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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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Oil sand extraction could represent a game-changer for Utah's oil industry.
Resource rich: Utah oil sands projects face fuel pricing pressures
* We see a threat to growing oil reserves from oil sands projects.
Canada Oil & Gas Report Q3 2013 - New Market Research Report
Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc., Peoria, Ill., has designed the first off-highway truck body specifically for hauling oil sands. While oil sands have been mined in Ft.
Philippi-Hagenbuch designs off-highway truck body for oil sands
Canada's oil sands make up an increasing proportion of its petroleum production, and Canada's oil sands producers continue to look to the United States as the major market for their heavy oil exports.
U.S. energy security and Canadian oil sands
The oil major said earlier on Tuesday it had agreed to sell 40% of its oil sand project Kai Kos Dehseh to Thai sector player PTT Exploration and Production Plc (BAK: PTTEP) for USD2.28bn.
-Arctic Securities analyst sees Statoil to book NOK3.5bn gain on oil sand project sale
Critics say oil sand projects are more expensive and harmful to the environment than traditional exploration.
BP to continue oil sands project despite protests
Environmentally friendly processing of fossil fuels and wise use of renewable resources were addressed within the following thematic sessions: oil sands and oil shale, synfuels, biofuels, petroleum and methane.
5th International Conference "oils and fuels for sustainable development AUZO 2008" held in September, 8-11, 2008 in Gdansk, Poland
A change of methodology in calculating oil reserves by the Oil & Gas Journal now includes western Canada's oil sands in its definition of proved oil reserves.
Canada's Oil Reserves Above Iraq's
Muskeg River's oil sand is close to surface and is the highest grade oil sand known in the region.
New oil from Albian Sands
Cutting-edge technologies and the rising value of light crude oils have ushered in an era of new investment in Alberta's oil sand extraction, with the major players embarking on ambitious programs that will more than double production in the next century.
Oil sand kicks into high gear
Under a new royalty regime recently announced by the province, companies will pay a minuscule one per cent royalty on all oil sands production - yet another larger-than-life Alberta style natural resource give-away.
Alberta's black gold rush
M2 EQUITYBITES-June 1, 2017-Shell divests oil sands interests in Canada
Shell divests oil sands interests in Canada

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