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Canada: Oil Sands Leak: 'Bitumen Emulsion' Released on Alberta Weapons Range
2013-06-28 11:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: Oilsands mixed with water has leaked in northeastern Alberta. The Alberta Energy Regulator says Canadian Natural Resources Limited reported Monday that bitumen emulsion has been released on the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range. The regulator put out a news release about it on Thursday. Regulator spokesman Bob Curran says it's not clear how much has leaked or what caused the release from CNRL's high-pressure cyclic steam project. Curran says the oilsands mixture has affected a nearby slough....
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NRC report finds transporting diluted oil sands bitumen through pipelines does not increase likelihood of release
2013-06-25 20:30:19| Green Car Congress
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Keystone Aided as Bitumen Study Finds No Greater Spill Risks
2013-06-25 15:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Heavy crude oil to be carried by the proposed Keystone XL pipeline poses no greater risk of a spill than other types of oil, the National Research Council said in a report. The report disputes arguments made by Keystone opponents that diluted bitumen, a tar-like substance mined in Albertas oil sands, is more corrosive than conventional crude oil and is more likely to create ruptures and oil spills in pipelines. There have been several studies to look at this over the years, but none that...
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Railway conduit planned to ship oilsands bitumen
2013-05-25 09:07:01| Railroads - Topix.net
It has been more than 125 years since the Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven into the ground, instantly making trains the driving force behind the country's economy.
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Oil sands: Alberta eyes Arctic route to get its bitumen to market
2013-04-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EnergyWire: At a time when Canadian officials are aggressively defending TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline project, Alberta's Energy Department is quietly considering an Arctic alternative to carry their bitumen to market. The department is spending $50,000 to study the pros and cons of building a pipeline from Alberta's oil sands extraction sites north to the small native hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk along the shores of the Beaufort Sea in northwest Canada. The study, which is being conducted by the Calgary...
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