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Tar Sands Defined
Sedimentary rocks containing heavy oil that cannot be extracted by conventional petroleum recovery methods.
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Running dry
Published August 26, 2008, 1:27 pm, Express India
Oil prices have fallen from their recent peaks, but concerns about the availability of freshwater show no sign of abating. Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, estimates that global water consumption is doubling every 20 years, which it calls an "unsustainable" rate of growth.
Who cares?
Published August 26, 2008, 8:57 am, The Manila Times
It’s an odd situation these days, the costs of international major construction projects in the oil and gas area are increasing dramatically and it is quite difficult to find the real reason for this.
Eni working on gas-fired power plant for Congo
Published August 25, 2008, 11:25 pm, Budapest Business Journal
Italian oil and gas company Eni is working to build in Congo a gas-fired power plant to provide 80% of the country’s needs, Eni’s director of exploration and production said on Monday.
Canadian oil becomes a U.S. campaign issue
Published August 24, 2008, 11:14 pm, Lincoln Journal Star
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta — The largest dump truck in the world is parked under a massive mechanical shovel waiting to transport 400 tons of oily sand at an open pit mine in the northern reaches of Alberta.
Issues abound at NDP soap box social
Published August 24, 2008, 4:41 pm, Welland Tribune
WELLAND Local, provincial and national issues were served up hot Sunday when the NDP held a Soap Box Social at Memorial Park. A makeshift soap box and a small Fender amplifier was all that was needed to put forward a number of issues that impact residents [...]
Udall talks energy during visit
Published August 24, 2008, 10:19 am, The Aspen Times
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. - U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall said Saturday that he will continue to fight to keep a ban in place that blocks the Bureau of Land Management from issuing final oil shale leasing regulations.
Congress hopefuls trade plans on economy
Published August 24, 2008, 5:59 am, The Nashua Telegraph
CONCORD -- The way to ease the pain of high prices at the pump, the grocery store and winter heating contracts is to invest in renewable energy sources and expand oil drilling at home, most of the candidates in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District agree. ... - By KATHY McCORMACK The Associated Press
Industry's Next Fear
Published August 24, 2008, 4:39 am, The Santa Rosa Press Democrat
From the Economist magazine.ater is the oil of the 21st century," declares Andrew Liveris, the chief executive of Dow, a chemical company.Like oil, water is a critical lubricant of the global economy.
Will Canada"™s oil boom be an environmental bust?
Published August 23, 2008, 11:14 am, Las Vegas Sun
Will Canada's oil boom be an environmental bust?
Will Canada's oil boom be an environmental bust?
Published August 23, 2008, 10:53 am, AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News
The largest dump truck in the world is parked under a massive mechanical shovel waiting to transport 400 tons of oily sand at an open pit mine in the northern reaches of Alberta. Each Caterpillar 797B heavy hauler _ three-stories high, with tires twice as tall as the average man _ carries the equivalent of 200 barrels of heavy oil worth $23,000 per haul at today's prices. "It's ...
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- The Oil Drum | Unconventional Oil: Tar Sands and Shale Oil - EROI on the Web, Part 3 of 6
- Canadian Oil: At What Price? : TreeHugger
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- Canada's oil sands: Producers of oil in Canada's oil sands region initiate a site that encourages public debate regarding environmental, social, and policy issues surrounding the oil patch.
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- Explore Alberta: Real photos of the Alberta Tar Sands
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