The Oil Sands
TBA

Alberta is at the beginning of an “Oil Sands boom”, with recoverable reserves second only to Saudi Arabia. Bitumen production is climbing annually as new projects come on stream and huge investments are planned for the future.

In this new course, we:

• Review the importance of the Oil Sands as well as their geology, their origin and their history of development
• Document the land holdings and the extraction and production methods, both mining and in-situ projects
• Highlight the current developments by the major players
• Examine the economics, production, reserves and marketing aspects of the Oil Sands
• Discuss some of the technical and social issues surrounding their development

This is a ‘general interest’ course designed to summarize the processes followed in turning bitumen into world-class crude oil, and to outline the challenges and opportunities for the future.

Anyone involved or interested in the Oil Sands, such as technical staff, investor groups, service companies, financial institutions, will find this course provides the essential background on which to capitalize on future opportunities, and the course manual will be a very useful reference.

What People Say:

"It was a perfect introductory course. I would recommend any of Ayrton's courses. Good job, thanks for not putting me to sleep!"

"Everything outlined in the course description was covered. As a visual learner, the illustrations helped greatly and the manual will be a great reference."

"This course is great for anyone becoming involved in the oil sands."

"Hands-on exercises and the geology information, fabulous! The one course I've taken that I really enjoyed."