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Oil industry taking steps towards reducing environmental impact

July 22, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Suncor facilty near Fort McMurray - photo by Dan Barnes

Suncor facilty near Fort McMurray – photo by Dan Barnes

GE and Suncor Energy have agreed to spend upwards of $18-million on technology to cut greenhouse gas emissions and water use in the oil sands.

They are not the only two companies involved.

 

 

COSIA - Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance

courtesy: Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance

Others are members of Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance, ‎an environmental technology sharing initiative.

One deal would see a pilot project aimed at treating water at steam-driven oil sands developments.

(source: The Globe and Mail)

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, News Tagged With: Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance, COSIA, Environment, GE.Suncor Energy, greenhouse gas, oil sands, water

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