Sentences with phrase «synthetic crude oil on»
The Alberta government could see to it that the energy producers refined the stuff into synthetic crude oil on site but this is a high - cost, high - carbon asset already at some risk of becoming «stranded.»
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Their move to rail comes as the Obama administration continues to weigh an application for the Keystone XL pipeline, which would deliver synthetic crude oil and bitumen, an oil - containing substance, from Alberta to refineries on the Gulf Coast.
They go on to say, «The manufacture of polyester and other synthetic fabrics is an energy - intensive process requiring large amounts of crude oil and releasing emissions including volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, and acid gases such as hydrogen chloride, all of which can cause or aggravate respiratory disease.»
Some tar sands producers use on - site upgrading facilities to turn the bitumen into synthetic crude, which is similar to conventional crude oil.