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Form of petroleum primarily used in road construction
Bitumen (UK: /ˈbɪtʃʊmɪn/ BIH-chuum-in, US: /bɪˈtjuːmɪn, baɪ-/ bih-TEW-min, by-) is an immensely viscous constituent of petroleum. Depending on its exact
Bitumen
Type of unconventional oil deposit
sand, clay, and water, soaked with bitumen (a dense and extremely viscous form of petroleum). Significant bitumen deposits are reported in Canada, Kazakhstan
Oil_sands
Composite material used for paving
asphalt, blacktop, or pavement in North America, and tarmac, bitmac or bitumen macadam in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a composite material commonly
Asphalt_concrete
Oil and bitumen deposits in Alberta, Canada
known as the Athabasca tar sands, are large deposits of oil sands rich in bitumen, a heavy and viscous form of petroleum, in northeastern Alberta, Canada
Athabasca_oil_sands
Type of naturally occurring asphalt
Bitumen of Judea is a naturally occurring asphalt used since antiquity as a wood colorant, and in early photography as a light-sensitive coating. Bitumen
Bitumen_of_Judea
Thick, sticky, tar-like substance
Shilajit (Sanskrit: शिलाजित्) or Shilajatu (शिलाजतु; lit. mountain/rock bitumen/lac), is an organic-mineral product of predominantly biological origin
Shilajit
Fuel for industrial use
Bitumen-based fuel is fuel specifically developed for industrial use. Raw bitumen, processed from Bituminous rocks, has an extremely high viscosity. Bitumen
Bitumen-based_fuel
Historical type of medicine
"powdered human mummies". It originated from Arabic mūmiyā "a type of resinous bitumen found in Western Asia and used curatively" in traditional Islamic medicine
Mummia
Diluted bitumen (asphalt)
(diluted bitumen) is a bitumen diluted with one or more lighter petroleum products, typically natural-gas condensates such as naphtha. Diluting bitumen makes
Dilbit
Type of geomembrane
reinforcing geotextile to provide mechanical strength and elastomeric bitumen (often called asphalt in U.S.) to provide impermeability. Other components
Bituminous_geomembrane
Topics referred to by the same term
asphalt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Asphalt most often refers to: Bitumen, also known as "liquid asphalt cement" or simply "asphalt", a viscous form
Asphalt
Naturally occurring combustible liquid
include fuels such as gasoline (petrol), diesel, kerosene and jet fuel; bitumen, paraffin wax and lubricants; reagents used to make plastics; solvents
Petroleum
Roll roofing and waterproofing material
systems are designed to protect residential and commercial buildings. Bitumen (asphalt or coal-tar pitch) is a material made up of organic liquids that
Bituminous_waterproofing
Ethylene copolymer bitumen (ECB) is a black-colored mixture based on high quality polyethylene copolymers with different proportions of various special
Ethylene_copolymer_bitumen
Natural or manufactured resin
petroleum, coal tar, or plants. Pitch produced from petroleum may be called bitumen or asphalt, while plant-derived pitch, a resin, is known as rosin in its
Pitch_(resin)
Bitumen processing facility
Sturgeon Refinery also NWR Sturgeon Refinery is an 80,000 bbl/d (13,000 m3/d) bitumen refinery built and operated by North West Redwater Partnership (NWRP) in
Sturgeon_Refinery
Bitumen trade association of the United Kingdom
The Refined Bitumen Association is the trade association for UK bitumen companies. It was formed in 1968. In 2000, it formed the Asphalt Industry Alliance
Refined_Bitumen_Association
Oldest surviving camera photograph
4 in × 8.0 in) pewter plate thinly coated with bitumen of Judea, a naturally occurring asphalt. The bitumen hardened in the brightly lit areas, but in the
View from the Window at Le Gras
View_from_the_Window_at_Le_Gras
Form of asphalt
a naturally occurring soluble solid hydrocarbon, a form of asphalt (or bitumen) with a relatively high melting temperature. Its large-scale production
Asphaltite
Swedish naphthenic specialty products and bitumen manufacturer
Nynas AB is a Swedish manufacturer of naphthenic specialty products and bitumen products, serving electrification and infrastructure. Founded in 1928 as
Nynas
Pavement surface treatment
Chipseals are constructed by evenly distributing a thin base of hot tar, bitumen or asphalt onto an existing pavement and then embedding finely graded aggregate
Chipseal
Highly viscous liquid fossil fuel
its flow. Dilbit (diluted bitumen) is a means of transporting highly viscous hydrocarbons. Per the Alberta Oil Sands Bitumen Valuation Methodology, "Dilbit
Heavy_crude_oil
Road construction material
durability is a result of higher bitumen content, a thicker bitumen film, and lower air voids content. This high bitumen content also improves flexibility
Stone_mastic_asphalt
Process of bitumen treatment
