Heavy Crude Oil: A Global Analysis and Outlook


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • Summary of findings
  • Technology 
  • Assumptions and inputs

REGIONAL HEAVY OIL AND BITUMEN OUTLOOK

  • Introduction
    Definitions of heavy oil, extra heavy oil and bitumen and quality grades
    Table - Definition of regions used in the report
    Occurrence and characteristics of heavy oil and bitumen
    Table: Global resources and recoverable reserves
  • North America
    Resources and state of development
    Canada
    - Potential constraints to oil sands development
    - Costs and economics
    - Condensate supplies
    - Energy inputs
    - Environmental impacts
    - Water
    Mexico
    United States
    - Forecasts
    - Political, environmental and regulatory considerations
    North America Heavy Oil Disposition
    United States
    - PADD I
    - PADD II
    - PADD III
    - PADD IV
    - PADD V
    Canada
    - PADD I
    - PADD II
    - PADD III
    - PADD IV
    - PADD V
    Pipelines
    Mexico
  • South America
    Brazil
    Venezuela
    Columbia, Ecuador and Peru
    South America Heavy Crude Disposition
  • Europe, Russia and Central Asia
    United Kingdom
    Norway
    Continental Europe
    Russia & CIS
    Europe, Russia & CIS Heavy Crude Disposition
  • Middle East
    Iran
    Iraq
    Kuwait
    Oman
    Saudi Arabia
    Syria
    Middle East Heavy Crude Disposition
  • Asia Pacific
    China
    Indonesia
    India
    Asia Pacific Heavy Crude Disposition
  • Africa
    Angola
    Chad and Cameroon
    Egypt
    Madagascar
    Nigeria
    Other countries
    Africa Heavy Crude Disposition

    TECHNOLOGY, CONSTRAINTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

  • Upstream technologies
    Cold production methods
    Thermal recovery methods
    Solvent processes
  • Upgrading technologies
    Recent upgrading processes
    Newer upgrading processes
    Partial upgrading
    Greenhouse gas emissions reduction technologies
  • Summary and implications
    Resources
    Upstream development summary
    Production forecasts
    Refining summary
    Crude disposition summary