These maps are designed to give a total accounting of the pace, scope and scale of industrial development across tar sands regions throughout alberta. But many say its destroying the environment and the. Teck resources limited, known as teck cominco until late 2008, is a diversified natural resources company headquartered in vancouver, british columbia, that is engaged in mining and mineral development, including steelmaking coal, copper, zinc and energy. Adults, teens, and kids are hanging out and enjoying naturebased games on unique pawdmounted obstacles that climb, zip, jump, and swing through the treetops. Under existing rules, oil sands leases are auctioned by alberta energy for an initial term of 15 years.
Apr 14, 2017 aerial view of the suncor oil sands extraction facility. Even that goal would require canada to choose between exporting natural gas to the united states or burning most of its reserves in the tar sands to melt bitumen. Please dont call it dirty oil crude is never clean, but fuels derived from canadas tar sands do produce more. The oil sands industry has made significant progress in reducing its emissions per barrel of oil produced. Oil sands land in alberta becomes hot real estate as oil. Oil sands are either loose sands or partially consolidated sandstone containing a naturally occurring mixture of sand, clay, and water, soaked with a dense and extremely viscous form of petroleum technically referred to as bitumen. Upcoming events utah tar sands resistanceutah tar sands. Nov 09, 2015 why the oil sands no longer make economic sense. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online.
Albertas oil sands and the rights of first nations peoples to environmental health. Athabasca oil sands conference establishes an alberta oil sands policy and stimulates commercial interest in the resource. Jun 24, 2010 find out the real story about the alberta oil sands, including the challenges we are facing and how the government of alberta is addressing them as a responsible energy producer. You might expect the biggest foreign lease owner in canadas oil sands, or tar sands, to be one of the international oil giants, like exxon mobil or royal dutch shell. Ramp downloadable map data regional aquatics monitoring. Our services cover the full asset spectrum both in size and lifecycle from conceptual engineering to full epc delivery, including selfperform fabrication and construction.
Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Oil sands, tar sands, crude bitumen, or more technically bituminous sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. Bituminous sands asphaltic sands as classified and defined in utah administrative code r85022200, means rock or sand impregnated with asphalt or heavy oil and is synonymous with the term tar sands. The athabasca oil sands, also known as the athabasca tar sands, are large deposits of bitumen or extremely heavy crude oil, located in northeastern alberta, canada roughly centred on the boomtown of fort mcmurray. Our experience means we understand customers requirements and can provide the solutions quickly and efficiently. So far, canadian oil sands have contributed to the 5. Alberta department of energy boundaries plains, northern, foothills and oil sands areas cold lake, athabasca, and peace river 1 and 2 parcels by sale date other layers include roads and railways, topography, lakes and rivers, parks and protected areas, and municipalities. Poet david martin finds inspiration in the oil sands. Our streamlined application process and thirdparty request system allow us to efficiently handle your projects including steam assisted gravity drainage sagd, in situ and mine sites. Oil sands lease boundaries active and inactive projects 2015 polygon the oil sands lease boundaries active and inactive projects 2015 consists of a active projects as of 2015 projects that have been approved, under construction, or operating, and b inactive projects of 2015. Alberta environment and parks oil sands information portal. We start the bike ride at the horn an 8000 feet elevation. Within the oil sands area boundaries, lands may not be available for development due to access restrictions, parks and protected areas, military reserves, and department of energy mineral. So the project is something ive worked on for many years, since about 2008.
The biggest foreign lease holder in canadas oil sands isn. Great for reports, presentations or to improve the overall understanding of the oil sands. The owner of mineral rights can sell, lease, gift or bequest them to others individually or entirely. Andritz delivers its services and products right on site, whether it is a processing facility in the middle of an urban industrial complex or the oil sands in the northern tundra.
Nations and the rights of the province of alberta and leaseholders to develop the oil sands to extract petroleum. Mineral ownership information mineral restrictions for oil sands and png petroleumnatural gas oil sands and png agreements alberta department of energy boundaries plains, northern, foothills and oil. Oil sands are found worldwide, from canada to venezuela and, as you might imagine, in the middle east. The oil sands lease boundaries active and inactive projects 2015 consists of a active projects as of 2015 projects that have been approved, under construction, or operating, and b inactive projects of 2015. Or 3% of total oil sands area 99% surface mineable area under lease athabasca oil sands area 9. A methodology was developed to explain the effects of federal leasing policies on resource. Underground developments oil sands albertas energy heritage. Does koch industries hold most canadian oil sands leases. Underground developments oil sands albertas energy. Backers say their method will avoid the environmental toll incurred in canadas oil sands some others arent so sure. Although there are many environmental issues associated with the process of extracting the bitumen from the oil tar sands such as climate. Its thick and sticky like peanut butter and theres lots of it.
Athabasca oilsands lease map september 2011 by jwn. These oil sands, hosted primarily in the mcmurray formation, consist of a mixture of crude bitumen a semisolid rocklike form of crude oil, silica sand, clay minerals, and water. Industrial lots for lease close to albertas oil sands. These maps use industry and government figures and projections for existing, approved andor proposed footprints in all tar sands lease regions.
