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Carbon Capture from Oil Sand Processing
September 9, 2012 | Reuters

One of the primary criticisms of extracting the oil from oil sands is the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced. Royal Dutch Shell is planning to spend $1.35 billion on a project that captures the carbon dioxide and store it in subsurface rock units.


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