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2010-09-11 Great White North

High-Tech Could Make Oil Sands Competitive

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Posted by Bobby 2010-09-11 12:26|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The article is really vague about the cleansing process but perhaps sulfur has a Specific Gravity, in combination with heat and gravity (centrifuge), that can be used for separation?

Posted by tipover 2010-09-11 13:21|| 2010-09-11 13:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Canada has more oil in its oil sands than Saudi Arabia has oil.

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2010-09-11 14:22|| 2010-09-11 14:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Oil sands are already competitive. Costs are about 40% of current world oil price.

A truthful headline would read,

High-Tech overcomes latest Greenie attempt to make oil sands uncompetitive.

Posted by phil_b 2010-09-11 21:36|| 2010-09-11 21:36|| Front Page Top

#4 And the cool thing is, Canadians are relatively normal! ;-)

Posted by gorb 2010-09-11 22:51|| 2010-09-11 22:51|| Front Page Top

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