heavy bitumen

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• Bitumen — is a mixture of organic liquids that are highly viscous, black, sticky, entirely soluble in carbon disulfide, and composed primarily of highly condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Naturally occurring or crude bitumen is a sticky, tar like… …   Wikipedia

• Heavy crude oil — or Extra Heavy oil is any type of crude oil which does not flow easily. It is referred to as heavy because its density or specific gravity is higher than of light crude oil. Heavy crude oil has been defined as any liquid petroleum with an API… …   Wikipedia

• heavy oil and tar sand — Introduction       crude oils (crude oil) below 20° API gravity are usually considered to be heavy. The lighter conventional crudes are often waterflooded to enhance recovery. The injection of water into the reservoir helps to maintain reservoir… …   Universalium

• Bitumen — Aus Erdöl gewonnenes, zähflüssiges Bitumen Natürliches Bitumen in Form von Festgestein …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• bitumen — 1. A very heavy residue, black in colour, solid or semi solid at room temperature. It is most commonly used as a road surface or in roofing materials. 2. Mixtures of hydrocarbons of natural or pyrogenous origin or a combination of both;… …   Petroleum refining glossary

• History of the petroleum industry in Canada (oil sands and heavy oil) — Canada s oil sands and heavy oil resources are among the world s great petroleum deposits. They include the vast oil sands of northern Alberta, and the heavy oil reservoirs that surround the small city of Lloydminster, which sits on the border… …   Wikipedia

• Polymermodifiziertes Bitumen — Aus Erdöl gewonnenes, zähflüssiges Bitumen Natürliches Bitumen in Form von Festgestein Bitumen (v. lat. Bitumen „Erdpech”) bezeichnet ein sowohl natürlich vorkommendes als auch durch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Oil sands — The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Bituminous sands, colloquially known as oil sands or tar sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. The… …   Wikipedia

• Scotford Upgrader — The Shell Scotford Upgrader is an oilsand upgrader, a facility which processes crude bitumen (extra heavy crude oil) from oil sands into a wide range of synthetic crude oils. The upgrader is owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP), a joint… …   Wikipedia

• roads and highways — ▪ transportation Introduction       traveled way on which people, animals, or wheeled vehicles move. In modern usage the term road describes a rural, lesser traveled way, while the word street denotes an urban roadway. Highway refers to a major… …   Universalium

• Petroleum — For other uses, see Petroleum (disambiguation). Proven world oil reserves, 2009 …   Wikipedia