Tag Archives: Heavy

Factoid: Heavy Oil Spill Could be catastrophic.

Posted on June 1, 2010 by admin

By GIUSEPPE MARCONI for OIL-PRICE.NET, 2007/12/13 The extraction of heavy oil presents certain environmental problems. It contains more contaminants, such as sulfur, vanadium, and nickel, and releases more carbon dioxide per amount of usable energy when burned.

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Why Conventional Heavy Oil is a Sizzling Commodity in Alberta and Saskatchewan ?

Posted on May 30, 2010 by admin

As an oil producer, Saskatchewan seems to have it all. The Bakken light oil trend is a play of frenzied activity. So is Cenovus Energy’s carbon injection oil operation at Weyburn (the world’s largest carbon capture and storage facility). But … Continue reading →

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Heavy Oil: a likely stop before the end of Oil

Posted on May 30, 2010 by admin

By GIUSEPPE MARCONI for OIL-PRICE.NET, 2007/12/14 Lately much has been written about the coming oil crisis. Oil is hovering at a production value of near $100 a barrel,and there are conflicting reports about the size of the reservoirs left for … Continue reading →

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