Developing Alberta's Oil Sands: From Karl Clark to Kyoto [Hardcover]

Paul A. Chastko (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1552381242 | ISBN-13: 978-1552381243 | Publication Date: May 30, 2005

Alberta's oil sands represent a vast and untapped oil reserve that could reasonably supply all of Canada's energy needs for the next 475 years. With an estimated 300 billion barrels of recoverable oil at stake, the quest to develop this natural resource has been undertaken by many powerful actors, both nationally and internationally. Using research that integrates the economic, political, scientific, and business factors that have been influential in discovering and developing the sands, this book provides a comprehensive history of the oil sands project and a window on the nature of the complex relationships between industry, government, and transnational players. This book is the first comprehensive volume that examines the origins and development of the oil sands industry over the last century.

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About the Author

Paul Chastko earned his PhD in history from Ohio University and is currently working as an energy consultant in Calgary, Alberta.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Calgary Pr (May 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552381242
• ISBN-13: 978-1552381243
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,379,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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