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Alabama and Mississippi are forming a partnership to further study the oilsands resources in the two states, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant announced on Saturday while speaking to the Southern States Energy Board. The most recent shows an estimated 7.5
American SandsEnergy Corp., an oilsands exploration and development company operating in the state of Utah, announced the successful operation of its oilsand recovery pilot facility. This is a key differentiator between us and more traditional oilsand companies.
Researchers at the University of Calgary are developing ultra-dispersed (UD) nanocatalysts for the in situ upgrading of heavy oil and bitumen from deep reservoirs. One of the challenges of such an approach is the placement of the catalyst deep into the heavy oil plume by transporting a catalyst suspension through the sand medium.
CNOOC Limited—China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas and one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world—is acquiring all of the Common Shares of Canada-based energy company Nexen Inc. It is the second-largest oil producer in the UK North Sea.
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.
bp has agreed to sell its 50% interest in the Sunrise oilsands project in Alberta, Canada, to Calgary-based Cenovus Energy, the other owner of the Sunrise project. In Canada, bp will no longer have interests in oilsands production and will shift its focus to future potential offshore growth. 650 water depth.
Well-to-wheel (WTW) greenhouse gas emissions for in situ SAGD and surface mining pathways generated employing GHOST/TIAX/ GHGenius combination and comparison with SAGD, mining and conventional crude oil literature pathways (all results are on a HHV basis). 74% of WTW emissions in our oilsands pathways. Click to enlarge.
The US State Department, which bears the responsibility for approving cross-border energy projects, said that Enbridge can indeed proceed with its plan under authority granted by previously issued permits. million barrels per day of crude oil and liquids. million barrels per day of crude oil and liquids. miles (2.4
Twelve of Canada’s oilsands producers have formed a new alliance, Canada’s OilSands Innovation Alliance (COSIA), focused on accelerating the pace of improving environmental performance in Canada’s oilsands through collaborative action and innovation. This would improve plant reliability.
Enbridge is developing two pipelines in the Canadian oilsands area for a combined investment of about $3 billion. billion, depending on scope, to meet the needs of multiple producers in the Athabasca oilsands region. was selected by the Fort Hills partners (Suncor Energy Inc., The second is a new $1.6-billion
Separation of bitumen from a Canadian oilsand sample using an ionic liquid. A team of researchers at Penn State has developed a new, more environmentally friendly method of separating bitumen from oilsands utilizing ionic liquids (IL). Oilsands represent approximately two-thirds of the world’s estimated oil reserves.
A study by a team from the State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum found that fluid thermal processing of. il sands is a feasible process for the production of an upgraded bitumen-derived liquid from Inner Mongolian oilsand. The study appears in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.
SOLVE adds a solvent to the steam in SAGD (basic operation depicted above) to reduce energy input and water consumption. The production well extracts the bitumen to surface heavy oil production facilities. SAGD is the predominant in-situ recovery method currently used in Canada’s oilsands. Source: StatoilHydro.
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar last week announced the Department of the Interior’s final plan for encouraging research, development and demonstration (RD&D) of oil shale and oilsands resources on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Earlier post.).
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 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.
American Commercial Lines (ACL) will begin transporting crude oil by barge on the US inland waterways for MEG Energy (US) Inc. MEG Energy), a subsidiary of the Canadian oilsands company MEG Energy Corp. MEG Energy is a Canadian oilsands company focused on in situ development and production.
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.
In a paper published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , Stanford University assistant professor Adam Brandt reviews a number of recent life cycle assessment (LCA) studies calculating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oilsands extraction, upgrading, and refining pathways—the results of which vary considerably.
Both scientific research and industrial experience have found that bitumen-derived crude oil (i.e., crude from the oilsands) is no more corrosive in transmission pipelines than other crudes, according to Natural Resources Canada (NRC). In the absence of water, the crude oil is noncorrosive. —ASTM G205.
Oil and gas consultancy Rystad Energy estimates that oilsands and the Arctic continue to be the most expensive resources, with an average breakeven price of $75-80 per barrel of oil equivalent (boe). Source: Rystad Energy. —Espen Erlingsen, Senior Analyst at Rystad Energy. Click to enlarge.
The Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will lead to the development of new and improved oilsands technologies with reduced energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Because we need to be more than a preferred international supplier of energy.
Shell will proceed with the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project for an oilsands operation in Canada. billion Quest project will be built on behalf of the Athabasca OilSands Project joint venture owners (Shell, Chevron and Marathon Oil) and with support from the Governments of Canada and Alberta.
