal landscape by open-pit oilsands mining in Alberta, Canada to evaluate its effect on carbon storage and sequestration. t of CO 2 lost, as much as 7-y worth of mining and upgrading emissions at 2010 production levels.
million barrels per day of crude oil and liquids. The Enbridge Mainline system is the largest conduit of oil into the United States. Enbridge transports 53% of US-bound Canadian production, a figure that accounts for approximately 15% of total US crude oil imports. miles (2.4
The Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) released the first comprehensive report on the status of Alberta’s species in the Athabasca OilSands Area (AOSA). It also contains the Athabasca oilsands deposit, which represents 77% of Canada’s proven oil reserves and supports a growing energy extraction sector. “
Statoil Canada has produced first oil from its SAGD (steam-assisted gravity drainage) Leismer Demonstration Project (LDP) in the Canadian oilsands after initiating steam injection in September 2010, one month ahead of schedule.
Statoil has agreed to sell a 40% interest in its oilsands project in Alberta, Canada (Kai Kos Dehseh) to PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) of Thailand. Future development of the oilsands leases will proceed in a stepwise manner.
Imperial Oil Limited has approved a $2 billion expansion of the company’s Cold Lake in situ oilsands operation in northeastern Alberta. Amended regulatory approvals were obtained in 2010 to improve the environmental performance of the Nabiye expansion.
TransCanada Corporation said that its 590,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) capacity Keystone Pipeline system resumed transporting oilsands crude on Sunday, 5 June, after a shutdown 29 May following an above-ground spill at a pump station in Kansas involving less than 10 barrels of oil. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
Summary of the current oilsands developments (mining and in-situ) and associated land use. Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent released an integrated monitoring plan for the oilsands region. fail in its goal of generating the data necessary to provide assurance that the oilsands are.
The carbon intensity (CI) of Alberta oilsands production has significantly decreased over the last 40 years, according to a new study by a team from Stanford University published as an open access paper in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
Canadian oilsands & conventional production. Oilsands growth will drive Canadian crude oil production to about 4.7 million bpd in 2010—a 67% increase— according to the latest forecast from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP). million barrels per day (actual) in 2010 up to 3.7
million) to the Petroleum Technology Research Centre ( PTRC ) in Regina, Saskatchewan and StatoilHydro Canada for a project to reduce water use and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions for in situ oilsands recovery by steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD). Water use and CO 2 emissions are major challenges for the oilsand industry.
Total will not use carbon capture technology in the first phase of its Joslyn North Mine oilsands project, citing excessive cost. In 2009, the company suggested it was considering carbon capture and storage in its oilsands projects in Canada. In July, Total E&P Canada Ltd. Earlier post.).
will twin the southern section of its Athabasca Pipeline from the Kirby Lake, Alberta terminal to the Hardisty, Alberta crude oil hub at an estimated cost of approximately C$1.2 billion project, originally proposed in 2005, was seen as a way to diversify markets for oilsands crude, with exports targeted for Asia and California.
The transaction is anticipated to close in the third quarter of 2010 once Canadian and Chinese government approvals are obtained. Approximately half of the assets are to be sold in 2010 with the remainder in 2011, and a portion of the proceeds will be used to reduce debt to targeted levels.
Suncor Energy is not proceeding with the Voyageur bitumen upgrader project in the Canadian oilsands. The oil market environment in the North America has changed significantly, Total notes. Since 2010, market conditions have changed significantly, challenging the economics of the Voyageur upgrader project.
A team at Penn State University has demonstrated that a previously developed method employing ionic liquids (ILs) together with a nonpolar solvent such as toluene can effect a separation of bitumen from oilsands in the Western US at ambient temperatures (~25 °C), although with greater difficulty than Canadian oilsands.
ConocoPhillips announced the second phase of the Surmont project, a Canadian oilsands steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) facility. Phase 2, slated to begin initial construction in 2010, will increase Surmont’s gross production capacity from 27,000 to 110,000 barrels per day. John Carrig, president and COO, ConocoPhillips.
an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CNOOC, will acquire oilsands producer OPTI Canada Inc for approximately US$2.1 The principal asset of OPTI consists of a 35% working interest in the Long Lake and three other oilsands project areas located in the Athabasca region of northeastern Alberta. CNOOC Luxembourg S.a
Growth of production of Canadian oilsands. The Canadian oilsands are now poised to become the number one source of US crude oil imports in 2010, according to new research from the IHS CERA Canadian OilSands Dialogue. The Role of Canadian OilSands in US Oil Supply”.
a Canadian integrated oil company, reported an increase in third quarter crude oil production year-on-year of about 4% due to oilsands production that was 14% higher compared with the same period a year earlier. Conventional oil production slightly declined due to a combination of factors. Cenovus Energy Inc.,
A Joint Review Panel of the Government of Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) has conditionally approved Total’s Joslyn oilsands mine. It consists of an oilsands surface mine and ore preparation and bitumen extraction facilities. Earlier post.). Initial operations are planned for 2017.
Examples of emerging oilsands related technologies and trade-offs. The paper is an examination of how various choices about the scale of the life cycle analysis applied to oilsands (i.e., The source material is neither oil nor tar but bitumen, but is most generally described as an example of ultraheavy oil.”.
