The Economics of Unconventional is in conjunction with:
Unconventional Oils and the Environment (ENV 2011) Unconventional Oil Technology (TECH 2011) Environmental Management and Engineering (EME 2011) Modelling and Simulation (MS 2011) This conference will be a major forum for international researchers and practitioners interested in all areas of unconventional oils, including oil and tar sands, oil shales, heavy oils, and other hydrocarbons that do not flow.
Topics will include:
- Economic value of unconventional oil
- Employment and labour income
- Financing
- Forecasting
- Government revenues through royalties
- Historical analysis and future projections
- Implementing controls
- Project management
- Putting water in the cost equation
- Quality control
- Real timelines and real costs
- Supply chain management
- The value of risk
- Vulnerability and threat assessment
