Resource
Development
The deposits of tar-like bitumen in central and northern
Alberta are among the world's largest petroleum resources. However, the viscous
substance is too thick to flow through rocks, wellbores and pipelines. Many
technological and economic challenges have to be overcome in order to produce
and transport bitumen and to process it into desirable products, such as gasoline
and diesel fuel.
Petroleum Communication Foundation. Our Petroleum Challenge: Exploring Canada's Oil and Gas Industry, Sixth Edition. Calgary: Petroleum Communication Foundation, 1999. With permission from the Centre for Energy.
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