Athabasca oil sands
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The Athabasca oil sands are one of the world’s largest deposits of bitumen-rich oil sands, forming a major center of Canada’s petroleum industry in northeastern Alberta.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bitumen deposit
ⓘ
oil sands deposit ⓘ |
| associatedPipelineHub |
Edmonton, Alberta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hardisty, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityNearby | Fort McMurray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | boreal forest ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Cold Lake oil sands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peace River oil sands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
bitumen
ⓘ
heavy crude oil ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| developmentMethod |
in situ recovery
ⓘ
surface mining ⓘ |
| discovered | late 18th century ⓘ |
| earlyResearcher | Karl Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major contributor to Alberta economy
ⓘ
major contributor to Canadian oil production ⓘ |
| energySector | upstream oil and gas ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
greenhouse gas emissions
ⓘ
land disturbance ⓘ tailings ponds ⓘ water use ⓘ |
| extractionProcess | hot water separation process ⓘ |
| governingJurisdiction |
Government of Alberta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
in situ well pads
ⓘ
open-pit mines ⓘ upgraders ⓘ |
| hostRock | McMurray Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inSituTechnology |
cyclic steam stimulation
ⓘ
steam-assisted gravity drainage ⓘ |
| isOneOf | world’s largest oil sands deposits ⓘ |
| knownFor |
environmental impacts
ⓘ
large bitumen reserves ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern Alberta ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Athabasca River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorIndustryRole | major center of Canada’s petroleum industry ⓘ |
| overlies | Cretaceous sandstones ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian oil sands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
diluted bitumen
ⓘ
synthetic crude oil ⓘ |
| province | Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulator | Alberta Energy Regulator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType | unconventional petroleum resource ⓘ |
| transportedBy | pipeline ⓘ |
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Northern Alberta