Fort McMurray, Alberta, CAN, 20090721: The Statoil SAG-D Processing Plant under construction.
The three steam generators are key to the SAG-D oil excavation.
SAG-D, Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage, makes a smaller footprint than open pit mining, but release more CO2 due to the extreme amounts of energy used in the excavation process.
Photo: Orjan F. Ellingvag/ Dagens Naringsliv