dilbit
Noun
Meaning
dilbit (countable and uncountable, plural dilbits)
An oil-like substance consisting of bitumen derived from tar sands or other sources diluted with natural gas condensates such as naptha that may be processed in a manner similar to petroleum.
The new dilbit pipeline will run alongside the oil one.
Most dilbits are similar in consistency to intermediate fuel oils.
Examples
Enbridge's Line 6B, a 30-inch crude oil pipeline, ruptured in Marshall, Michigan on July 25, 2010, mentioned above, spilled at least 843,000 gallons of dilbit.
Previous dilbit spill remediation difficulties One of the major concerns about dilbit is the difficulty in cleaning it up.
AHS is a partially upgraded dilbit produced from the Scotford Upgrader.
The end product is referred to by the generic term “dilbit” or “synbit,” but there may be dozens of different varieties.
Typically, diluted bitumen (or dilbit) is 70 to 80 per cent bitumen, and 20 to 30 per cent diluent.
We hear over & over from the Trudeau liberals that massive industrial land-gouging in northern Alberta and disruptive pipelines with the enormous risk of dilbit spills in our coastal waters is in the "national interest."