Patents Assigned to North American Oil Sands Corporation
  • Process for treating a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock and a product obtained therefrom
    Publication number: 20070108098
    Abstract: A process for treating a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock is disclosed. The process involves separating the feedstock into a residue component and a light component, the residue component having a lower API gravity than the light component and treating at least a portion of the light component to produce a synthetic transport diluent suitable for combining with at least a portion of the residue component to produce a product which meets applicable criteria for pipeline transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: North American Oil Sands Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard Flint, Patrick Carlson, Gareth Crandall