N-Solv Corporation holds patents for proprietary technology for in situ solvent extraction of bitumen from oil sands. The process uses no water and 85% less energy than Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage ...

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has commissioned its new ‘Bitumen production train’, powered by ‘Biturox’ technology from Pörner of Austria. A media statement said that this unit, ...

TORONTO--(Marketwired - Aug 27, 2013) - MCW Energy Group (TSX VENTURE: MCW) (MCW.V) ("MCW"), a Canadian holding company involved in fuel distribution and the creation of oil sands extraction ...

Using the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method, scientists have learned to noninvasively determine the composition of petroleum bitumen in half an hour in the core itself (sample). The technology ...

The accumulation of mature fine tailings (MFT) in tailings ponds has been a concern of the oil sands industry for nearly four decades. However, even when a few measures have been implemented, the ...

The efficient recovery of bitumen, a highly viscous form of crude oil, poses significant technical and economic challenges. In recent years, researchers have developed advanced experimental techniques ...

Calcutta, Dec. 28: Royal Dutch Shell, the world’s third largest company, has set foot in Bengal. The company has set up a bitumen plant at the Uluberia Industrial Estate, its first such unit in the ...

MRPL launched a new bitumen unit in Mangaluru. The unit uses Biturox technology from Austria. It doubles MRPL's bitumen production to 150,000 metric tonnes annually. The unit will produce VG30 and ...

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