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Record Nr.

UNINA9911004759203321

Autore

Banerjee Dwijen K

Titolo

Oil sands, heavy oil, & bitumen : from recovery to refinery / / Dwijen K. Banerjee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tulsa, Okla., : PennWell Corp., c2012

ISBN

1-62870-003-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Disciplina

665/.4

Soggetti

Oil sands

Heavy oil

Bitumen

Enhanced oil recovery

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Cover""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE CHEMISTRY OF BITUMEN""; ""ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES""; ""RECOVERY TO REFINERY""; ""BITUMEN PRODUCTION AND RECOVERY""; ""TRANSPORTATION OF HEAVY OIL/BITUMEN""; ""UPGRADING OF HEAVY OIL/BITUMEN""; ""POTENTIAL HEAVY OIL�UPGRADING TECHNOLOGI""; ""UPGRADER PROJECT SCENARIOS AND THE FUTUR""; ""CHALLENGES FACING CONVENTIONAL REFINERIE""; ""FINAL THOUGHT�GOING GREEN""; ""APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY""; ""APPENDIX B: ADDITIONAL READING""; ""APPENDIX C: COLLABORATORS""; ""INDEX""; ""Back Cover""

Sommario/riassunto

Unlike conventional oil resources, "unconventional oil" resources have been known to exist only for the last few decades and are available in limited areas of the world. The most commonly known "unconventional oils"--oil sands, heavy oil, and bitumen--are found primarily in the western United States, Canada, and Venezuela. Only recently has serious consideration has been given to North American resources for meeting the increasing demands for transportation fuel. Dr. Banerjee discusses the importance of these unconventional oils and provides an introduction for those beginning their journey in the still unexplored unconventional hydrocarbon resources of the world. This new book is an important educational tool for anyone in the petroleum industry--



whether upstream, downstream, or pipeline--who would like to learn the fundamentals of the most commonly known unconventional oils: oil sands, heavy oil, and bitumen.