bitumen
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Canadian exports of energy products rose a second consecutive month in September, increasing by 8.2% with a jump in shipments of crude oil and bitumen and higher prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The US has also sanctioned the ship's owner, Arihant Shipping Inc, and has accused the ship of transporting "hundreds of thousands of barrels of Iranian fuel oil and bitumen within the Gulf since July 2025".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
To produce oil there, the industry separates heavy oil, or bitumen, from the sands through an underground process that uses steam.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Volatile dilutants added to the heavy bitumen from Alberta enable it to flow through the pipeline.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
They also made a number of ropes and nets from the rind of the macoa-tree, and obtained a quantity of a kind of bitumen or pitch, useful on board ship.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Frederick Whymper
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