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Japex: Hangingstone Oil Sands Project
January 24, 2013 | Japan Petroleum Exploration Company

Japan Petroleum Exploration Company plans to produce 20,000 barrels per day of bitumen from their Hangingstone oil sands project in Alberta Province, Canada. The project will use the steam-assisted gravity drainage method and will be increased to 30,000 barrels per day based upon performance.


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