Sungkyunkwan University’s project group opens Alberta office to validate oil sands technologies

Sungkyunkwan University’s unconventional oil technology development project group opened a local office in Calgary, Alberta, on Tuesday to expand international cooperation in oil sands production technologies. The opening marks a significant milestone, establishing a foothold in Canada to commercialize Korea-developed oil sands plant technologies and bring them to the global market, the university said Wednesday. The group has been implementing the “Unconventional Oil Technology for Production Plants with Innovative Construction and Enhanced Engineering Research” project since 2022 to develop technologies for oil sands extraction. The project is a national research and development (R&D) initiative led by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and supported by the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA). Through the Canadian demonstration program, the group plans to open the way for the commercialization and global expansion of Korean plant equipment and technologies based on operational data and expertise gained from field operation. The university