Syncrude-oil from Alberta's tar sands
Conference
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· Alternative Energy Sources; (United States)
OSTI ID:5052356
Synthetic crude oil can be produced from bitumen contained in oil sands such as those located in Alberta, Canada. The most recent plant to come on stream, that of Syncrude Canada Ltd., mines the oil sand by open pit methods, recovers the bitumen using the hot water flotation process, and produces synthetic crude from bitumen by coking and hydrotreating. The product is competitive in price with imported conventional crude at today's world prices. The lead time and investment required to put a plant on stream are substantial. Nevertheless, synthetic crude from oil sands has the potential to fill a significant portion of Canada's liquid fuel requirements.
- Research Organization:
- Syncrude Canada Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta
- OSTI ID:
- 5052356
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-801210-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Alternative Energy Sources; (United States) Journal Volume: 6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040100* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Reserves & Exploration-- (-1989)
ALBERTA
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CANADA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLOTATION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HOT WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
MINES
MINING
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PRODUCTION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SURFACE MINING
SYNTHETIC FUELS
SYNTHETIC PETROLEUM
TAR
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
WATER
040100* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Reserves & Exploration-- (-1989)
ALBERTA
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CANADA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLOTATION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HOT WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
MINES
MINING
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PRODUCTION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SURFACE MINING
SYNTHETIC FUELS
SYNTHETIC PETROLEUM
TAR
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
WATER