Why the oil sands no longer make economic sense the. Athabasca oil sands history the athabasca oil sands were first discovered in 1875 but it wasnt until almost 20 years later in 1893, when the government of canada first dedicated funding to conduct further research on the athabasca oil sands and its potential use as a source of petroleum. A plan to unlock billions of barrels of oil from utahs sands. I congratulate the author for beginning with a delightful trick that ive never seen pulled off so well. Saudi arabia north oil reserves second only to saudi arabia and with none of the pesky energy security problems plaguing the middle east. A scientific panel said tuesday that weaknesses in measuring pollution from the alberta oil sands must be corrected. This is a laminated map covering township 52102 range 22. Showcases the location of the major heavy oil and oil sands project locations along with current company land positions.
Worleyparsons is a leading global provider of professional services to the thermal and mineable oil sands industry. At 170 billion barrels, canadas oil sands are the third largest reserves of developable oil in the world. Brothers are the largest lease holders in canadas oil sands its getting harder for the koch brothers to insist that. Oil sands and the draft peis kirsten uchitel research associate. Read alberta oil sands energy, industry and the environment by kevin e percy available from rakuten kobo. Oil sands land in alberta becomes hot real estate as oil rebounds. Athabasca oilsands lease map september 2011 by jwn trusted. Andrew nikiforuk is an awardwinning canadian journalist who has been writing about the oil and gas industry for more than two decades.
Alberta energy a ministry of the government of alberta provides an interactive map with basic information on oil sand regions and oil and gas more broadly in alberta. Find out the real story about the alberta oil sands, including the challenges we are facing and how the government of alberta is addressing them as a responsible energy producer. Albertas leased oil sands area map open government. Alberta, canada, has a booming oil sand industry as many 1 million barrels of synthetic oil are produced there every day, 40 percent of which comes from oil sands source. Secure parks offer customizable spaces and integrated infrastructure for long and shortterm lease. Sidney kidder, sidney blair, george hume, and elmer adkins l to r at the edmonton portion of the athabasca oil sands conference at the university of alberta, 1951 source. Why the oil sands no longer make economic sense the globe. May 23, 2006 saudi arabia north oil reserves second only to saudi arabia and with none of the pesky energy security problems plaguing the middle east. He is the author of multiple nonfiction books, including tar sands, winner of the prestigious rachel carson environment book award, saboteurs, winner of canadas governor generals literary award for nonfiction. Join utah tar sands resistance for a resilience bike ride in the beautiful book cliffs of utah.
Aerial view of the suncor oil sands extraction facility. Mineral rights entitle a person or organization to explore and produce the rocks, minerals, oil and gas found at or below the surface of a tract of land. The case for canadas oil sands was worth the price of the book all by itself. Alberta, canada, has a booming oilsand industry as many 1 million barrels of synthetic oil are produced there every day, 40 percent of which comes from oil sands source. Another is that it results in less interference with the surface landscape, although environmental impacts do remain. The bicycles not tar sands bike ride is on the tavaputs plateau within the ute nations uncompahgre reservation boundaries. Petroleum maps athabasca oil sands subject guides at. That includes 725,000 net acres of natural gas lands within the oil sands region, a company spokesman. This lease does not cover any substances, either combustible or noncombustible, which are produced in a gaseous. Dynamic commercial and industrial parks in the heart of albertas oil sands.
May 15, 2015 an indication that crudes recent rally has further to run can be found in the northern forests of alberta, where companies are paying the most in eight years to lease land for oil sands. An excellent, wellcrafted and very enlightening read. Oil sands lease continuations alberta wilderness association. Mar 24, 2017 its thick and sticky like peanut butter and theres lots of it. This is about the highest point on the tavaputs plateau. Simon dyer, oil sands director, pembina institute, an environmental think tank, on its proposal to suspend project approvals. Albertas oil sands and the rights of first nations. Scott land has been assisting clients for nearly 30 years with their oil sands exploration ose applications. This application uses licensed geocortex essentials technology for the esri arcgis platform. Its part of a larger project about poems about the oil sands and the history of the oil sands and the mythology and the different people. The oil sands have been in the ground for millions of years, but for decades, prospectors lost millions of dollars trying to squeeze the oil out of the sand. The book also documents and exposes some of the dishonestly, fraudulent antioil sands claims that have been made within canada and relayed internationally by an unquestioning media. Set along the athabasca river, fort mckay industrial parks are centrally located and feature more than 70 lots designed to suit your business needs. Americas first tar sands mining site by david hasemyer bitumen weeping zebra stripes from a rock turned over in a test pit on the nearly 6,000 acres of land that u.
That includes 725,000 net acres of natural gas lands within the oilsands region, a company spokesman. Within the oil sands area boundaries, lands may not be available for development due to access restrictions, parks and protected areas, military reserves, and department of energy mineral restrictions. The focus is on the effects of oil sands development on the regions air, water, land, climate change and biodiversitywildlife. Pollution is one argument against the oil sands development. The oil sands information portal is a searchable data repository, providing maps, reports, graphs, tables and downloads of current and historical trends and details. An indication that crudes recent rally has further to run can be found in the northern forests of alberta, where companies are paying the most in eight years to lease land for oil sands. Alberta oil sands information portal macodrum library. Oil sands tenure regulation, 2010 ee third term oil sands lease means a lease of oil sands rights that, prior to march 8, 2000, has been issued on the renewal of a second term oil sands lease and is in force. Oil sands facilities currently account for about 9. For surface mineable area calculations, a township is deemed to contain exactly 9,216 hectares. In 2009, ezra levants bestselling book shakedown revealed the corruption of canadas human rights commissions and was declared the most important public affairs book of the year.
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