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oil sand

[′ȯil ‚sand]
(geology)
An unconsolidated, porous sand formation or sandstone containing or impregnated with petroleum or hydrocarbons.
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Some estimates pin Utah's oil sand potential at 32 billion barrels of oil.
Resource rich: Utah oil sands projects face fuel pricing pressures
Oil sands account for nearly 50% of Canada's total oil production, and oil sand production is increasing as conventional oil production declines.
U.S. energy security and Canadian oil sands
According to the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB), Canada's oil sand resources are estimated to hold as much as 175 billion barrels of recoverable bitumen with current technologies.
"Visiongain Forecasts Record Spending of $24.9bn in the Oil Sands Market in 2011" Says Visiongain
Instead, the oil sand is collected and brought to a refining facility where the particulates are removed and the bitumen is converted to synthetic oil or other petroleum products.
Lifeline to Jackpine: an oil-sand mining operation in Canada relies on heavy duty slurry pumps to move material from the mine site and through the production facility
This time the triggering mechanism is the tremendous petroleum reserve contained in Canada's oil sands (formerly known as tar sands).
Nigeria of the north: oil sands frenzy threatens Alberta environment
The oil sands are located in four main geographic areas of northern Alberta: Athabasca, Cold Lake, Peace River and Wabasca.
Alberta's black gold rush
2/barrel]) from oil sands are significantly higher than that from conventional oil production.
U.S. energy security and Canadian oil sands
The three separate research projects sit within COSIA s Water Environment Priority Area, one of four focus areas for COSIA and will contribute to reducing water use and increasing water-recycling rates at oil sands mining and in-situ operations.
United States : AECOM awarded three contracts from Canada s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance to develop water-management solutions
After the drop in oil prices from over $100 per barrel and the ongoing economic recession, how likely is it that Canadian oil sands development will be slowed because of revised investment strategies by the major oil companies?
U.S. energy security and Canadian oil sands
Oil Sands Inc is a company focused on oil sands exploration and production in Utah.
United States : ALBERTA MINISTERS visit US Oil Sands facility
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North American oil sands: history of development, prospects for the future
74%), Imperial Oil Resources, Sinopec Oil Sands Partnership (9.
Suncor Energy Ups Stake in Syncrude Oil Sands Joint Venture

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