Developing Alberta S Oil Sands

Author : Paul Anthony Chastko
Publisher : University of Calgary Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781552381243

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Developing Alberta's Oil Sands by Paul Anthony Chastko Pdf

Alberta's oil sands represent a vast and untapped oil reserve that could reasonably supply all of Canada's energy needs for the next 475 years. With an estimated 300 billion barrels of recoverable oil at stake, the quest to develop this natural resource has been undertaken by many powerful actors, both nationally and internationally. Using research that integrates the economic, political, scientific, and business factors that have been influential in discovering and developing the sands, this book provides a comprehensive history of the oil sands project and a window on the nature of the complex relationships between industry, government, and transnational players. This book is the first comprehensive volume that examines the origins and development of the oil sands industry over the last century.

Author : Paul Chastko
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1552382443

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Developing Alberta's Oil Sands by Paul Chastko Pdf

Albertas oil sands represent a vast and untapped oil reserve that could reasonably supply all of Canadas energy needs for the next 475 years. This book is the first comprehensive volume that examines the origins and development of the oil sands industry over the last century.

Author : Marc Humphries
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437938074

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North American Oil Sands by Marc Humphries Pdf

When it comes to future reliable oil supplies, Canada¿s oil sands will likely account for a greater share of U.S. oil imports. In 2008 oil sands accounted for 46% of Canada¿s total oil production and oil sands production is increasing as conventional oil production declines. Since 2004, when a substantial portion of Canada¿s oil sands were deemed economic, Canada has ranked second behind Saudi Arabia in oil reserves. As oil sands production in Canada is predicted to increase to 2.8 million barrels per day by 2015, environ. issues are a cause for concern. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.; (2) World Oil Sands Reserves and Resources: What Are Oil Sands?; U.S. and Canada Oil Sand Resources; (3) History of Development. Charts and tables.

Author : Barry Glen Ferguson,Alberta. Alberta Culture,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Athabasca Tar Sands (Alta.)
ISBN : 0889770395

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Athabasca Oil Sands by Barry Glen Ferguson,Alberta. Alberta Culture,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center Pdf

Covers the research - private, scholarly, and government - that went into developing the oil sands.

Author : Andrew Nikiforuk
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781553656272

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Tar Sands by Andrew Nikiforuk Pdf

Tar Sands critically examines the frenzied development in the Canadian tar sands and the far-reaching implications for all of North America. Bitumen, the sticky stuff that ancients used to glue the Tower of Babel together, is the world’s most expensive hydrocarbon. This difficult-to-find resource has made Canada the number-one supplier of oil to the United States, and every major oil company now owns a lease in the Alberta tar sands. The region has become a global Deadwood, complete with rapturous engineers, cut-throat cocaine dealers, Muslim extremists, and a huge population of homeless individuals. In this award-winning book, a Canadian bestseller, journalist Andrew Nikiforuk exposes the disastrous environmental, social, and political costs of the tar sands, arguing forcefully for change. This updated edition includes new chapters on the most energy-inefficient tar sands projects (the steam plants), as well as new material on the controversial carbon cemeteries and nuclear proposals to accelerate bitumen production.

Author : Alberta. Department of Treasury Board
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0778589536

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Responsible Actions: A Plan for Alberta's Oil Sands: Implementation Plan. March 2010 by Alberta. Department of Treasury Board Pdf

Author : Council of Canadian Academies
Publisher : Council of Canadian Academies
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781926522111

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Technological Prospects for Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Canadian Oil Sands by Council of Canadian Academies Pdf

Canada’s oil sands are an important economic driver and play a growing role in meeting global oil supplies. They contain an estimated 169 billion barrels of bitumen and span an area larger than the three Maritime provinces.

Author : Alberta,Alberta. Alberta Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Oil sands
ISBN : 0778573486

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Alberta's Oil Sands by Alberta,Alberta. Alberta Environment Pdf

Oil sands are naturally occurring mixtures of sand or clay, water and a thick, heavy type of petroleum called bitumen. Alberta contains the largest concentration of oil sands in the world. This booklet outlines the steps being taken by the Alberta government and industry to develop the oil sands in an environmentally sound way. It presents information on: Alberta's vision for developing one of the world's largest deposits of oil; legislation and policies that protect water, air, land and ecosystems in the oil sands region; steps taken to limit greenhouse gas emissions from oil sands production; and the economic value of this industry across Canada.--Document.

