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Eight year old girl dragged by bus  -  28 Aug 2007
IBN News,She was dragged along the bitumen road as the bus pulled away from the kerb. The driver, 63, stopped the bus moments after being alerted to the little

Jalandhar resident digs out a scam  -  28 Aug 2007
Chandigarh Newsline,The documents said the contractor procured only 28 metric tonnes of bitumen from a government agency against the actual requirement of 110 metric tonnes.

Beattie promises financial aid to flood-hit Noosa  -  28 Aug 2007
ABC Regional Online,...but some parts of it are still flooded, so we don't know what damage has been done. We suspect that some of the fencing and the bitumen's been ripped up."

China bitumen market prices...  -  Aug 23, 2007
PetroMine (Subscription),Petromine - The 90# heavy traffic bitumen from Panjin Bafang Bitumen Co.(located in NE-China) was offered at Yuan 3000/mt, and the quotation of 110# heavy

Nigeria: 'Govt'll Focus On Bitumen, Coal Production'  -  Aug 17, 2007
AllAfrica.com,..."I want to assure Nigerians and I want you to take me up on this, that before the end of this administration, Nigeria will become bitumen producing country.

Stolt-Nielsen SA to enter Asian bitumen tanker market  -  Aug 16, 2007
CNNMoney.comIt is intended that a new division of SNSA will be established in Asia-Pacific that will provide logistical services for the distribution of bitumen.

Stolt Nielsen to enter Asian bitumen shipping market with six new ...  -  Aug 16, 2007
Forbes,OSLO (Thomson Financial) - Stolt Nielsen SA said it is to enter the Asian bitumen shipping market with the acquisition of six new 5900 deadweight ton

China domestic and imported bitumen market update....  -  Aug 19, 2007
PetroMine (Subscription),Petromine - China imported 345190 MT of bitumen in June 2007. Most of the bitumen ( 177707 MT) was imported from South Korea which was equivalent to 51% of

Iran and Bahrain announce higher bitumen export prices...  -  Aug 19, 2007
PetroMine (Subscription),Petromine - Bitumen prices in the Middle East are quite firm with Iran having announced a USD 10 – 15 PMT price increase on basic bulk bitumen prices and

Singapore bitumen export to China, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia....  -  Aug 19, 2007
PetroMine (Subscription),Petromine - Singapore bitumen export in June fell compared to export volumes in May but continued to remain relatively firm. Export to China fell from 71394

Oman's $80 million asphalt plant to be commissioned in first ...  -  Aug 23, 2007
Khaleej Times,Currently, the country's entire requirements of bitumen are imported, mainly from Iran and Bahrain. The Sultanate's total consumption of paving bitumen

Woqod to commission bitumen plant in Sept - Qatar  -  Aug 15, 2007
Middle East North Africa Financial Network,...(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha • Qatar Fuel (Woqod), the sole fuel distributor in Qatar would commission its QR15m bitumen plant at Mesaieed in the beginning

Excelsior Reports Results for Second Quarter 2007 and Provides an ...  -  Aug 27, 2007
Market Wire (press release)The data identified several areas of thick McMurray Formation which contains the bitumen saturated sands. - Surveyed and permitted 50 well locations at

Bitumen Recovery and Technology  -  Aug 7, 2007
PRMinds (press release),In 2005, crude oil derived from oil sands and associated bitumen accounted for about 50% of Canada’s crude oil output. The figure is expected to increase to

Rompetrol Invests 7 Mln USD in Polymer-Based Road Bitumen Production  -  Aug 7, 2007
Bursa,The Vega Refinery in Ploiesti, a member of Rompetrol Group, has commenced production of Eurobitum, a form of polymer-based road bitumen, following an

Mining black gold, and profits, from northern sands  -  Aug 23, 2007
People's Weekly WorldUsed by the indigenous people of this densely forested region to waterproof their canoes, these tar-like outcroppings of bitumen-rich sands turned out to be

