The Canadian Oil Sands 1 PRESENTATION BY: Clement W. Bowman June, 2008.

The Canadian Oil Sands

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PRESENTATION BY:

Clement W. Bowman

June, 2008

The Canadian Oil Sands

Presentation by Clement W. Bowman • June, 2008 2

Chapter 1: Years of Adventure, Exploration and Research

Chapter 2: Early Commercialization and New Projects

Chapter 3: Overcoming Current Environmental Challenges


Chapter 1: Adventure, Exploration, Research


Geological Cross Sections


Alberta Oil Sands Resource

Billion Barrels

Total In-Place Resource 1629

Established 175

Ultimate 310

Expected Annual Production within 10 years

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Saudi Arabia (Oil and Gas Journal – January, 2006)

266

Geological Survey Crew – 1914


Hot Water Separation Process



Association between Interfaces at Various pH


Attachment of Air Bubbles to Bitumen


Typical Bitumen Composition

Fraction Wt %

Saturates 17

Aromatics 18

Resins 45

Asphaltenes 17


Viscosity-Temperature Relationship of Bitumen


An Early Attempt – Abasand Oil Plant

Chapter 2: Commercialization


Suncor – The First Commercial Plant


Unlocking the Deeply-Buried Oil Sands

1974 – Establishment of the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority (AOSTRA)

• The purpose: to get the private sector back working on the 90% of the oil sands too deeply buried to be mined

• A National Project launched by a $100 million seed fund, that grew to $1 billion (1970s dollars). Projects funded 50/50 by the private/public sector

• Cross-sectoral management board made investment decisions. New technology owned and licensed by the Alberta government


Underground Test Facility (UTF) Cross Section


Many Active Oil Sands Projects

SyncrudeSuncorJACOSImperial OilEnCanaCNRLAtcoAlbian SandsHusky

WhitesandsFort HillsConnacherUTSConocoPhillipsTransCanadaDevonPetro-CanadaOpti-Nexen

Total E&PTransAltaShellSynencoKinder MorganMEG EnergyBirch Mountain

EnCana CNRL

Shell

ImperialEnCanaCNRLPetrovera

ShellHuskySuncor


Chapter 3: Overcoming the Challenges

2006G8 Summit in St. Petersburg – Oil Sands as a key to Canada as an Energy Superpower

2007Canadian Academy of Engineering Technology Evaluation, with a focus on achieving Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets

2008Back to St. Petersburg with a status report


Canada’s Energy System

Non-Renewable Energy• Conventional Oil

• Oil Sands

• Conventional Gas

• Non-conventional Gas

• Coal

Renewable Energy• Biomass

• Geothermal

• Hydro

• Solar

• Wind

• Tidal/Wave

Nuclear• Advanced Fission

• Magnetic Confinement Fusion

• Inertial Confinement Fusion

Hydrogen(Production, Transportation, Use)

Carbon Dioxide(Capture, Transportation, Storage, Use)

Electrical Infrastructure

(Generation, Transmission Distribution, Storage)

Grid


ProGrid Evaluation Matrix

A.

Pathway Assets (Inputs)

B. Canadian Capacity (Enablers)

C. Expected Impact (Outputs)

Scientific Principles Corporate Capacity Economic

Technology Validation Canadian Competitive Advantage

Environmental

(ex GHG)

Commercial Readiness Sustainability GHG Emission Impact

Societal Acceptability Enabler for Another Pathway

Energy Efficiency

Fit to Canadian National Initiative

Delivery/Infrastructure Issues

Value-Added


Energy Pathways Database


Three National Technology Projects

•Gasification of Fossil Fuels and Biomass – produces electricity, hydrogen, and CO2 rich streams

•Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction – CO2 capture, transportation, long-term storage and/or use

•Upgrades to Electrical Infrastructure – national grid, grid access/storage for renewables, enhanced distribution

infrastructure


Integrating the Three National Projects

1. National Grid – Electrical Highway

2. Coal/Biomass Gasification

3. Greenhouse Gas Management

CaptureTransportationStorage

Renewables

Oil Sands

Electricity

Hydrogen

CO2

Storage

Use


The Expected Shift to Renewables

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