The report provides nine different Tailings Technology Deployment (TDD) Roadmaps to accelerate the implementation of oilsands tailings solutions in Alberta. After oilsands ore is excavated from the ground (surface mining operations, not in situ production), warm water is added to wash the bitumen off the. sand and clay.
An analysis of the US refining sector, based on linear programming (LP) modeling, finds that refining plausibly high volumes of Canadian oilsands crudes in US refineries in 2025 would lead to a modest increase in refinery CO 2 emissions (ranging between 5.4% to 9.3%) from a 2010 baseline, depending upon the supply scenario.
Imperial Oil Limited has begun the initial development of the Kearl oilsands project ( earlier post ), which incorporates technology innovations to enhance environmental performance. Kearl will be the first oilsands mining operation that does not require an upgrader to make a saleable crude oil.
Suncor is targeting 1 million barrels per day output in 2020, with its growth in the oilsands underpinned by its alliance with Total. Approximately 80% of that production will be from the oilsands. The agreement with Total is an important element of Suncor’s plans to more than double our oilsands production.
between 2008 and 2009 due to the global financial crisis, global oil consumption recovered by 3.1% in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 87.4 About one third of this growth came from China, which now uses more than 10% of the world’s oil. of total oil consumption in 2010. of total oil consumption in 2010.
to construct and operate a 300,000 barrel-per-day oilsands upgrader in the Alberta Industrial Heartland area of Strathcona County. Decision 2010-030. The Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) has approved an application by Total E&P Canada Ltd. within six months of project commencement.
The carbon capture process at the Scotford oilsands upgrader will capture about 35% of emissions. miles) underground into the deepest saline aquifer formation in Alberta (the Basal Cambrian Sands) beneath several layers of impermeable rock. —John Abbott, Shell’s Executive Vice President of Heavy Oil. Earlier post.)
JAPEX), will postpone making a final investment decision (FID) for the Hangingstone OilSands Expansion Project ( earlier post ) in Alberta Province, Canada, based on a longer-than-expected approval process with the Alberta authorities. Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., operations by more than 300%.
Contrary to claims made by industry and government in the popular press, the oilsands industry substantially increases loadings of toxic PPE [priority pollutants] to the AR and its tributaries via air and water pathways. This increase confirms the serious defects of RAMP, which has not detected such patterns in the AR watershed.
Increasing crude processing intensity and energy intensity with worsening oil quality. OQ: Crude feed oil quality. Switching to heavy crude oil and synthetic crude oil derived from oilsands bitumen in refineries could double or triple refinery emissions and add 1.6-3.7 PI: Crude processing intensity.
Shell Canada has started its commercial-scale Atmospheric Fines Drying field demonstration for managing tailings from its oilsands operations. Tailings are a mixture of fine clay, sands, water and residual bitumen produced through extraction processes used with surface mining production (i.e., Tags: Oilsands.
The provincial government of Alberta and the federal government of Canada will invest C$865 million (US$822 million) in a large-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in the Athabasca oilsands. Two injection wells are in the test phase until early 2010. The project will capture and store up to 1.2 billion (US$1.28
Athabasca OilSands Corp. has exercised its option to divest its 40% interest in the MacKay River oilsands project to Cretaceous Oilsands Holdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of PetroChina International Investment Limited, for C$680 million (US$672 million) in cash. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
Under the terms of this agreement, first announced on 17 December 2010, Suncor acquired a 36.75% working interest in the Total-operated Joslyn joint venture with Total now holding 38.25%, Occidental Petroleum holding 15% and Inpex Canada Ltd. —Kirk Bailey, executive vice-president, OilSands Ventures. Suncor Energy Inc.
Canada-based MEG Energy’s board of directors has approved 2011 capital investment of approximately $900 million and the final cost estimate for the 35,000 barrels per day Phase 2B oilsands expansion at the Christina Lake in-situ project. In June 2010, production from Phases 1 and 2 averaged approximately 26,400 bbls/d.
A team at the University of Calgary (Canada) has compared the energy intensities and lifecycle GHG emissions of unconventional oils (oilsands and oil shale) alongside shale gas, coal, lignite, wood and conventional oil and gas. This is not the same as crude oil occurring naturally in shales, as in the Bakken.
Royal Dutch Shell plc will proceed with its Carmon Creek project in Alberta, Canada, expected to produce up to 80,000 barrels of oil per day. Once the project is up and running the aim is to virtually eliminate the need for freshwater use for steam generation through recycling of water produced with the oil.
Canada-based Osum OilSands Corp. The SAGD (steam assisted gravity drainage) pilot project at Saleski began operations in December 2010. has entered into definitive agreements with a group of investors to issue, on a private placement basis, $500 million in equity securities.
Companies in the Fort McMurray area that upgrade bitumen from the oil-sands to synthetic crude currently produce off-gas containing approximately 90,000 barrels per day of natural gas liquids and olefins from oil-sands production. Alan Armstrong , president of Williams’ midstream ’.
Dashed red line shows 2010 consumption of 87 MMbbl/d. Crude and lease condensate includes tight oil, shale oil, extra-heavy crude oil, field condensate, and bitumen (i.e., oilsands, either diluted or upgraded). oil shale), and refinery gain. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.
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