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Bookmark or Share- Oil sands - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaOil sands, or tar sands are an unconventional source of petroleum. The oil sands are a mixture of sand, clay and water in a dense and extremely sticky form of petroleum called bitumen . Natural bitumen is found in many countries, with the largest quantities in Canada , Kazakhstan and Russia .
- Chevron’s Whale Platform Begins Oil Production in Deepwater Gulf of MexicoThe AOSP contains oil sands ore: a naturally occurring mixture containing sand, water, clay, and bitumen, which is a viscous form of crude oil. At the Albian Sands mining and extraction operations, oil sands ore is surface-mined from two locations—the Muskeg River and Jackpine mines. Bitumen is separated from the ore and mixed with diluent ...
- Athabasca oil sands - WikipediaThe Athabasca oil sands, also known as the Athabasca tar sands, are large deposits of oil sands rich in bitumen, a heavy and viscous form of petroleum, in northeastern Alberta, Canada. These reserves are one of the largest sources of unconventional oil in the world, making Canada a significant player in the global energy market. [3]
- Oil Sands - The Canadian EncyclopediaThe exploration of oil sands significantly increased Canada’s total oil reserves from approximately five billion barrels to an estimated 173 billion, meaning Canada has the third largest oil reserve in the world, with 97 per cent of the oil in the form of oil sands.
- What are oil sands? | HowStuffWorksOil sands are a mixture of clay, sand and water with a small amount of bitumen. Learn about oil sands, find out how energy intensive it is to refine oil sands.
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