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Canadian researchers have developed a large-scale economical method to extract hydrogen from oilsands (natural bitumen) and oil fields. The process can extract hydrogen from existing oilsands reservoirs, with huge existing supplies found in Canada and Venezuela. Proton Technologies is commercializing the process.
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.
Average values for WTW GHG emissions for oilsands and other crudes, tight boundary. When the oilsandsproducts 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.
American Sands Energy 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.
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.
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 oilsandsproduction and will shift its focus to future potential offshore growth.
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.
The majority (62%) of the plantations were located on the island of Sumatra, and more than two-thirds (69%) of all industrial plantations were developed for oil palm cultivation, with the remainder mostly being Acacia plantations for paper pulp production. Earlier post.).
Plot of cumulative steam-to-oil ratio (cSOR) vs. ratio of energy produced in form of chemical energy contained in bitumen if combusted to energy injected in form of steam (75% efficient steam generation). One of the key challenges in producing bitumen and heavy oil is their high, variable viscosity. From Gates and Larter (2013).
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.
increased its oilsandsproduction 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. Cenovus Energy Inc. Total proved reserves reached almost 2.3
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.
Higher crude prices and continued optimization improvements have driven the first upward revision to the S&P Global Commodity Insights 10-year oilsandsproduction outlook in more than half a decade. Higher oil prices have driven record returns for the Canadian oilsands.
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. This will vary based on the type of product transported.
Lab tests conducted by PetroChina of oilsands samples obtained in Yousha Mountains at Qaidam basin in northwest China determined that the resource is proven economically feasible for further exploration and development. But the report did not give any detail figure for the total reserve of the oilsands in the project.
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.
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. Oilsands exploration in Xing’an region.
GE’s wastewater evaporation technologies have been selected to improve wastewater recovery at an existing oilsands project near Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada. The facility utilizes once-through steam generators (OTSGs) to produce steam, which drives the steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) process for the production of bitumen.
Imperial Oil has raised the expected final cost for the Kearl oilsands initial development to $12.9 Kearl, jointly owned between Imperial Oil (operator) and ExxonMobil Canada, will be one of Canada’s largest open-pit mining operations with regulatory approval for up to 345,000 barrels a day of production.
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. Production volumes from the partnership will continue to be handled and marketed by Statoil Canada Ltd.
Canadian oilsandsproduction is expected to decline by nearly 175,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2020 as a result of COVID-19—the largest annual decline on record. The new forecast by the IHS Markit OilSands Dialogue , which takes into account the “COVID-19 shock,” projects Canadian oilsandsproduction to reach 3.8
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.
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. “
is producing oil from phase D at its Christina Lake oilsands operation approximately three months ahead of schedule and within budget. Production at Christina Lake in August averaged more than 61,000 barrels per day (bbls/d) gross, an increase of nearly 4,000 bbls/d when compared to production in the second quarter.
However, the new forecast represents a slowing of future oilsandsproduction growth compared to the predictions of last year’s forecast. According to CAPP’s 2014 Crude Oil Forecast, Markets and Transportation , total Canadian crude oilproduction will increase to 6.4 CAPP forecast. Click to enlarge.
In situ production began in 1974, so no value is computable for 1970. The carbon intensity (CI) of Alberta oilsandsproduction 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.
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.).
Tony Clement, Canada’s Minister of Industry, has approved the acquisition by PetroChina of the MacKay and Dover OilSands projects from Athabasca OilSands Corporation (AOSC) “ because I am satisfied that the investment is likely to be of net benefit to Canada. ”. Earlier post.).
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 Canada Ltd.
NineSigma, representing the General Electric Company, is inviting participation in a GE GHG Ecomagination Innovation Challenge to create value from excess low grade heat resulting from Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) oilsandsproduction and/or related surface facility operations. Submissions are due 30 September 2014.
Shell announced the successful start of production from its Scotford Upgrader Expansion project in Canada. The 100,000 barrels-per-day expansion takes upgrading capacity at Scotford to 255,000 barrels-per-day of heavy oil from the Athabasca oilsands.
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. The tar sands are estimated (e.g.,
Imperial Oil Limited’s board of directors has approved the expansion phase of the Kearl OilSands Project, a surface mining operation under construction northeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta. Imperial Oil’s share of the Kearl OilSands asset is 71%. billion (US$10.6 billion (US$8.7 per barrel.
Imperial Oil Limited has approved a $2 billion expansion of the company’s Cold Lake in situ oilsands operation in northeastern Alberta. The expansion, called Nabiye, will bring on additional commercial bitumen production of more than 40,000 barrels per day at Cold Lake.
(Japex) will proceed with an expansion of its oilsands project in the Hangingstone area in Alberta. Japan Canada OilSands Ltd. More specifically, the initial stage will result in bitumen production capacity of around 20,000 barrels per day. Total costs for the initial development are anticipated to be around C$1.4
Canadian oilsands & conventional production. Oilsands growth will drive Canadian crude oilproduction to about 4.7 This is about 401,000 b/d higher than previously forecast, due primarily to the higher conventional production and. The forecast sees oilsandsproduction rising from 1.5
Absolute greenhouse gas emissions from Canadian oilsandsproduction were flat in 2022 even as total production grew, according to an initial analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights. Absolute emissions held steady at 81 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MMTCO2) in 2022 while total production topped 3.1
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. Emissions of dangerous by-products are zero. Canada-based CO 2 Solutions Inc., the conversion of carbon dioxyde to bicarbonate and protons.
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company has awarded the first license for its patented steam injection system and production method to Baker Hughes to improve the efficiency of in-situ oilsands projects. We have demonstrated that our technology can improve the economics and the environmental performance of oilsands projects.
Imperial Oil Limited has begun the initial development of the Kearl oilsands project ( earlier post ), which incorporates technology innovations to enhance environmental performance. Production of mined diluted bitumen from the first of three froth treatment trains has begun.
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.
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. Once the Upgrader expansion is online early next year production will rise towards capacity over 2011.
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.
By the middle of this decade greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Canadian oilsandsproduction should be in decline even as production continues to grow, according to a new comprehensive report by S&P Global Commodity Insights that takes into account current technology trends and production growth.
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