Athabasca oil sands

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:oil
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Athabasca_tar_sands
gptkbp:area ~142,200 square kilometers
gptkbp:canExtract surface mining
in-situ
gptkbp:controversy climate change
environmental impact
indigenous rights
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:discoveredBy late 18th century
gptkbp:economicImportance major contributor to Alberta's GDP
gptkbp:environmentalImpact greenhouse gas emissions
water usage
land disturbance
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Asia
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstOperator Great Canadian Oil Sands (now Suncor)
gptkbp:firstProduced 1967
gptkbp:fuelType extra-heavy crude oil
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Athabasca oil sands
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Alberta
gptkbp:mainExtractionTechnology open-pit mining
cyclic steam stimulation (CSS)
steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD)
upgrading
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Athabasca_River
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Anzac
gptkb:Fort_Chipewyan
gptkb:Fort_McKay
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Athabasca_River
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Fort_McMurray
gptkbp:notableTransaction largest oil sands deposit in the world
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Syncrude
gptkb:Imperial_Oil
gptkb:Canadian_Natural_Resources_Limited
gptkb:Suncor_Energy
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Western_Canadian_Sedimentary_Basin
gptkbp:pipeline gptkb:Keystone_pipeline
gptkb:Trans_Mountain_pipeline
gptkb:Enbridge_pipeline_system
gptkbp:policy gptkb:Alberta_Oil_Sands_Royalty_Regime
gptkbp:product bitumen
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern air quality
water contamination
gptkbp:recoverableReserves ~165 billion barrels
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Alberta_Energy_Regulator
gptkbp:resourceEstimate ~1.7 trillion barrels
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Cree
gptkb:Dene
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Wood_Buffalo_National_Park
gptkbp:upgradedProduct synthetic crude oil
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alberta_(outside_the_Rockies)
gptkb:northeastern_Alberta
gptkb:Canadian_Natural_Resources
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6