Upgrader

Upgrader

An upgrader is a facility that upgrades bitumen (extra heavy oil) into synthetic crude oil. Upgrader plants are typically located close to oil sands production, for example, the Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada or the Orinoco tar sands in Venezuela.

ee also

* Canadian Centre for Energy Information
* History of the petroleum industry in Canada (oil sands and heavy oil)
* Scotford Upgrader
* Syncrude
* Suncor
* Visbreaker


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