Pedro Pereira-Almao is convinced the in-situ bitumen and heavy oil upgrading technology he and his team at the University of Calgary have developed can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80 per cent by eliminating the use of steam, while drastically reducing production costs and rendering SAGD technology virtually obsolete.
September 4, 2020, 8:12 AM MDT
Acceleware Ltd., a clean-tech energy technology developer, says it made significant progress in the second quarter of 2020 on the development of key radio frequency heating technology (RF) research and development patent applications.
August 27, 2020, 6 AM MDT
The Daily Oil Bulletin has created a new editorial section on the website to highlight our coverage of corporate performance on environment, social and governance (ESG) initiatives.
August 25, 2020, 10:15 AM MDT
Solvent-enhanced bitumen and heavy oil recovery was the subject of two recent submissions to the DOB’s Energy Excellence Awards, with the associated technologies promising potential commercialization that could revolutionize the bitumen and heavy oil sector in terms of reducing emissions and costs from production.
August 12, 2020, 9:29 AM MDT
A Canadian technology that employs cosmic rays to see into SAGD reservoirs could be the next frontier when it comes to reducing monitoring costs and optimizing oilsands recovery rates.
July 27, 2020, 6:57 AM MDT
Canada’s oil and gas industry has been on a relentless pursuit of operational excellence for the last five years in response to lower oil and gas prices.
July 21, 2020, 6 AM MDT
Acceleware Ltd. has completed a 500-kilowatt field test of its radio frequency converter prototype designed in collaboration with General Electric Company research.
June 30, 2020, 8:25 AM MDT
Congratulations to the finalists and champions for this year’s Energy Excellence Awards, presented by the Daily Oil Bulletin.
June 11, 2020, 11:09 AM MDT
Acceleware Ltd. has secured a new partner and test site for its commercial scale pilot of the company’s RF XL clean technology.
May 20, 2020, 8:51 AM MDT
Today, we feature two co-champions in Project Execution Excellence in the subcategory of Industry Accelerators.
May 13, 2020, 6 AM MDT
Bayshore Petroleum Corp. says its wholly owned subsidiary, Bayshore Oil Technology Corp., has collaborated with industry partners to successfully merge technologies and test a new, innovative tailings remediation process within an experimental, in-house environment.
May 11, 2020, 10:36 AM MDT
The second annual Energy Excellence Awards (EEAs) program, presented by the Daily Oil Bulletin, uniquely recognizes energy excellence and focuses on the advancement of collaboration within Canada’s energy industry. Today, we feature the best in Environmental Excellence in the subcategory of Cleantech: Land.
April 27, 2020, 6 AM MDT
The second annual Energy Excellence Awards (EEAs) program, presented by the Daily Oil Bulletin, uniquely recognizes energy excellence and focuses on the advancement of collaboration within Canada’s energy industry. Today, we feature the best in Environmental Excellence in the subcategory of Cleantech: Air.
April 24, 2020, 6:22 AM MDT
The second annual Energy Excellence Awards (EEAs) program, presented by the Daily Oil Bulletin, uniquely recognizes energy excellence and focuses on the advancement of collaboration within Canada’s energy industry.Today, we feature the best in Project Execution Excellence in the subcategory of Oilsands.
April 23, 2020, 6 AM MDT
The second annual Energy Excellence Awards (EEAs) program, presented by the Daily Oil Bulletin, uniquely recognizes energy excellence and focuses on the advancement of collaboration within Canada’s energy industry. Today, we feature the best in Project Execution Excellence in the subcategory of Industry Accelerators.
April 21, 2020, 6 AM MDT
The makers of a process that transforms Alberta bitumen into a semi-solid are planning its first commercial shipment of BitCrude to Asia — potentially in the second quarter of 2020.
April 20, 2020, 10:02 AM MDT
Alberta Innovates has launched a $15-million international competition to accelerate development of carbon fibre from bitumen.
January 15, 2020, 2:58 PM MST
Fractal Systems Inc. and CSV Midstream Solutions Corp. will jointly develop a diluent reduction and partial upgrading hub after a successful commercial demonstration of Fractal’s Enhanced JetShear (ESJ) technology at a field facility.
January 14, 2020, 9:01 AM MST
Suncor Energy Inc. is planning to expand its implementation of solvent co-injection at the Firebag SAGD project from four well pairs to 38 well pairs, starting in 2022.
December 23, 2019, 12 AM MST
Following the lead of the federal government, Alberta is undertaking a major re-scoping of work with the goal to establish rules to allow for release of process-affected water back into the Athabasca River from any oilsands mine by 2023.
December 18, 2019, 4:12 AM MST
Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) is reaching out to innovators and technology developers in Alberta, across Canada, and around the world to help it find solutions for a set of more than 60 specific environmental needs related to water, land, tailings and greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).
December 13, 2019, 8:09 AM MST
In September this year, an authentic, handcrafted 18-foot teepee was set up on Wapisiw Lookout, the reclaimed tailings pond at Suncor’s Oil Sands Base Plant, located 25 kilometres north of the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta.
December 13, 2019, 8:18 AM MST
Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) is reaching out to innovators and technology developers in Alberta, across Canada, and around the world to help it find solutions for a set of more than 60 specific environmental needs related to water, land, tailings and greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).
December 12, 2019, 6 AM MST
In September this year, an authentic, handcrafted 18-foot teepee was set up on Wapisiw Lookout, the reclaimed tailings pond at Suncor’s Oil Sands Base Plant, located 25 kilometres north of the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta.
December 12, 2019, 6 AM MST
In September this year, an authentic, handcrafted 18-foot teepee was set up on Wapisiw Lookout, the reclaimed tailings pond at Suncor’s Oil Sands Base Plant, located 25 kilometres north of the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta.
December 11, 2019, 6 AM MST
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