Vision to 2030

Canada's oil sands will be a world leader in adding value to its products for its customers. The industry will employ technologies and processes to produce products that are at the lowest possible cost, that have reduced energy inputs, and that minimize the environmental, health and safety impacts associated with oil sands production and conversion.

The Alberta Chamber of Resources is sponsoring the Oil Sands Technology Roadmap initiative. The intention of this initiative is to produce a Roadmap that will help lead the implementation of a vision of the industry that is competitive, economical and respectful of its environmental footprint, while also achieving the production goal of five million barrels per day by 2030. In looking ahead to 2030, the Roadmap will evaluate the challenges and concerns facing the industry in achieving these goals and it will analyze potential technology directions to address these challenges. Once the technologies have been identified, the roadmapping process will work backwards to identify gaps and develop the plan of how to arrive at the destination. Part of the roadmapping process involves the design of collaborative research projects that will be necessary to develop the identified technologies. The end result of the roadmapping process will be a written document useful for a variety of purposes such as strategic planning, establishing research directions, or setting of government policy.

	Steering Committee
	Contribution Acknowledgements
	Final Roadmap Document

Final Report
January 30, 2004

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