Author : Robert E. McRory,Alberta. Alberta Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Alberta Government Documents
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038775560

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Energy Heritage by Robert E. McRory,Alberta. Alberta Energy and Natural Resources Pdf

Author : Sidney Clarke Ells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Athabasca Oil Sands Project
ISBN : UVA:X000783036

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Recollections of the Development of the Athabasca Oil Sands by Sidney Clarke Ells Pdf

Author : Kevin E Percy
Publisher : Newnes
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780080977607

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Alberta Oil Sands by Kevin E Percy Pdf

At 170 billion barrels, Canada's Oil Sands are the third largest reserves of developable oil in the world. The Oil Sands now produce about 1.6 million barrels per day, with production expected to double by 2025 to about 3.7 million barrels per day. The Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) in northeastern Alberta is the largest of the three oil sands deposits. Bitumen in the oil sands is recovered through one of two primary methods - mining and drilling. About 20 per cent of the reserves are close to the surface and can be mined using large shovels and trucks. Of concern are the effects of the industrial development on the environment. Both human-made and natural sources emit oxides of sulphur and nitrogen, trace elements and persistent organic compounds. Of additional concern are ground level ozone and greenhouse gases. Because of the requirement on operators to comply with the air quality regulatory policies, and to address public concerns, the not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder Wood Buffalo Environmental Association (WBEA) has since 1997 been closely monitoring air quality in AOSR. In 2008, WBEA assembled a distinguished group of international scientists who have been conducting measurements and practical research on various aspects of air emissions and their potential effects on terrestrial receptors. This book is a synthesis of the concepts and results of those on-going studies. It contains 19 chapters ranging from a global perspective of energy production, measurement methodologies and behavior of various air pollutants during fossil fuel production in a boreal forest ecosystem, towards designing and deploying a multi-disciplinary, proactive, and long-term environmental monitoring system that will also meet regulatory expectations. Covers measurement of emissions from very large industrial sources in a region with huge international media profile Validation of measurement technologies can be applied globally The new approaches to ecological monitoring described can be applied in other forested regions

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Oil sands industry
ISBN : 0778589528

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Responsible Actions by Anonim Pdf

This implementation plan reinforces that priority items are acted upon and that effective planning is undertaken for longer-term actions. To support consistency in approach throughout the Government of Alberta and to avoid overlap and duplication, the implementation plan is being coordinated with provincial and regional initiatives. Specifically, this plan provides guidance to the Government of Alberta's Land-use Framework's regional plans with respect to responsible and sustainable development in the oil sands areas.

Author : Ezra Levant
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780771046438

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Ethical Oil by Ezra Levant Pdf

Canada's "no. 1 defender of freedom of speech" and the bestselling author of Shakedown makes the timely and provocative case that when it comes to oil, ethics matter just as much as the economy and the environment. In 2009, Ezra Levant's bestselling book Shakedown revealed the corruption of Canada's human rights commissions and was declared the "most important public affairs book of the year." In Ethical Oil, Levant turns his attention to another hot-button topic: the ethical cost of our addiction to oil. While many North Americans may be aware of the financial and environmental price we pay for a gallon of gas or a barrel of oil, Levant argues that it is time we consider ethical factors as well. With his trademark candor, Levant asks hard-hitting questions: With the oil sands at our disposal, is it ethically responsible to import our oil from the Sudan, Russia, and Mexico? How should we weigh carbon emissions with human rights violations in Saudi Arabia? And assuming that we can't live without oil, can the development of energy be made more environmentally sustainable? In Ethical Oil, Levant exposes the hypocrisy of the West's dealings with the reprehensible regimes from which we purchase the oil that sustains our lifestyles, and offers solutions to this dilemma. Readers at all points on the political spectrum will want to read this timely and provocative new book, which is sure to spark debate.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:732754551

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The Big Space Shuttle by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Newnes
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780080977676

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Alberta Oil Sands by Anonim Pdf

At 170 billion barrels, Canada's Oil Sands are the third largest reserves of developable oil in the world. The Oil Sands now produce about 1.6 million barrels per day, with production expected to double by 2025 to about 3.7 million barrels per day. The Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) in northeastern Alberta is the largest of the three oil sands deposits. Bitumen in the oil sands is recovered through one of two primary methods – mining and drilling. About 20 per cent of the reserves are close to the surface and can be mined using large shovels and trucks. Of concern are the effects of the industrial development on the environment. Both human-made and natural sources emit oxides of sulphur and nitrogen, trace elements and persistent organic compounds. Of additional concern are ground level ozone and greenhouse gases. Because of the requirement on operators to comply with the air quality regulatory policies, and to address public concerns, the not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder Wood Buffalo Environmental Association (WBEA) has since 1997 been closely monitoring air quality in AOSR. In 2008, WBEA assembled a distinguished group of international scientists who have been conducting measurements and practical research on various aspects of air emissions and their potential effects on terrestrial receptors. This book is a synthesis of the concepts and results of those on-going studies. It contains 19 chapters ranging from a global perspective of energy production, measurement methodologies and behavior of various air pollutants during fossil fuel production in a boreal forest ecosystem, towards designing and deploying a multi-disciplinary, proactive, and long-term environmental monitoring system that will also meet regulatory expectations. Covers measurement of emissions from very large industrial sources in a region with huge international media profile Validation of measurement technologies can be applied globally The new approaches to ecological monitoring described can be applied in other forested regions