oil sand

基本解释

Oil sand deposits are easier to access than crude from offshore wells.
而且相比离案油井来说，含油砂沉积物相比之下更加容易获得。
Oil sand deposits can consistently produce petroleum products for around 50 years.
加拿大的含油砂沉积物可以在大约50年左右的时间里持续产出石油产品。
Oil sand mining began in Alberta in 1967.That first mine is closest to the Athabasca River in the top image (1984).
阿伯达省的油砂矿开始于1967年，最早的矿井是上图（1984年）中离阿萨巴斯卡河最近的那个。

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At the enormous oil sand strip mine, shovel cranes drop 100-ton loads of sand into 400-ton dump trucks.
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油砂
The preferable temperature is 540℃ for No.2 oil sand and 560℃ for No.6 oil sand, The maximum oil yield of No.2 oil sand is 12.55%, and 7.18% of No.6 oil sand.
2号油砂的较佳热解温度为540℃,热解最高油产率为12.55%;6号油砂的较佳热解温度为560℃,最高油产率为7.18%。
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油砂