Abstract: A heavy oil lifting device and a heavy oil lifting method are provided. The device includes: a plurality of liquid injection pumps each including a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet and configured to intake in liquid and discharge the liquid after pressurization; a control valve including a first end and a second end, the liquid outlets of the plurality of liquid injection pumps are connected with the first end; a power liquid transmission pipe connected with the second end and configured to transmit the liquid after pressurization; an operation pump connected with the power liquid transmission pipe, and the liquid after pressurization is used as power liquid to drive the operation pump to reciprocate; the control valve is in switchable communication with the liquid injection pump so that the power liquid transmission pipe is in switchable communication with the liquid injection pump.