Ivanhoe Energy eyes modular oil sands upgrading tech

September 01, 2011 Category: Technology Tags: bitumen, coke, in situ oil sands, Ivanhoe Energy, Opti Canada Inc., SAGD, upgrading
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By Steve MacLeod

Officials call HTL a 'simple, efficient and elegant solution' to an old problem More →

Alberta’s energy watchdog prepares for in-situ oil sands wave

February 01, 2011 Category: Policy Tags: Alberta, Energy, ERCB, frac, in situ, oil sands, SAGD, Steve Smith
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Regulatory tweaks also aimed at accommodating surge in horizontal drilling More →

How Air Standards for Power Generation Could be an Omen for the Oil Sands

September 16, 2008 Category: Alternative Energy Tags: Alberta Environment, BATEA, Bow City Power Project, CASA, Clean Air Strategic Alliance, coal, electricity, emissions, Epcor, hydrocarbon, oil sands, oilsands, SAGD, sulfur dioxide
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By Brian Bietz

Strict new green standards for power stations are on the horizon More →

How OSUM Corp. Could Change the Face of SAGD

April 01, 2007 Category: Environment, Services Tags: bitumen, oilpatch, OSUM Corp, SAGD
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By Alberta Oil Staff

Underground SAGD going commercial More →

Why the Oilsands sector is doing just fine, thank you

July 01, 2006 Category: Finance Tags: boom, C02, Fort McMurray, gas demand, labour, megaprojects, oil sands, oilsands, quality of life, SAGD, work camps
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By Gordon Kelly

Former Dome Petroleum executive Gordon Kelly went into this media-ized heart of darkness and came away with a personal perspective on why the outlook for the industry appears very encouraging More →

Profile: Roger Butler

April 01, 2006 Category: People Tags: bitumen, oil & gas, Roger Butler, SAGD
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By Mark Lowey

Roger Butler invented the Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) process that opened up billions of barrels of otherwise inaccessible oil sands deposits. Butler died in May 2005, a year after he was interviewed for this story More →