When extracted from the ground, bitumen from the oil sands has the consistency of peanut butter and is too thick to be transported by pipeline. Therefore, it is either upgraded to a lighter synthetic crude oil (SCO) or diluted with a light hydrocarbon-like condensate. iStockphoto photo.
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