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Aubrey Arms
October 11, 2005
Energy Technology
Overview of presentation
Background information
Issues regarding Heavy Oil
Methods of Extraction
Comparative growth of heavy oil
Importance of improving technologies
Heavy Oil Gasification
Background
Issues
Methods of extraction
Experimental methods
Injecting steam
Recovers up to 20% of conventional heavy oil
Increase in
Heavy Oil
Decrease in
conventional oil
Increased
Summary
Heavy Oil is more expensive to extract
and cost less than medium/light oil
Production of heaving oil is increasing
while production of medium/light oil is
decreasing
New methods are necessary to extract
heavy oil at lower cost and add value to
the product
Gasification
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