With World oil demand increasing in the face of limited supplies, increasing attention is
turning towards non-conventional oil sources as a means to relieve the pressure exerted on …

The primary method for heavy oil and bitumen production across the world is still in-situ
steam-based technology. There are some drawbacks associated with steam-driven heavy …

Heavy oil, commonly defined by high density, viscosity, and heavy components
distinguishing it from light oil, has a peculiar nature with respect to emulsification. In this …

With around 7trillion-barrel reserves and recent increases in oil demand, there is no doubt
that there will be a tremendous demand on the development of heavy oil/bitumen (HO-B) …

Conventional heavy oil and bitumen thermal recovery is currently facing increasing energy
demands and climate-related challenges. Dimethyl ether (DME) as a renewable and …

An accurate evaluation of the shale oil mobility is crucial to its cost-effective exploitation. This
study presents a method to assess shale oil mobility by integrating the pore structure and oil …

Abstract A model–FUNNEL-GHG-OS (FUNdamental ENgineering PrinciplEs-based ModeL
for Estimation of GreenHouse Gases in the Oil Sands) was developed to estimate project …

В нефтях наряду с основными углеводородными компонентами присутствуют
соединения, молекулы которых построены из полициклических ароматических или …

Data on the structure of oil asphaltene molecules and their aggregation routes is
systematized. The possible phase transitions in asphaltene nano-aggregates and their …

Nowadays, there is a significant increase in the share of unconventional oil reserves such as
heavy and extra-heavy oils as well as natural bitumen among the total balance of extracted …