The term "tar sands" is a colloquialism coined by early industry to describe the oil sands deposits found in northern Alberta. "Oil sands" is an accurate term.
Canada’s energy future lies in the oil sands. Our country possesses approximately 174 billion barrels of oil that can be recovered with today’s technology. Of that number, 169 billion are located in the oil sands.
Garrett Brown of ConocoPhillips is part of the team that is applying new thinking to reforestation in the oil sands. Drawing on research from the University of Alberta, they are helping forests get started faster.
Learn what the oil sands are and how they’re developed.
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