Mining or excavation oil sand to produce bitumen is really effective technology because these achieve high coefficient on bitumen recovery. This old technology has improvement during decades, but a) is capital intensive, b) cost intensive, c) energy intensive and emission intensive, d) water use intensive even the water partly is reused, e) tailing ponds need decades reclamation, f) pollution and land disturbance harms habitat and humans. Industry has the highest emission and highest cost, but has advantages when bitumen are upgraded. The mining technology used on industry must phase out many operations, starting from excavation, crushing and other processes. The bitumen must be and can be produced underground without disturbing the environment and without tailing ponds. Keep only upgrading plants which must increase the API of bitumen produced from underground.
its all over the place -- tons of civil work going on (highways and infrastructure throughout bc and ab -- not sure on the OT though) as for oil sands it rides the economic dragon so its up and down never hurts to apply though. the refineries pretty much all have non-stop active maintenance going on throughout the year (BC/AB/SASK) so its not too hard to get into these places as long as you work for one of the companies that is doing maintenance and projects in these facilities. wouldnt recommend moving to canada atm though tbh due to cost of living and housing shortages might find your self living in your car or looking for a ticket back to where you came from id wait till the next election and see how the economics are looking moving forward from there tbh.
"In any system of energy, Control is what consumes energy the most. Time taken in stocking energy to build an energy system, adding to it the time taken in building the system will always be longer than the entire useful lifetime of the system. No energy store holds enough energy to extract an amount of energy equal to the total energy it stores. No system of energy can deliver sum useful energy in excess of the total energy put into constructing it. This universal truth applies to all systems. Energy, like time, flows from past to future" (2017).
@@kcbob8004 It's dirty because it takes more energy to mine than other fossil fuels (due to being such low-grade crude oil that requires a lot more refinement before it can be put to use) and because it ultimately contributes to a type of fuel that emits carbon. From processing to final product, it's extremely detrimental to the environment.
@@zephemerality Carbon detrimental to the environment? Are you sure? Plants literally need it to survive. They pump C02 into greenhouses at over 3000ppm because it increases growth.
Very interesting and very clear in telling what happens! Well done and thank you!
I worked as an operator at both Suncor and Syncrude in the 1980's. Great jobs but very cold in the winter and not many dates for single men.
Did you work as a refinery operator or a Haul Truck operator? Fort Mc Murray is different now. Plenty gorgeous women living there...😄🍻
@@Brandon-305 Cougars
Did you resolve the dating issue?
Thank you for sharing that informative video. I've lived in Alberta all my life. And I've never really made an effort to find out how they do it.
Came here cause I'm reading ducks by kate beaton. Very interesting video, didn't know that Canada was the second oil producer in the world
Same here.. i actually am romanticing the idea to work there too. Good money right? :P
Great video. Thanks for sharing!
Mining or excavation oil sand to produce bitumen is really effective technology because these achieve high coefficient on bitumen recovery. This old technology has improvement during decades, but a) is capital intensive, b) cost intensive, c) energy intensive and emission intensive, d) water use intensive even the water partly is reused, e) tailing ponds need decades reclamation, f) pollution and land disturbance harms habitat and humans.
Industry has the highest emission and highest cost, but has advantages when bitumen are upgraded.
The mining technology used on industry must phase out many operations, starting from excavation, crushing and other processes. The bitumen must be and can be produced underground without disturbing the environment and without tailing ponds. Keep only upgrading plants which must increase the API of bitumen produced from underground.
Great Video, Thank You!
Are/can petroleum & gas byproducts be extracted from the oil sands? What are all the possible byproducts from Alberta's oil sands?
What is the demand for labour like? I'm moving to Canada next year and would love a job being an equipment operator in the oil sands.
its all over the place -- tons of civil work going on (highways and infrastructure throughout bc and ab -- not sure on the OT though) as for oil sands it rides the economic dragon so its up and down never hurts to apply though.
the refineries pretty much all have non-stop active maintenance going on throughout the year (BC/AB/SASK) so its not too hard to get into these places as long as you work for one of the companies that is doing maintenance and projects in these facilities.
wouldnt recommend moving to canada atm though tbh due to cost of living and housing shortages might find your self living in your car or looking for a ticket back to where you came from id wait till the next election and see how the economics are looking moving forward from there tbh.
Rent is sky hi in Ft McMurray
@@DotADBX Rent there is out of this world IF you can find it.
How hot is the water used to extract the bitumen?
500 degrees
A lot of Information thank's. I was tired of the yelling a pure bs
"In any system of energy, Control is what consumes energy the most.
Time taken in stocking energy to build an energy system, adding to it the time taken in building the system will always be longer than the entire useful lifetime of the system.
No energy store holds enough energy to extract an amount of energy equal to the total energy it stores.
No system of energy can deliver sum useful energy in excess of the total energy put into constructing it.
This universal truth applies to all systems.
Energy, like time, flows from past to future" (2017).
Open Oil Pipelines from Canada to USA. You Tube.
Ducks
Has a pro mining tilt ignoring the how bad oil sand production really is.
Crawl back in your cave
@@wkhunter68 and yet if it wasn’t for oil nobody would survive
Still waiting for arc reactor technology or cold fusion?
😅
Did you even watch the video? They take oil out of the sand then put back clean sand. Basically a large scale environmental cleanup.
Very very dirty for the enviroment to extract
You ever wondered where your 💩goes after you wipe your bum
The oil is already IN the sand, has been for centuries. How dirty is that.
Did you even watch the video? They take oil out of the sand then put back clean sand. Basically a large scale environmental cleanup.
@@kcbob8004 It's dirty because it takes more energy to mine than other fossil fuels (due to being such low-grade crude oil that requires a lot more refinement before it can be put to use) and because it ultimately contributes to a type of fuel that emits carbon. From processing to final product, it's extremely detrimental to the environment.
@@zephemerality Carbon detrimental to the environment? Are you sure? Plants literally need it to survive. They pump C02 into greenhouses at over 3000ppm because it increases growth.