Bitumen froth treatment is a process used in the Athabasca oil sands (AOS) bitumen recovery operations to remove fine inorganics—water and mineral particles—from
Froth treatment (Athabasca oil sands)
Froth_treatment_(Athabasca_oil_sands)
Austrian company
technologies to the world market and supplies complete process plants for: bitumen (Biturox), solvent deasphalting (SDA Plus), dewaxing and deoiling (Dewaxing
Pörner_Group
Place where natural hydrocarbons escape
times. The earliest known use of bitumen (natural asphalt) was by Neanderthals some 70,000 years ago, with bitumen adhered to ancient tools found at
Petroleum_seep
French inventor (1765–1833)
Niépce was the fact that the bitumen coating became less soluble after it had been left exposed to light. Niépce dissolved bitumen in lavender oil, a solvent
Nicéphore_Niépce
Registered trademark name for a bitumen-based fuel
Orimulsion is a registered trademark name for a bitumen-based fuel that was developed for industrial use by Intevep, the Research and Development Affiliate
Orimulsion
Long-term experiment measuring the flow of pitch
of a number of highly viscous liquids which appear solid, most commonly bitumen, also known as asphalt. At room temperature, tar pitch flows at a very
Pitch_drop_experiment
Facility that partially refines heavy crude oil
An upgrader is a facility that upgrades bitumen (extra heavy oil) into synthetic crude oil. Upgrader plants are typically located close to oil sands production
Upgrader
Technology used to produce heavy crude oil and bitumen
an enhanced oil recovery technology for producing heavy crude oil and bitumen. It is an advanced form of steam stimulation in which a pair of horizontal
Steam-assisted gravity drainage
Steam-assisted_gravity_drainage
Oil refinery in Ploiești, Prahova County
is also the sole producer of hexane and bitumen in Romania with a production capacity of 66,000 tons of bitumen per year. On 5 January 1905, the Vega Society
Vega_Refinery
Type of solid bitumen, or rock containing solid bitumen
interpreted as migrated petroleum, now in the form of metamorphosed bitumen. Solid-bitumen shungite is predominantly amorphous, though as with many carbon
Shungite
Swiss oil company
petroleum companies. In 2016, Puma Energy delivered its first cargo of bitumen in Nigeria under a joint venture with Wabeco Petroleum Ltd. In 2010 Puma
Puma_Energy
First permanent photographic process
Heliography is an early photographic process, based on the hardening of bitumen in sunlight. It was invented by Nicéphore Niépce around 1822. Niépce used
Heliography
Oil sands mining project in Alberta, Canada
project includes a surface oil sands mining and bitumen extraction plant, complemented by on-site bitumen upgrading with associated infrastructure. Initial
Horizon_Oil_Sands
Set of artifacts claimed to be a battery
a ceramic pot, a tube of copper, and a rod of iron fixed together with bitumen. It was discovered in present-day Khujut Rabu, Iraq in 1936, close to the
Baghdad_Battery
Trading and Bunkering, Oil Refining, Grease Manufacturing, Oil Terminals, Bitumen Manufacturing, and Shipping and Logistics. Gulf Petrochem was founded by
Gulf_Petrochem
Canadian oil sands production company
depends on steam-assisted gravity drainage and associated technology (heavy bitumen must first be brought to the surface). The company's main thermal project
MEG_Energy
Ornate wooden floor design
for modern floors. Parquet floors were formerly usually adhered with hot bitumen. Today modern cold adhesives are usually used. Parquet floors are usually
Parquet
City in al-Anbar, Iraq
ancient city of Is. In ancient times, the town was known for its bitumen wells; bitumen from the wells was used in the construction of Babylon over 3000
Hit,_Iraq
Country in Southeast Europe
that formed the Starčevo culture. The Albanian bitumen mines of Selenicë provide early evidence of bitumen exploitation in Europe, dating to Late Neolithic
Albania
Type of roof
mopping of bitumen is applied in two or more coats (usually three or four) as a hot liquid, heated in a kettle. A flooded coat of bitumen is applied over
Flat_roof
Baled asphalt
Petroleum Group, Bitubale is a green technology innovation for the global bitumen (asphalt) transport supply chain. Bitubales are produced in specially designed
Bitubale
Type of roofing system
synthetic rubber, thermoplastic (PVC or similar material), or modified bitumen. Membrane roofs are most commonly used in commercial application, though
Membrane_roofing
Ugandan road
The Koboko–Yumbe–Moyo Road is a road in the Northern Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Koboko, Yumbe, and Moyo. The road starts at Koboko, the
Koboko–Yumbe–Moyo_Road
British painter (1934–2001)
his creation paintings by riding a bicycle over a surface saturated with bitumen. From about 1965, Green withdrew from the art scene as a reaction to negative
William Green (action painter)
William_Green_(action_painter)
