CN Develops Bitumen Pucks That Float in Water to Move Oilsands Crude to Every Corner of the Globe

[Anonymous]

Western Canadians are resourceful people. But, this is not a substutute for the pipelines to tidewater that is holding this country back. It will help and we will take it.



CN lining up partners to make bitumen pucks that can be shipped in open rail car, float in water

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cn-rail-pucks-canapux-polymer-1.4960173">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ ... -1.4960173">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cn-rail-pucks-canapux-polymer-1.4960173



Company spent years developing technology that mixes and coats the heavy, sticky oil with polymer plastic



Canadian National Railway Co. says it is planning to build a pilot plant worth up to $50 million next year to create pucks made of oilsands bitumen to transport by rail and ships to customers around the world.



CN has been working for years on a technology that mixes and coats the heavy, sticky oil with polymer plastic, creating a pellet-shaped product called CanaPux that can be shipped in an open rail car and will float if spilled into water.



James Cairns, vice-president of petroleum and chemicals at CN, says the railway is in discussions with the federal and Alberta governments, along with potential oilsands industry partners and the Heart Lake First Nation of northern Alberta, to fund the 10,000-barrel-per-day pilot plant.



He says he hopes pilot project costs will be split into thirds between CN, government and industry.



If the pilot succeeds, CN would build a commercial-sized plant with capacity to convert up to 50,000 barrels per day of heavy crude.



Cairns says the company has signed a memorandum of understanding with an unnamed Asian customer who is interested in importing the pucks to his country and separating the oil and polymer for processing and sale.

[Gaon]

That seems expensive. Adding all those processes to it from the shipping end and when it reaches customers.

[Bricktop]

Puck me!!!!

[Anonymous]

Western Canadians are resourceful people. But, this is not a substutute for the pipelines to tidewater that is holding this country back. It will help and we will take it.



CN lining up partners to make bitumen pucks that can be shipped in open rail car, float in water

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cn-rail-pucks-canapux-polymer-1.4960173">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ ... -1.4960173">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cn-rail-pucks-canapux-polymer-1.4960173



Company spent years developing technology that mixes and coats the heavy, sticky oil with polymer plastic



Canadian National Railway Co. says it is planning to build a pilot plant worth up to $50 million next year to create pucks made of oilsands bitumen to transport by rail and ships to customers around the world.



CN has been working for years on a technology that mixes and coats the heavy, sticky oil with polymer plastic, creating a pellet-shaped product called CanaPux that can be shipped in an open rail car and will float if spilled into water.



James Cairns, vice-president of petroleum and chemicals at CN, says the railway is in discussions with the federal and Alberta governments, along with potential oilsands industry partners and the Heart Lake First Nation of northern Alberta, to fund the 10,000-barrel-per-day pilot plant.



He says he hopes pilot project costs will be split into thirds between CN, government and industry.



If the pilot succeeds, CN would build a commercial-sized plant with capacity to convert up to 50,000 barrels per day of heavy crude.



Cairns says the company has signed a memorandum of understanding with an unnamed Asian customer who is interested in importing the pucks to his country and separating the oil and polymer for processing and sale.

 

[Anonymous]

Puck me!!!!

Trudeau pucked us.