Bitumen and heavy oil upgrading in Canada
A review is presented of the heavy oil upgrading industry in Canada. Up to now it has been based on the processing of bitumen extracted from oil sands mining operations at two sites, to produce a residue-free, low sulfur, synthetic crude. Carbon rejection has been the prime process technology with delayed coking being used by Suncor and FLUID COKING at Syncrude. Alternative processes for recovering greater amounts of synthetic crude are examined. These include a variety of hydrogen addition processes and combinations which produce pipelineable materials requiring further processing in downstream refineries with expanded capabilities. The Newgrade Energy Inc. upgrader, now under construction in Regina, will use fixed-bed, catalytic, atmospheric-residue, hydrogen processing. Two additional products, also based on hydrogenation, will use ebullated bed catalyst systems: the expansion of Syncrude, now underway, is using the LC Fining Process whereas the announced Husky Bi-Provincial upgrader is based on H-Oil.
- OSTI ID:
- 6636111
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-880659-
- Journal Information:
- Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States), Vol. 33:2; Conference: ACS symposium on advances in oil field chemistry, Toronto, Canada, 5 Jun 1988
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CANADA
OIL SANDS
ENHANCED RECOVERY
BITUMENS
CATALYSTS
COKING PLANTS
FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTORS
HYDROGENATION
IN-SITU RETORTING
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
SYNTHETIC FUELS REFINERIES
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTORS
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
MATERIALS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
RETORTING
TAR
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