@article {54028,
	title = {The oil sands of Alberta},
	volume = {54},
	year = {1975},
	month = {07/1975},
	pages = {11 pages },
	publisher = {Fuel },
	abstract = {Northern Alberta{\textquoteright}s oil-sand deposits contain some 143 Gt (900 {\texttimes} 109 bbl) of bitumen from which at least 36 Gt (250 {\texttimes} 109 bbl) of marketable light {\textquoteleft}synthetic crude oil{\textquoteright} are expected to be ultimately producible. Representing Canada{\textquoteright}s largest potential {\textquoteleft}petroleum{\textquoteright} reservoir, and of a size large enough to be compared with the total recoverable oil reserves of the Middle East, these deposits may become the country{\textquoteright}s principal source of future petroleum supplies. This review briefly describes the geological setting of the oil sands, and the methods by which bitumen can be extracted and upgraded; outlines current and planned commercial projects; and notes some of the factors bearing on future exploitation of the oil sands.},
	keywords = {Alberta Innovates, AOSTRA, ARC, overview},
	author = {Berkowitz, Norbert and Speight, James G.}
}
