Petroteq Energy Inc., an oil company focused on the development and implementation of its proprietary oil-extraction and remediation technologies, announces that Valkor, LLC, has updated and ...

Oil sands extraction evokes dark scenes of toxic trailing ponds and apocalyptic wastelands—but that’s Alberta. Welcome to Utah, where extraction leaves no trace as MCW Energy positions itself ...

Tar sand extraction is such a complex process that requires huge amounts of finance and energy to produce oil. They are not present everywhere and are available only in some the countries like Canada.

The extraction of crude oil from Canada's tar sands is a classic case of market forces vs. environmental concerns. Sometimes both sides can be compromised and "progress" and profit can roll ahead.

The process, called tailings reduction operations (TRO), accelerates the settling of fine clay, sand, water, and residual bitumen in ponds after oil sands extraction.

Oil Sands Basics About 80% of Canada's oil sands reserves are too deep to be extracted by mining techniques and require in situ extraction; steam-assisted gravity drainage is the most common method.

One of the mining trucks used in oil sands extraction, a Caterpillar 797, has an Indiana-built engine and a cab that was fabricated and installed in Illinois.

Environmentalists aim to hitch their stars to James Cameron's "Avatar" by trying to draw parallels between the sci-fi blockbuster and Canada's oil sands industry ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards.

Sky Quarry Inc. has submitted a Waste Management Recycling Permit application to Utah regulators for its PR Spring site, aiming to establish a facility for combined oil sands extraction and waste ...