The efficient recovery of bitumen, a highly viscous form of crude oil, poses significant technical and economic challenges. In recent years, researchers have developed advanced experimental techniques ...

SUNCOR Energy is embarking on a two-year study into the use of radio waves in oil sands operations to extract bitumen from deep underground, writes Tonya Zalinsky. The Canadian oil sands producer said ...

Most of the reserves in the country are extra-heavy oil that’s tough to extract and generates more greenhouse gases.

Exploitation of Ondo State’s bitumen deposit has always been a major issue during governorship elections. The campaign for the forthcoming poll in the key Southwest state, which has the second-largest ...