
World Petroleum Council Guide to Unconventional Oil
- The third in a special series of Guides produced for the World Petroleum Council (WPC) as a definitive source of reference on the most pressing matters affecting global energy markets.
- 80 pages, softback, A5 sized
- November 2013
- English
- Contents
- Message from the Director General
- WPC Vision, Mission, Values and Principles
- WPC overview
- Introduction to unconventional oils
By Mark Blacklock - Shale oil and tight oil overview and environmental issues
By Georgia Lewis - Shale oil and tight oil global round-up
- Oil sands
By Wishart Robson - Upgrading in oil sands production
By Mike Ashar - Case study: The Canadian Long Lake Project
By John Birdgeneau - The Oil Sands Leadership Initiative
By Dr Vincent Saubestre - Heavy oil and extra-heavy oil
By Georgia Lewis - Case study: Residue decarbonisation for heavy oil
By Jigeng Liang and Yuzhen Zhang - Case study: In-situ upgrading
By Dr Stephen Larter and Dr Pedro Pereira-Almao - Case study: A new process for heavy oil upgrading
By Alberto Delbianco, Salvatore Meli, Lorenzo Tagliabue and Nicoletta Panariti - Gas-to-liquids
By Mark Blacklock - Case study: Shell’s evolution in GTL technology
By Niels Fabricus - Coal-to-liquids
By Georgia Lewis - Glossary
- Acknowledgements
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