The Importance of Bituminous Sand Extraction of Canada

Through progress, Canadian Natural Resources Limited had progressed to primary heavy crude lands in 1993 and purchasing thermal in-situ areas 3 years later, becoming a leader in the in-suti crude oil developments. As of 2000, they sought out to acquire assets from The North Sea along with Offshore Africa while also creating gas conservation with equipment including "pipelines, pad compressors, booster compressors, gas plants, and fuel lines" (Canadian Natural Resources Limited Performance Presentation Primary Recovery Heavy Oil Sands Schemes, n.d.) While continuing to strengthen the Northwestern Alberta and British Columbia 's basins, Canadian Natural Resource Limited furthered their achievements by recognizing synthetic crude oil at the Horizon Oil sands, leading to a shipment of such into the sales pipeline. Also in 2008, Canadian Natural Resources seeked out the ‘Kirby In-Situ Oil Sands’, hoping for approval on another project. From the beginning Canadian Natural Resources has strived to achieve something different and make an impact. Throughout the history of the company, Canadian Natural Resources has continued to search for new and economic ways to improve the company, "predict[ing] an oversupply of natural gas could last as long as seven years, keeping prices low"( 2011, March. CNRL

To what extent does the Athabasca Oil Sands take responsibility in promoting environmental stewardship? The Oil Sands are a mixture of sand, water, clay and bitumen. Bitumen is oil that is too heavy or thick to flow or be pumped without being diluted or heated. Throughout many decades, the environment has become a critical concern, and the responsibility the Oil Sands has taken is preposterous. The GHG (greenhouse gas emissions) emissions that are released into the environment undermines its practices. The only way environmental stewardship can be encouraged, is if the Oil Sands discontinues its oil development. Other alternatives such as stricter rules and regulations should be placed by the government of Alberta to ameliorate the environment.

The oil production in Canada has several significant issues that depict the destruction nature of the industry. These issues can be categorized as environmental, political, economic, and social. The environmental issues lead the pack; in that the environmental destruction associated with the industry is extensive. The environmental problems are climatic, land, water and air related (Best & Hoberg, 2015). Under climatic effect, studies indicate that the development of the tar sides has resulted to three times more greenhouse gases (GHGs) than in production of conventional oil. These environmental issues are caused by the composition of the tar sands. Unlike the convention oil, tar sands are a mixture of bitumen and sand. The process of separating the two results triples GHGs emissions when compared to conventional oil production (Koring, 2013).

The Alberta tar sands, is currently the largest construction project taking place in the world, and as such is a very important

This essay discusses the many similarities and differences between Avatar and Alberta oil sands. We can explore this through social sustainability, meaning that development should increase people's control over their own lives, cultural sustainability, a development that takes into account the values and beliefs affected by it, and ecological sustainability, the development that considers the maintenance of environmental resources, biological diversity, and ecological process.

Due to the vast physical diversity in our country, there are many different natural resources available ranging from oil to fish to minerals. Canada is number 4 on the list of countries with the most natural resources; it has 33.2 trillion dollars worth of natural resources. The interior plains have a rich source of salt, oil and natural gas. The revenue from oil was about 2.5 billion dollars in 2016 in Alberta. The Great Lakes-St.Lawrence Lowlands has an industry of hydroelectricity and agriculture. The soil is very rich and good for farming. The great lakes and the St. Lawrence River also provides a source of fish and fresh water which is exported. Hudson Bay and Arctic Lowlands has a lot of different kinds of natural resources (e.g., forestry, hydroelectricity and natural gas) due to the physical diversity. Most of the economy in this region comes from mining ( over 100 million dollars in revenues). It’s very important for us to try to preserve the physical diversity of our country because as we can see our economy is greatly affected by it. We have most of our natural resources because of how different our land is in

There is a huge debate if the oil sands of canada are affecting canada positively or negatively.The social and community improvements are a result of the oil sands in alberta. The economic benefits are another positive that the oil sands bring. Finally the direct and indirect jobs created in the oil sands are a huge benefit to canada. The oil sands are one of the best things that happened to canada.

The question that has arisen from this shift is whether or not the Canadian oil and gas industry inclusive of the upstream, and midstream sectors, has a net positive benefit to Canada. This essay will explore and seek to understand the myriad of issues that this industry faces daily.

The statement ‘Canada oil sands are much more of a blessing rather than a curse’ is not true because the disadvantages of oil sands outweigh the advantages. For this reason, this paper aims at indicating points against the statement. To understand the defects of oil sand exploration in Canada, one has to delve into the explanation of what oil sands are as well as how the entire process of mining and refining and thereafter, determine the disadvantages based on socioeconomic factors, environmental factors, as well as the infrastructure and energy required for its production.

Oil sands are a combination of sand, water, clay, and bitumen. Extraction of oil sands can create petroleum products that are efficient. With several economic advantages of importing such a powerful source of energy, Enbridge proposed the Northern Gateway pipeline project which was a plan to build twin pipelines from Bruderheim, Alberta to Kitimat, British Columbia for the transportation of natural gas and diluted bitumen from the Athabasca

Oil in the Bakken region is boosting local economies but attracting a gritty scene Albertans know well

This essay will examine the possible effects of hydraulic fracturing in Newfoundland. Hydraulic fracturing is the process of retrieving natural gas from the earth by injecting fluid into a borehole and pressurizing it, creating cracks in the rock. hydraulic fracturing fluid is made up of small beads of sand or ceramic, which prop open the cracks in the rock, as well as water and chemicals, which help suspend the proppants (sand or ceramic). The hydraulic fracturing fluid is pressurized, allowing the proppants to open up cracks in the bedrock, creating new cracks and releasing trapped methane gas. Methane gas is the primary ingredient of natural gas. Concerns about the safety of hydraulic fracturing stem from the borehole’s permeation of natural fresh water aquifers, but supporters of hydraulic fracturing argue that the major improvements to the area’s economy make the risks worthwhile. Newfoundland’s economy is largely based on oil rigging and mines, but has recently seen a rise in tourism. The success of Newfoundland’s tourism industry relies on the preservation of their natural environment, meaning that it could be destroyed by overuse of hydraulic fracturing. This essay will attempt to synthesise the environmental concerns and the economic benefits of hydraulic fracturing in order to reach a conclusion.

By far, The Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion provides benefits towards the Canadian economy; however, the detriment out weigh the potential benefits. Trans Mountain’s expansion proposal promises to implement many job opportunities for the less fortunate, but one must consider the drawback associated with this issue. If the environment undergoes a single oil spill, nearly half the jobs among multiple industries may be terminated. To continue, the economy, although many differ, will undergo an unhealthy economy due to the inflation that will occur with the expansion of the pipelines. To add on, economic growth leads to more transportation, which most likely will cause an oil spill to occur; therefore, harming the economy in terms of growth,

The Athabasca tar sands are the 2nd largest tar sands in the world, covering an area over the size of the state of Florida. The tar sands are estimated to have enough oil to produce 1.7-2.5 trillion barrels of oil (Levant 4), and this large supply of oil has made Canada the #1 supplier of oil to America. The oil in Athabasca is originally Bitumen, which has a thick texture, almost like peanut butter, and plasters sand and minerals, which makes it very difficult to remove and produce. 80% of the oil is over 75 meters underneath the surface (Riebeek), and can only be removed by depositing hot water into the mine so that the oil can condense and be extracted. This process is not only very expensive, but also has devastating environmental

(Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 111-0009, 2016) In fact, it reflects the development process of their oil industries, which have brought investments, diversity of