Suncor Energy, a Canadian integrated energy company that is one of the top oilsands producers in the country, will strengthen its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels to accelerate progress towards its objective to be a net-zero company by 2050. Suncor also plans to divest its wind and solar assets.
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. interest in the Fort Hills oilsands mining project operated by Suncor Energy. Total also owns a 39.2%
Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent, and Alberta’s Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Minister Diana McQueen toured several of the new oilsands monitoring stations now in place in the early stages of implementation of the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for OilSands Monitoring.
Cenovus Energy Inc. increased its oilsands production 14% in 2013, from 89,736 barrels per day in 2013 to 102,500 bbls/day in 2013. The increase in production from the company’s oilsands operations in 2013 was largely driven by its Christina Lake project. Total proved reserves reached almost 2.3 billion BOE.
Syncrude will provide half the funding for Barbour’s Chair in Hydrogeological Characterization of OilSands Mine Closure Landforms, investing more than $1.3-million Research is vitally important to an economically and socially sustainable oilsands industry. million over the five-year research project, with another $1.3-million
Imperial Oil Limited has approved a $2 billion expansion of the company’s Cold Lake in situ oilsands operation in northeastern Alberta. The improvements include a 170-MW cogeneration facility to enhance the plant’s energy efficiency and a reduced land footprint for field production pads.
Suncor Energy has received conditional approval for its oilsands fluid tailings management plan from Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board ( ERCB ). Tailings are a mixture of fine clay, sands, water and residual bitumen produced through the oilsands extraction process, and are held in massive “ponds”.
Speaking at the at the University of Toronto’s Hart House Alumni Dinner Series, Canada Minister of Natural Resources, Joe Oliver, emphasized the pivotal role that Canada’s oilsands will continue to play in the country’s energy future.
During a campaign speech, Alberta Premier Alison Redford proposed a $3-billion government-funded research agency to support oilsands environmental research. Redford said she would revive the Alberta OilSands Technology and Research Authority (AOSTRA) as AOSTRA 2. Globe and Mail.
an innovator in the field of enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology, announced that it has exceeded the second set of technical performance milestones for its oilsands project. CO 2 Solutions’ technology platform uses carbonic anhydrase to accelerate the capture of CO 2 with energy-efficient solvents.
Christian Paradis, Canada’s Minister of Industry, announced on Friday that the federal government is allowing two major acquisitions of oilsands companies by foreign state-owned enterprises (SOEs): the $15.1-billion Both transactions represented a “net benefit” to Canada, Paradis said.
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. Trends in well-to-wheel pathway-specific CI. Click to enlarge. Englander et al.
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. Edmonton Journal. In July, Total E&P Canada Ltd. Earlier post.).
MCW Energy Group, a Canadian holding company involved in fuel distribution and the creation of oilsands extraction technology, announced successful results of processing random Alberta oilsands tailings ponds samples in a series of preliminary laboratory tests. of bitumen. Sale of hydrocarbons retrieved.
TransCanada Corporation has entered into binding agreements with Phoenix Energy Holdings Limited (Phoenix) to develop the Grand Rapids Pipeline project in Northern Alberta. The system will have the capacity to move up to 900,000 barrels per day of crude oil and 330,000 barrels per day of diluent.
Bitumen production from the Canadian oilsands provides a point of reference that could be used to observe and better manage the land and water impacts of a rapid transition to unconventional fuels, suggests Dr. Sarah Jordaan of the Energy Technology Innovation Policy Research Group, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University.
has signed an Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) contract with JACOS (Japan Canada OilSands Limited) for a 20,000 bbl/day Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) production processing facility (expandable to 30,000 bbl/day) in the Hangingstone area, near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
However, the new forecast represents a slowing of future oilsands production growth compared to the predictions of last year’s forecast. According to CAPP’s 2014 Crude Oil Forecast, Markets and Transportation , total Canadian crude oil production will increase to 6.4 CAPP forecast. Click to enlarge. In 2013, 1.9
Cenovus Energy Inc. received approval from the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) for its 100%-owned Grand Rapids thermal oilsands project. Cenovus and its predecessor companies have been operating and producing oil in the area for more than 15 years from the Wabiskaw formation, which is a deeper geological zone.
Shell, as operator of the Athabasca OilSands Project (AOSP), announced the successful start of production of a 100,000 barrels per day expansion of its oilsands operations in Canada. — Marvin Odum, Shell Upstream Americas Director and President of Shell Oil Company.
Statoil will postpone the previously planned Corner field development at the Kai Kos Dehseh (KKD) oilsands project in Alberta, Canada, for a minimum of three years, due in part to rising labor and materials costs and market access issues including limited pipeline access. —Statoil Canada country manager Ståle Tungesvik.
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