Definition of BITUMEN

Other Words from bitumen

bituminization \ bə-ˌtyü-mə-nə-ˈzā-shən

, bī- , -ˌtü- \ noun

bituminize \ bə-ˈtyü-mə-ˌnīz

, bī- , -ˈtü- \ transitive verb

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Crude-bitumen extraction in the western province of Alberta expanded in the month after maintenance and other shutdowns occurred at some facilities in April. — Kim Mackrael, WSJ, "Canada GDP Rose in May, Beating Expectations," 31 July 2018 While an oil bottleneck in Alberta this year has caused bitumen to trade at a discount of about $40 to West Texas Intermediate, railroad companies are quickly adding capacity. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "A Judicial Keystone Kop," 13 Nov. 2018 Utah has the nation’s largest deposits of raw oil sand, or bitumen — enough to produce as much as 15 billion barrels of oil and potentially more, according to the Utah Geological Survey. — Clifford Krauss, The Seattle Times, "Canadian firm tests new process to turn Utah sands into oil," 27 Aug. 2018 In April, Canada’s trade surplus with the U.S. widened for the first time in six months, with exports to the U.S. up 3.2% on higher exports of crude oil and crude oil bitumen. — Kim Mackrael, WSJ, "Canada’s Trade Deficit Narrowed In April," 6 June 2018 In Alberta, tar sands are mined in massive open-pit operations and must be partially processed to create a crude known as diluted bitumen before it is sent by pipeline or rail to be refined into gasoline and other petroleum products. — Alan Freeman, Washington Post, "Two of Canada’s biggest provinces are feuding over an oil pipeline. Trudeau is caught in the middle.," 25 May 2018 The project was approved by the federal government in late 2016 but suffered a setback this year when the British Columbia government proposed limiting any increase in shipments of diluted bitumen amid concerns about spills. — Kevin Orland, Bloomberg.com, "Kinder Throws Pipeline Into Doubt, Dealing Major Blow to Oil Sands," 9 Apr. 2018 The project was approved by the federal government in late 2016 but suffered a setback this year when the British Columbia government proposed limiting any increase in shipments of diluted bitumen amid concerns about spills. — Houston Chronicle, "Kinder Morgan's Canadian pipeline thrown into doubt," 9 Apr. 2018 That’s equal to between $33 and $38 a barrel at current bitumen prices versus $35 a barrel for heavy Western Canadian Select, an oil-sands benchmark, data compiled by Bloomberg show. — Robert Tuttle, Bloomberg.com, "Oil Sands Upgraders May Make a Comeback Amid Pipeline Crises," 12 Mar. 2018

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