Resource development in Alberta: Opportunities, impediments, and strategies for oil sands
- Alberta Chamber of Resources, Edmonton (Canada)
Alberta Chamber of Resources has represented the private sector resource interests of the Province of Alberta for almost 60 years. In the early 1980s, the Chamber identified Alberta`s oil sands as the priority mineral resource for further development during that decade. Towards this end, a Task Force of industry and government representatives was set up in 1984 to promote oil sands development. One objective of the Task Force was to identify and publicize the social and economic benefits of oil sands operations. During the last ten years, the Chamber has proposed new approaches to oil sands development, including the {open_quotes}Concept of a Regional Upgrader and Satellite Production Facilities,{close_quotes} initiated detailed studies, and published reports and position papers. More recently, the Chamber has focused on technology requirements for oil sands which have led to the development of viable strategies. Since then, the R&D strategies for oil sands have been an area of serious programs and initiatives which have been directed towards the formation of an R&D network and strategic alliances in Alberta. In 1993, a {open_quotes}National Task Force on Oil Sands Strategies{close_quotes} was formed by the Alberta Chamber of Resources, on behalf of both the government and the private sector. The Task Force`s objective is to act as a catalyst for the further development of Canada`s immense oil sands resources. This paper summarizes briefly the various initiatives and programs for the promotion of oil sands and oil sands technologies, outlines the formation and the mission of the National Task Force, and focuses on impediments and opportunities for development and offers strategies and recommendations for the future.
- OSTI ID:
- 269524
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9502114-Vol.1; TRN: 96:001163-0013
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 6. UNITAR international conference on heavy crude and tar sands on fueling for a clean and safe environment, Houston, TX (United States), 12-17 Feb 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]; Related Information: Is Part Of Heavy crude and tar sands -- Fueling for a clean and safe environment. Proceedings: Volume 1; Meyer, R.F. [ed.]; PB: 811 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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