{"product_id":"developing-albertas-oil-sands-paul-chastko-9781552382448","title":"Developing Alberta's Oil Sands: From Karl Clark to Kyoto","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlberta'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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeveloping Alberta's Oil Sands\u003c\/em\u003e is the first comprehensive volume to examine the origins and development of the oil sands industry over the last century. It is essential reading for all those interested in the oil sands, including academics, politicians, policy-makers, those in the petroleum industry, and anyone curious about Alberta's economic development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Chastko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1552382443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552382448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Calgary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.71d","brand":"Paul Chastko","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44522550558975,"sku":"9781552382448","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5710fb8f-2a38-4856-a013-f89cee07f96e.jpg?v=1700157841","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/developing-albertas-oil-sands-paul-chastko-9781552382448","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}