The new dirty energy  -  Aug 19, 2007
Boston Globe,A thick slurry of sand, water, and a hydrocarbon tar called bitumen, oil sands -- also called tar sands -- can, with enough processing, be refined into

Alta. energy board gives OK for bitumen upgrader near Edmonton  -  Aug 7, 2007
News1130,EDMONTON (CP) - The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board is allowing North West Upgrading Inc. to build and operate an oilsands bitumen upgrader northeast of

Tarmac's John Lennon Airport resurfacing: Specialist focus ...  -  Aug 23, 2007
Contract Journal,The company's FoamMaster system, with Nynas Bitumen's Nyfoam bitumen binder, scored highly because it would use around 4000t of planings, save import of the

Western Oil Sands Participates in Expansion 2 Feasibility Study  -  Aug 22, 2007
Canada NewsWire (press release),The Expansion 2 study will evaluate a bitumen mining, recovery and blending project expected to produce approximately 100000 barrels per day of dry bitumen

CEP takes on bitumen exports  -  Aug 9, 2007
Fort McMurray Today,...“The Alberta Clipper project combined with the Keystone pipeline and others will see literally millions of barrels of bitumen shipped to the United States

Iran expected to increase bitumen export prices...  -  Jul 31, 2007
PetroMine (Subscription),Petromine - There is a strong indication that Iran will push bitumen prices higher by USD 15 – 17 USD PMT in the coming week. Reportedly, there has been a

Singapore exports 141000 MT of bitumen in June 2007...  -  Jul 31, 2007
PetroMine (Subscription),Petromine - Singapore exported 141314 MT of bitumen in June 2007 and so far this year between January and June, the country has exported 828106 MT of

Gas shut-in to conserve bitumen  -  Aug 3, 2007
Petroleum NewsAlberta’s energy regulator has expanded its shut-in of natural gas wells in favor of protecting the value of oil sands bitumen. The Energy and Utilities

Slow Flow  -  Aug 20, 2007
Oilweek Magazine,At Cold Lake, Imperial Oil has been huffing and puffing heavy oil/bitumen since the 1960s. Further north, the Pelican Lake field in the Wabasca region of

Processing outside of Alberta  -  Aug 16, 2007
Edmonton Sun,While early reports, including a top consultant’s study, say Alberta would benefit more from bitumen being processed here, that doesn’t account for the

Marathon Oil Corporation Announces CDN$6.5 Billion (USD$6.2 ...  -  Jul 31, 2007
CNNMoney.comMarathon will immediately add net bitumen production from the AOSP Muskeg River mine of approximately 31000 bpd. Following the completion of Expansion 1 in

Alberta's oil royalties could drop: report  -  Aug 15, 2007
Edmonton Sun,...of either the finished synthetic crude product or the tar-sands bitumen from which it is extracted – could lead to two significantly different outcomes.

Ivanhoe Energy 2007 Second Quarter Results and Operations Update  -  Aug 9, 2007
CNNMoney.comWe successfully completed a key Athabasca bitumen test run at the CDF pursuant to a long standing technology development agreement with ConocoPhillips

Bad roads mar industrial Phase IX  -  Aug 23, 2007
Chandigarh Newsline,...“Since a year, the council has failed to get the bitumen for this road and now the road has to be made again,�? Baidwan said. He said that in the entire

Tar sand mining growing at huge environmental cost  -  Aug 23, 2007
People & the Planet,According to the September-October issue of World Watch magazine the energy-intensive process of extracting crude bitumen from the mixture of sand, clay,

Alberta losing out on oil millions: report  -  Aug 15, 2007
Edmonton Sun,In fact, during submissions to the oilsands consultation, Kennedy argues in one instance that final decisions on where bitumen should be upgraded to

Alberta okays plans for North West upgrader  -  Aug 8, 2007
Globe and Mail,North West's project is unusual, in that the privately held Calgary-based company doesn't plan to produce any oil itself, but will instead process bitumen

2nd UPDATE: As Oil Sands Beckon, Marathon Pushes Into Canada  -  Jul 31, 2007
CNNMoney.comThe raw material extracted from the oil sands is bitumen, a low-quality, tar- like substance that's difficult to convert to light products such as gasoline.

