Bitumen: The people, performance and passions behind Alberta's oil sands

by Peter McKenzie-Brown and Earle Gray

This book covers the written record of Alberta's oil sands - the world's second-largest petroleum resource - from 1715 to the present day. The focus is on men and women who contributed to the enormous scientific and technological advances that enabled the oil sands sector to become a petroleum giant. Equally, it reviews recent developments that make much of the sector at best marginally economic.According to renowned petroleum historian Earle Gray,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1546452303
• ISBN13: 9781546452300
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"