Also known as "oil sands," bitumen shares the attributes of heavy oil but is even more dense and viscous. Natural bitumen has a viscosity greater than 10,000 cP. In comparison with heavy oil ...

That's where the Alberta oil sands come in. Check out the full length story > The Athabasca oil sands are at the center of a huge fight between environmentalists and oil companies. Oil companies ...

Tar sands oil — even the name sounds bad. And it is bad. In fact, oil from tar sands is one of the most destructive, carbon-intensive and toxic fuels on the planet. Producing it releases three times ...

Imperial Oil Limited IMO, a significant player in Canada’s energy sector, is renowned for its involvement in the exploration, production and sale of crude oil and natural gas. As a subsidiary of Exxon ...

In a sense, by continuing to explore the tar sands, it is saying it is not sold on the idea of climate change.” President and CEO, B.C. Chamber of Commerce “There are benefits, but also ...

An oilfield infrastructure company wants to use deep-well injection to sequester billions of barrels of oil sands mine water ...