Nikhil Agarwal -1369 6117Mine 303

Oil Sands Presentation1. Very detailed presentation and very good presenting skills2. Wide range of topics were covered and I learnt about new and unique opportunities in the oil sands3. Very effective use of the pictures, graphs and informatics.4. The slides had few words and more explanation.5. Oil prices have recently plummeted6. Saudi is selling cheap oil to stop the shale gas boom in U.S7. Two types of oil pricesa. WTI (Conventional Oil)b. WCS ( Oil sands)8. Two methods to get oil from oil sandsa. In situ i. Use of steam injection to extractb. Open pit miningi. Truck and shovel mining method9. Fort Mc is a land locked location. Hard to transport the oila. There is a major protest for pipelinesb. Therefore, harder to stay in business for companies investing in oil sands10. Safety is the top priority at the oil sand sites. a. Emphasis on safety is really important and it was very well discussed during the presentation11. Various co op experiencesa. Tailings Plannerb. Short Range dump and dyke plannerc. Haul Truck driver Big safety issued. MSE (mechanically stabilized wall) project12. Very good explanation about importance of communication and maintaining relations with the operators13. Good information on dykes and tailings14. Reference could have been done in a professional manner 15. Not all photos are cited 16. All the members spoke loud and clearly and made good eye contact17. Learnt how tailings is processed in an oil sands operation