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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.
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. Full design capacity for Line 67 is 880,000 bpd for heavy crude.
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. The first is a new industry diluent pipeline with associated capital of up to $1.4 Total E&P Canada Ltd.
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.
(Japex) will proceed with an expansion of its oilsands project in the Hangingstone area in Alberta. Japan Canada OilSands Ltd. Total costs for the initial development are anticipated to be around C$1.4 billion (US$1.42 billion), C$1.1
The US State Department has issued a Presidential Permit to Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to enable construction of the Alberta Clipper pipeline for the transport of crude oil from the Canadian oilsands to US refineries. This week, the RFA happened to issue two pieces, each touching on the impact of oilsands production.
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%
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 That was never the purpose of the Investment Canada Act.In That was never the purpose of the Investment Canada Act.In
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
In an interview with the Toronto Star , US Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson said that if the US is looking for “ long-term safe and secure sources of energy, Canada, and therefore the oilsands, need to be part of it. all means the United States simply can’t afford to demonize the oilsands, Jacobson says.
A team of two researchers from Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY reports on a new process for solvent extraction of bitumen from mineable Athabasca oilsands (i.e., The Clark hot water extraction (CHWE) process has been applied in commercial bitumen extraction from the Athabasca oilsands for more than 40 years.
The Government of Canada is supporting a three-year project that will result in the construction of a $19-million, demonstration-scale facility in Alberta that will use algae to recycle industrial carbon dioxide emissions from an oilsands facility into commercial products such as biofuels. Click to enlarge.
Microbiologists from the University of Essex, UK are exploring the use of microbes to break down and remove toxic compounds from heavy crude and oilsands. However, the process of oil extraction and subsequent refining produces high concentrations of toxic byproducts. This water is contained in large settling or tailing ponds.
Canadian OilSands Trust, the largest stakeholder (36.74%) in the Syncrude oilsands project, announced plans to increase the synthetic crude oil production capacity at Syncrude Mildred Lake upgrader to 425,000 barrels per day by 2020 from 350,000 now. Marcel Coutu, Canadian OilSands’ President and CEO.
The Board of Directors of Canada-based Athabasca Oil Corporation has given the go-ahead to the company’s $536-million Hangingstone 1 SAGD (steam-assisted gravity drainage) Project; the company also reaffirmed that its LightOil Division is on track to meet its year-end production target of 10,000 to 11,000 barrels of oil.
the developer of a process for harvesting algae and cleaning up oil & gas water, announced that its second original equipment manufacturer’s (OEM) agreement will target oil service companies in the Canadian oilsands market. LH was an early private investor in Athabasca Oil Corporation. OriginOil, Inc.,
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.
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.
Transmitting oilsands production. Generally, bitumen is diluted either with naphtha-based diluents, NGL liquids, ultra light sweet crudes, condensates, and so on with a density of 650 - 750 kg/m 3 to produce dilbit, typically with a 30:70 diluent to bitumen ratio. it won’t flow through the pipeline with modification.
Under the terms of the agreements to be executed at closing providing for the formation of the Joint Venture, Penn West will contribute the oilsands assets, valued at approximately C$1.8 billion, and will retain a 55% partnership interest.
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.). properties.
World oil prices remain high in the IEO2011 Reference case, but oil consumption continues to grow; both conventional and unconventional liquid supplies are used to meet rising demand. In the IEO2011 Reference case the price of light sweet crude oil (in real 2009 dollars) remains high, reaching $125 per barrel in 2035.
has sold a 10% interest in the Northern Lights Partnership (NLP) to SinoCanada Petroleum Corporation (SinoCanada), a subsidiary of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec). The Northern LightsOilSands Project is located approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta.
The study also found that any absence of oilsands on the US Gulf Coast would most likely be replaced by imports of heavy crude oil from Venezuela, which has the same carbon footprint as oilsands crude. This indicates that oilsands can grow using rail; it is already happening. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
a Total subsidiary, has signed an agreement with UTS Energy Corporation (UTS) to acquire UTS Corporation with its main asset, a 20% interest in the Fort Hills oilsands mining project in Alberta, Canada. we will benefit from the experience of a leading partner, whose expertise in the mining operation of oilsands is well recognized.
Alberta Innovates has teamed up with Natural Resources (NRCan) and industry partners to take three clean oilsands technologies to commercial demonstration. This announcement is a result of NRCan’s Oil and Gas Clean Tech Program. Cenovus Energy will test an oilsands extraction technology using a solvent-driven process.
