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#REDIRECT [[Wabasca oil field]] |
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| name = Wabasco oil sands |
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| region = [[Alberta]] |
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| country = [[Canada]] |
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| offonshore = Onshore, unconventional |
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The '''Wabasco oil sands''' are the fourth largest deposit of [[oil sands]] (also known as tar sands) located in [[Alberta]], [[Canada]].<ref> |
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{{cite news |
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| url=http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=bJ4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=20MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2414,3655169&dq=cold-lake+oil-sand+|+tar-sand&hl=en |
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| title=An oil-hungry world eyes Alberta's sand |
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| publisher=[[Rome News-Tribune]] |
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| date=1973-11-23 |
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| author=Bruce Biossat |
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| accessdate=2010-06-22 |
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| quote=Great as is the Athabasca spread, where real scientific exploration began just 60 years ago, it's not the full story. Alberta hold three other oil sands deposits -- Wabasca just southwest of Athabasca, Cold Lake to the south, Peace River to the west. |
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{{cite news |
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| url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Premium-Petroleum-Corp-Increases-Lands-Position-to-11520-Acres-PINK-SHEETS-PPTL-771517.htm |
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| title=Premium Petroleum Corp. Increases Lands Position to 11,520 Acres |
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| publisher=[[Premium Petroleum Corp]] |
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| date=2007-09-19 |
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| accessdate=2010-06-22 |
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| quote=According to the Petroleum Economist: "Although tar sands occur in more than 70 countries, the bulk is found in Canada in four regions: Athabasca, Wabasca, Cold Lake, and Peace River; together covering an area of some 77,000 km2. |
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| url=http://www.anl.gov/PCS/acsfuel/preprint%20archive/Files/22_3_MONTREAL_06-77_0171.pdf |
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| title=The Chemistry of the Alberta Oil Sand Bitumen |
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| publisher=[[University of Alberta]] |
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| author=O.P. Strausz |
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| accessdate=2010-06-22 |
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The Wabasca deposit is located southwest of the larger [[Athabasca oil sands deposit]]. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Athabasca oil sands]] |
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* [[Cold Lake oil sands]] |
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* [[Melville Island oil sands]] |
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* [[Peace River oil sands]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Bituminous sands of Canada]] |
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