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TurnedTheCorner · 08-19-2012, 09:14 PM

But dilbit is all that is getting produced for the most part, right? Some projects have upgraders planned, but isn't most of what's getting produced simply bitumen anyway? That's what I think is confusing me. Regardless of whether there's termnals in BC or not, or an additional refinery in BC, or not, isn't it mostly bitumen that is getting sold from the oilsands? At whatever the market rate is for bitumen?

Thanks for the explanations.

08-19-2012, 09:14 PM	#44
TurnedTheCorner Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Nov 2003 Exp:	But dilbit is all that is getting produced for the most part, right? Some projects have upgraders planned, but isn't most of what's getting produced simply bitumen anyway? That's what I think is confusing me. Regardless of whether there's termnals in BC or not, or an additional refinery in BC, or not, isn't it mostly bitumen that is getting sold from the oilsands? At whatever the market rate is for bitumen? Thanks for the explanations.