Subj : Alberta Oil Sands (was Re To : Deuce From : Tharius Date : Wed Aug 31 2005 14:34:00 "Deuce" wrote in message news:4313573F.8091.dovegen@nix.synchro.net... > It's even better than that: > Many americans are unaware of the Alberta oil sands. Essentially, it's > sand > that's filled with oil. Yes, the historical problem was always the high refining cost but with barrel prices where they are today I wonder if the problem isn't a lack of refining facility? -[ From http://www.syncrude.com/who_we_are/01_02.html ]- According to the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, Alberta's oil sand deposits contain approximately 1.7 trillion barrels of bitumen, of which over 175 billion are recoverable with current technology, and 315 billion barrels are utimately recoverable with technological advances. The Athasbasca Oil Sands Deposit is, by itself, the largest petroleum resource in the world. Average daily production is 240,000 barrels --- þ Synchronet þ [aceshigh.dyn.dhs.org] - Come fly our friendly skies! .