Does oil sands development contribute to polycyclic aromatic compounds to the Athabasca River?
"Oil sands development contributes polycyclic aromatic compounds to the Athabasca River and its tributarie". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106 (52): 22346¨C22351. Bibcode: 2009PNAS..10622346K. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0912050106. PMC 2789758. PMID 19995964.
Are the Congo Basin’s leaders paying attention to oil palm expansion?
There are some early signs that the Congo Basin¡¯s leaders are already paying attention to the potential environmental trade-offs of oil palm expansion ¨C like the Marrakesh Declaration, in which seven African governments pledge a shift towards sustainable, low-carbon palm oil production.
What is the difference between Peace River and Athabasca oil sand?
Whereas the Athabasca oil sands lie close enough to the surface that the sand can be scooped up in open-pit mines, and brought to a central location for processing, the Peace River deposits are considered too deep, and are exploited in situ using steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) and Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand (CHOPS).
How many oil refineries are in Alberta?
There are four major oil refineries in Alberta which supply most of Western Canada with petroleum products, but as of 2012 these processed less than 1/4 of the approximately 1,900,000 bbl/d (300,000 m 3 /d) of bitumen and SCO produced in Alberta. Some of the large oil sands upgraders also produced diesel fuel as part of their operations.