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The Cold Lake oil sands are a large deposit of oil sands (also known as tar sands) located near Cold Lake, Alberta.〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕 Cold Lake is east of Alberta's capital, Edmonton, near Alberta's border with Saskatchewan, and a small portion of the Cold Lake field lies in Saskatchewan. In 2013, a major oil spill occurred, with bitumen seeping through the soil, killing wildlife. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. has been unable to stop an underground oil blowout that has killed numerous animals and contaminated a lake, forest, and muskeg at its operations in Cold Lake, Alta.〔(‘Nobody understands’ spills at Alberta oil sands operation ). Toronto Star. Retrieved 2013-07-29.〕 This is a new kind of spill, with no known way to stop it. It had been going on for several weeks (maybe even months) before it was reported to the public.〔(Cold Lake oil spill leaking for months: Documents ). O Canada. Retrieved 2013-07-29.〕 In 1980 a plant in Cold Lake was one of just two oil sands plants under construction in Alberta.〔 In 1980 Canada's federal government was considering dropping its assistance in the development of Alberta's oil sand in favor of offshore oil deposits east of Newfoundland and Labrador. Some of the oil sands in the Cold Lake deposit have a low enough density that they can be extracted through drilling, as opposed to mining.〔 〕 ==See also== * Athabasca oil sands * Peace River oil sands * Melville Island oil sands * Wabasco oil sands * List of articles about Canadian tar sands 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cold Lake oil sands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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