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US BLM issues draft PEIS for oil shale and oil sands; significantly scales back public land available for commercial leasing

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The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published the Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) and Possible Land Use Amendments for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources on Lands Administered by the BLM in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

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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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CO2 Solutions’ enzymatic carbon capture technology performance exceeds targets in oil sands project

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an innovator in the field of enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology, announced that it has exceeded the second set of technical performance milestones for its oil sands project. the conversion of carbon dioxyde to bicarbonate and protons. Canada-based CO 2 Solutions Inc.,

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Alberta approves Cenovus Narrows Lake oil sands project with demo and phase-in of solvent aided process to improve steam-oil ratio and production rate

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to proceed with its Narrows Lake oil sands project, with an ultimate gross production capacity of 130,000 barrels per day. SAP combines steam injection with solvents, such as butane, to help bring the oil to the surface. This would be the industry’s first use of SAP with butane on a commercial scale. Earlier post.).

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CO2 Solutions announces enzyme-enabled carbon capture pilot at heavy oil site with Husky Energy

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Under the terms of the agreement, CO 2 Solutions will install and operate a pilot unit capturing approximately 15 tonnes of CO 2 per day at Husky’s Pikes Peak South, Saskatchewan heavy oil site on a once-through steam generator. the conversion of carbon dioxyde to bicarbonate and protons. Earlier post.). energy aqueous solvents.

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Ceramatec licensing molten sodium technology for heavy oil upgrading; removing the need for diluent for bitumen

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An innovative oil-upgrading technology that can increase the economics of unconventional petroleum resources has been developed under a US Department of Energy-funded project. A new company, Field Upgrading (Calgary, Alberta), has been formed dedicated to developing and commercializing the Molten Sodium Upgrading (MSU) technology.

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Governments of Canada & Québec award $76.5M to AE Côte-Nord Canada Bioenergy for renewable fuel oil from forest residues w/ Ensyn RTP

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for the production of renewable fuel oil (RFO) from forest residues. million gallons US) of renewable fuel oil per year. Production of renewable fuel oil is set to begin in 2017. Production of renewable fuel oil is set to begin in 2017. The Governments of Canada and Québec will provide $76.5

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