Marathon to Buy Western Oil Sands for C$5.8 Billion (Update4)  -  Jul 31, 2007
BloombergWith the Western deal, Marathon said it will add 31000 barrels a day of bitumen output, the tar-like crude produced from Alberta's oil sands,

Marathon Oil to buy Western Oil for $5.5B in cash and stock  -  Jul 31, 2007
International Herald Tribune,The benefit, Marathon said, is immediate net production of about 31000 barrels per day of bitumen, a thick oil. The Athabasca project, which includes

Marathon to buy Western Oil Sands for $5.56 bln  -  Jul 31, 2007
Reuters Canada,Still, it is expensive and requires special equipment to turn the tar-like sludge that comes from the region -- called bitumen -- into usable fuel.

Shell unveils plan for biggest upgrader  -  Jul 30, 2007
Globe and Mail,The problem lies with the nature of bitumen, the heavy form of crude produced from the oil sands which is not only expensive to transport but must also be

Shell to Build New Oil Plant for Up to C$27 Billion (Update2)  -  Jul 30, 2007
BloombergThe projected cost for the project is C$22 billion to C$27 billion and includes future bitumen blending facilities, the company said.

Shell to Build New Oil Plant for Up to C$27 Billion (Update1)  -  Jul 30, 2007
BloombergThe projected cost for the project, which will be owned by Shell, ranges from C$22 billion to C$27 billion and includes future bitumen blending facilities,

City roads or moon craters?  -  Aug 18, 2007
The Daily Star,The heavy rainfall has washed away the bitumen layer of the roads. ...the bitumen layer was damaged by accumulated rainwater on the roads due to poor

Spokes of a dilemma  -  Aug 17, 2007
Oilsands Review,The Province of Alberta is insistent it wants to keep the value-adding processes of upgrading and refining bitumen at home, but not all oilsands producers

Suncor ramps up oil sands plans  -  Aug 1, 2007
Globe and Mail,Approximately 20 per cent of the accessible bitumen in Alberta's oil sands can be produced through surface mining, and companies like Suncor and Syncrude

Marathon to buy Canadian oil firm  -  Aug 1, 2007
Los Angeles Times,The benefit, Marathon said, was immediate net production of about 31000 barrels per day of bitumen, a thick oil. The Athabasca project, which includes

Marathon pays $5.5 billion for Canadian company  -  Jul 31, 2007
Houston Chronicle,Western's key assets include a 20 percent interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project, production of about 31000 barrels per day of bitumen — an extremely

Marathon to acquire Western Oil for $6.2B  -  Jul 31, 2007
Bizjournals.com,The deal will give Marathon immediate net production of about 31000 barrels per day of bitumen and a 20 percent interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project,

UPDATE 2-Suncor to expand oil sands mining operations  -  Jul 31, 2007
Reuters.uk,L: Quote, Profile , Research) said it would spend as much as C$27 billion on an upgrader to convert 400000 barrels of bitumen a day into refinery-ready

Shell details $27B oilsands refinery  -  Jul 31, 2007
Canada.com,Shell's decision to proceed with a new upgrader in Alberta comes as other Canadian developers look to the United States to process bitumen.

UPDATE: Marathon Oil To Buy Western Oil Sands  -  Jul 31, 2007
CNNMoney.comMarathon's financial advisor is Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Marathon, Houston , will immediately add net bitumen production from the Muskeg River mine of

Suncor files $4.4B expansion plan  -  Jul 31, 2007
Toronto Star,Suncor said Tuesday its planned Voyageur South expansion targets production of about 120000 barrels of bitumen per day in an area southwest of the firm's

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