bitumen
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But Carney's memorandum of understanding with Alberta to advance an initiative that involves piping bitumen to Canada's northwest Pacific coast and building a massive port to accommodate oil tankers has drawn outrage.
From Barron's
The tracks of the two companies don’t overlap, but connect in Kansas City, Mo., and would create the first direct route from Canada’s bitumen oil sands mines in Alberta to heavy crude refineries in Texas.
From Washington Post
It would create the first direct route from Canada’s bitumen oil sands mines in Alberta to heavy crude refineries in Texas.
From Washington Post
Natural bitumen, a tarlike substance, is thought to have come from the Dead Sea.
From Washington Post
The team also found bitumen from the Dead Sea, along with animal fats and beeswax, probably of local origin.
From Scientific American
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