Comparison of the percent differential for WTW (well-to-wheel) GHGs from gasoline produced from WCSB oilsands using different production processes relative to gasoline produced from reference crudes. The proposed Project is not likely to impact the amount of crude oil produced from the oilsands. Click to enlarge.
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.
The study was commissioned by the European Oilseed Alliance (EOA), the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) and the European Vegetable Oil and Proteinmeal Industry (FEDIOL). Even for conventional oil production fields, because larger existing fields get depleted, the extraction efforts increase while smaller fields are taken in operation.
Light duty vehicle fleet by type and average fuel efficiency. ExxonMobil expects that by 2040, hybrids and other advanced vehicles will account for nearly 50 percent of light duty vehicles on the road, compared to only about 1 percent today. Source: ExxonMobil Outlook. Click to enlarge. L/100 km) by 2040. L/100 km) by 2040.
The expansion of the reversed Seaway Pipeline will more than double its capacity to 850,000 barrels per day (bpd) by mid-2014 and transport oil originating in the Canadian oilsands and the US Bakken shale from Cushing, Oklahoma to the US Gulf Coast at Houston, with an extension to Port Arthur/Beaumont. Enbridge Inc.
By 2040, hybrids are expected to account for about 35% of the global light-duty vehicle fleet, up from less than 1% in 2010. In 2010 China had only about five light-duty vehicles per 100 people, while India had less than two per 100 people; this compares to about 75 vehicles for every 100 people in the United States. Click to enlarge.
The tire tread compound is made of nearly all sustainable or recycled materials, including sunflower oils and rice husk ash silica, as well as pine tree resins and full natural rubber which replace synthetic, petroleum-based materials. The floor is also covered with a highly elastic and waterproof coating and can be easily hosed clean.
Profound shifts in the regional distribution of oil demand and supply growth will redefine the refining industry and transform global oil trade over the next five years, according to the annual Medium-Term Oil Market Report (MTOMR) released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The oil market is at a crossroads.
Business Mir reports that the Russian government has decided to cut the export duty on ultra-heavy oil to a mere 10% of the standard rate for 10 years to stimulate production. The decision will mostly benefit Tatneft, LUKoil and Alliance Oil, according to the report. Natural bitumen is oil having a viscosity greater than 10,000 cP.
PRELIM uses a more comprehensive range of crude oil quality and refinery configurations than used in earlier models and can quantify energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with detail and transparency the better to inform policy analysis, the duo suggests. A wider range of GHG emissions estimates is seen for oilsands products (2.5?26
All crude oil produced in and offshore of California is assumed to be refined in California. The volume contributions for California crudes are based on oil production data obtained from the California Department of Conservation. Crude from the oilsands in Canada was headed by a carbon intensity of 24.49
Eni’s proprietary Eni Slurry Technology (EST) is able to convert refining residues entirely into high-quality light products, eliminating both liquid and solid refining residues with significant environmental benefits. Eni slurry technology: A new process for heavy oil upgrading.” 614-622.
The catalyst is a sand-like material made fluid by the hot vapor and liquid fed into the FCC. The slurry oil can be blended with residual fuel oil or further processed in the coker. This carbon, known as catalyst coke, adheres to the catalyst, reducing its ability to crack the oil.
Chevron’s focus on optimizing the thermal management of the Kern River field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam:oil ratio (barrels steam water per barrel oil), resulting in improved economics of the field even with slowly declining production. Data: California DOGGR. Click to enlarge. Source: Chevron. Click to enlarge.
The five different fuel groups were those derived: from conventional petroleum; from unconventional petroleum; synthetically from natural gas, coal, or combinations of coal and biomass via the FT process; renewable oils; and alcohols. million bpd. Reduced GHG impact. Certain HRJ and FT fuels are able to reduce the GHG emissions from aviation.
for the production of renewable fuel oil (RFO) from forest residues. million gallons US) of renewable fuel oil per year. Production of renewable fuel oil is set to begin in 2017. The RTP pyrolysis process is based on the application of a hot “transported” bed (typically sand) that is circulating between two key vessels.
has secured an exploration agreement for lands in Wyoming and rights to a separate oil shale resource opportunity in Colorado. Collectively, the agreements will allow the company to test and develop the company’s in situ superheated air gasification process to recover hydrocarbons from oil shale, oilsands and heavy oil.
Shale oil: developed energy and GHG emissions intensities of U.S. shale oil production with operation data from Bakken and Eagle Ford plays. Oilsands: updated GHG emission intensities for Canadian oilsands pathways for surface mining and in-situ technologies.
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