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New partial upgrading tech could yield billions for Alberta oil sands

Increase to Alberta’s GDP of $505 million/year, 179,000 person-years of employment created from just one 100,000 b/d partial upgrader Full upgrading of Alberta oil sands bitumen has proven too costly in most cases, but a new study from the University of Calgary finds that the economics of partial upgrading are very beneficial to the industry and […]