If you liked this story, share it with other people. In a YouTube video posted Monday, Leonardo DiCaprio challenged Canadian Prime Minister Stephan Harper to the Ice Bucket Challenge. While helping to ...

The growth in extraction and production has been matched by significant investment opportunities in upgrading facilities and transportation infra-structure. Over 80 percent of bitumen produced in ...

N-Solv Corporation holds patents for proprietary technology for in situ solvent extraction of bitumen from oil sands. The process uses no water and 85% less energy than Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage ...

UC Santa Barbara geochemist David Valentine is among the authors of a new report about accidental spills of diluted bitumen from pipelines. The report was prepared for the National Academies of ...

In May 2016, an image purportedly showing the visual difference between lithium mines (from which a key element of rechargeable batteries is extracted) and oil sands (i.e., an unconventional type of ...

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US Oil Sands is working with producers in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region of northern Alberta to develop new bitumen extraction technology. The Canadian company — which is looking to develop oil sands ...

As global reserves of conventional crude oil continue to decline, increased reliance on heavy and ultraheavy feedstocks will result in higher upgrading costs and more importantly a comparatively ...