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Fluid thermal processing of Mongolian oil sands

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A study by a team from the State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum found that fluid thermal processing of. il sands is a feasible process for the production of an upgraded bitumen-derived liquid from Inner Mongolian oil sand. Oil sands exploration in Xing’an region.

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Canada backs demonstration-scale algal biorefinery project in the oil sands; Algal Carbon Conversion

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The Government of Canada is supporting a three-year project that will result in the construction of a $19-million, demonstration-scale facility in Alberta that will use algae to recycle industrial carbon dioxide emissions from an oil sands facility into commercial products such as biofuels. Click to enlarge.

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Alberta CCEMC providing $46M for carbon capture and storage and cleaner energy projects in oil sands region

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Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation is providing C$46 million (US$45 million) in funding to support six new carbon capture and storage and cleaner technology projects in the Canadian oil sands region. The organizations receiving funding from CCEMC are: Cenovus Energy Inc.: $10

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US State Department Issues Permit for Alberta Clipper Pipeline for Oil Sands Crude Delivery to US

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The US State Department has issued a Presidential Permit to Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to enable construction of the Alberta Clipper pipeline for the transport of crude oil from the Canadian oil sands to US refineries. This week, the RFA happened to issue two pieces, each touching on the impact of oil sands production.

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Genome Alberta Announces Funding for Genomics Project to Reduce Environmental Impact of Oil Sands Production

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Genome Alberta is a not-for-profit organization based in Calgary which initiates, funds, and manages large-scale projects in genomics and other related areas. Gerrit Voordouw at the University of Calgary, will sample and explore the biological processes at work in oil wells, oils sands, tailings ponds, and coal beds.

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Encana challenges EPA draft Pavillion groundwater report

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Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., Encana said that the EPA data from existing domestic water wells aligned with all previous testing done by Encana in the area and showed no impacts from oil and gas development. The natural accumulations of gas and water are in discontinuous (unconnected) sand pockets. Earlier post.)

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Refiners and Truckers Associations Challenge California LCFS in Federal Court

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594, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) §§ 201 et seq., California’s LCFS also would have little or no impact on GHG emissions nationwide and would harm our nation’s energy security by discouraging the use of Canadian crude oil—our nation’s largest source of crude—and ethanol produced in the American Midwest.