Manufacturing Industry
Oil sand kicks into high gear.
Mechanical Engineering-CIME, December, 1998 by Valenti, Michael
Cutting-edge technologies and the increasing value of light crude oil products have triggered new investments in Alberta, Canada's oil sand extraction industry that will lead to a doubling of industry output in the 21st century. Technical improvements have enabled oil sand extraction to become a major part of Canada's energy industry where it accounts for 13% of all Canadian oil produced and furnishes enough oil to provide 17% of that nation's petroleum requirements.
New extraction technologies have turned a sticky mixture into a profitable energy source.
Beneath the windswept soil of the Canadian province of Alberta lies an unlikely-looking treasure, It is a thick, viscid mixture of bitumen, sand, clay, and water called oil sand that resembles asphalt to the...
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