Jobs in the petroleum industry are some of the most sought after positions in Wood Buffalo. This issue of the Labour Market News examines employment in the upstream sector of the petroleum industry, which includes exploration, production, and various scientific, technical, service and supply companies.

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Oil sands—surface mining and in-situ recovery

Oil sands are basically oil mixed with sand. This oil, called bitumen, is thick and heavy and cannot be extracted by conventional means of oil wells. There are two ways to separate the oil from the sand—surface mining (open-pit mining) and in-situ recovery.

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