A test shipment of bitumen oil from Alberta is on its way to China, but it didn’t get to a B.C. port by pipeline – it was moved by train through Prince Rupert in a semi-solid form commonly known as ...

CALGARY — A Canadian company has loaded a test cargo of solid bitumen onto a vessel destined for a refinery in China, the latest effort by the energy industry to avoid congested export pipelines and ...

The Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery published its research in Fuel. "Shale rocks, especially such as the Bazhenov formation and Domanik deposits, are rich in organic matter and have been actively ...

Many commercial techniques exist for solid sample analysis, and the best choice depends on the analytical requirements. Techniques range from inexpensive, portable methods for bulk analysis to costly, ...

News of the first shipment of semi-solid Alberta bitumen to Asia from a B.C. port is facing minimal backlash from environmental groups. Calgary-based Melius Energy announced last month that it ...

Russian scientists have identified the components of the oldest bitumen sample to be found in an ancient vase and made an accurate estimate of its age. In their article in the Journal of Mass ...

Many commercial techniques exist for solid sample analysis, and the best choice depends on the analytical requirements. Techniques range from inexpensive, portable methods for bulk analysis to costly, ...