INTRODUCTION The oil sands deposits in northern Alberta have become a focus of intense development in recent years. Indeed, bitumen and synthetic crude oil production from the oil sands has in the past decade reached levels that are substantial on an international scale. Oil sands production has become increasingly controversial because of several widely publicized […]
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View allREPORT: Environmental and Health Impacts of Canada’s Oil Sands Industry (The Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel)
May 30, 2012 Uncategorized, Studies
REPORT: Keystone XL Assessment (EnSys/DOE)
May 30, 2012 Uncategorized, Studies
In June 2010, EnSys Energy was contracted by the Department of Energy Office of Policy & International Affairs to conduct an evaluation of the impacts on U.S. and global refining, trade and oil markets of the Keystone XL project to bring additional Canadian crudes, including oil sands, into the U.S. The study was conducted in […]
REPORT: Special Review of the Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Process (U.S. State Dept)
May 30, 2012 Uncategorized, Studies
On September 19, 2008, TransCanada submitted a Presidential permit application to the Department of State (Department) for the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Keystone XL is a proposed 1,700-mile pipeline connecting Alberta, Canada, to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The Department is responsible for reviewing such applications for cross-border oil pipelines by virtue of the Presidential delegation […]
STUDY: Economic Impacts of Staged Development of Oil Sands Projects in Alberta (CERI)
May 30, 2012 Uncategorized, Studies
The worldwide economic recession that hit in 2008 affected the Canadian oil sands significantly. But close to three years later the industry is once again expanding, with a number of major projects under development and still more proposed for the future. Pipelines, or other transportation means such as increased rail haulage, will soon be required […]
STUDY: The Canadian Oil Sands Energy Security vs. Climate Change (Council on Foreign Relations)
May 30, 2012 Uncategorized, Studies
Half a decade of high and volatile oil prices alongside increasingly dire warnings of climatic disaster have pushed energy security and climate change steadily up the U.S. policy agenda. Rhetoric in Washington has emphasized opportunities to deal with both challenges at once. But energy security and climate change do not always align: many impor- tant […]
STUDY: North American Oil Sands – History of Development, Prospects for the Future (CRS)
May 30, 2012 Uncategorized, Studies
When it comes to future reliable oil supplies, Canada’s oil sands will likely account for a greater share of U.S. oil importshttps://oilsandsfactcheck.org/files/fact_name/studies/page/. oil sands account for about 46% of canada’s total oil production and oil sands production is increasing as conventional oil production declines. since 2004, when a substantial portion of canada’s oil sands were […]
