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I think very heavy is an understatement you could probably call it soft pitch. Alberta tar sands is similar, thick crude oil mixed with sand, but I don't think

I think very heavy is an understatement you could probably call it soft pitch. Alberta tar sands is similar, thick crude oil mixed with sand, but I don't think it's anywhere near as thick as the oil in Venezuela.

Animats 10y ago
What comes out of the Alberta tar sands is basically asphalt. It has to go through an "upgrader" before it can go into a pipeline. This is an "upgrader"[1] [1] http://jirirezac.photoshelter.com/image/I0000y08u1qUWSHA http://jirirezac.photoshelter.com/image/I0000y08u1qUWSHA