Mythical structure in the Hebrew Bible
was. It was built of burnt brick, cemented together with mortar, made of bitumen, that it might not be liable to admit water. When God saw that they acted
Tower_of_Babel
Canadian oil sands mining company
day (54,000 m3/d) of crude bitumen, a naturally occurring semi-solid form of crude oil. The mine product, diluted bitumen or dilbit, is sent to be upgraded
Albian_Sands
Canadian hydrocarbon exploration company
McMurray, Alberta. It includes a surface oil sands mining and bitumen extraction plant and bitumen upgrading with associated infrastructure. The company sanctioned
Canadian_Natural_Resources
Brand of bitumen sealant
Cariphalte is a brand of hot-pour rubberised bitumen sealant (bitumen technology) manufactured by Shell Bitumen, used for race track and expansion joints
Cariphalte
Roofing material
fibers fiberglass - longest lived Bitumen: bitumen - stiffens & hardens in winter, cracks in time modified bitumen - stays supple in winter, lasts better
Asphalt_roll_roofing
Historical reconstruction
tons). The Iraqi government prevented the export of local bitumen, which meant that inferior bitumen had to be used instead. As a result, the reconstructed
Finkel's replica of Babylonian ark
Finkel's_replica_of_Babylonian_ark
Italian automotive gasoline retailer
an Italian automotive gasoline, diesel, LPG, lubricants, fuel oil, and bitumen retailer established in 1926 and subsidiary of Eni S.p.A. In 2013 Agip
Agip
Type of solid, amorphous organic matter
soluble organic matter (i.e., bitumen) insoluble. Not all solid bitumens are pyrobitumens, in that some solid bitumens (e.g., gilsonite) are soluble in
Pyrobitumen
Method of extracting heavy crude oil
Resources use "employs cyclic steam or "huff and puff" technology to develop bitumen resources. This technology requires one well bore and the production consists
Steam injection (oil industry)
Steam_injection_(oil_industry)
Solid carbon-rich material
also produced in the production of synthetic crude oil (syncrude) from bitumen extracted from Canada's oil sands and from Venezuela's Orinoco oil sands
Petroleum_coke
North states. Bitumen was first discovered in 1900, with focused exploration beginning in 1905.The estimated probable reserves of bitumen in Ondo State
Mining_industry_of_Nigeria
Road in Uganda
road for upgrading through the conversion of the existing gravel road to bitumen surface and the building of bridges and drainage channels. Bids for engineering
Vurra–Arua–Koboko–Oraba_Road
Road in Northern Region of Uganda
Moroto–Nakapiripirit Road is a road in the Northern Region of Uganda. The road connects the towns of Moroto, the largest town in the Karamoja sub-region
Moroto–Nakapiripirit_Road
Large sedimentary basin in Canada
production to decrease by 35% over the same period. However, it also expects bitumen and synthetic crude oil from oil sands will considerably more than offset
Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
Western_Canada_Sedimentary_Basin
Airport in Anzac
the Long Lake lease using SAGD for in-situ bitumen production and OrCrude technology to upgrade the bitumen to PSC. The first phase of the project received
Long_Lake_(oil_sands)
Heavy organic molecular substances that are found in crude oil
distillation residue of some bitumens had asphalt-like properties.[citation needed] Asphaltenes in the form of asphalt or bitumen products from oil refineries
Asphaltene
Collective term for higher-quality coal
or black coal, is a type of coal containing a tar-like substance called bitumen or asphalt. Its coloration can be black or sometimes dark brown; often
Bituminous_coal
City walls of ancient Babylon
200 cubits high (c. 97 m or 318 ft), built of baked brick bonded with bitumen. Later classical writers largely repeated Herodotus. Strabo in Geography
Walls_of_Babylon
Naturally-occurring brown elastic substance
Elaterite, also known as aeonite, elasticite, elastic bitumen, or mineral caoutchouc, is a brown, often sticky, hydrocarbon. First discovered at Castleton
Elaterite
Crude oil refinery of Indian city of Kochi
Kochi Refinery also produces speciality grade bitumen products like Natural Rubber Modified Bitumen, Bitumen Emulsion etc. The Fuel Oil has been bench marked
Kochi_Refineries
2010 oil spill in Calhoun County, Michigan, US
1991 spill near Grand Rapids, Minnesota). The pipeline carries diluted bitumen (dilbit), a heavy crude oil from Canada's Athabasca oil sands to the United
Kalamazoo_River_oil_spill
a fire and killed one crew member. On the same day, a Honduras-flagged Bitumen ship was attacked and damaged by Iran. 3 March A fuel tank at Duqm Port
2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Oman
Cancelled Canadian pipeline project
was a proposed oil pipeline in Canada. It would have delivered diluted bitumen from Western Canada and North Western United States to Eastern Canada,
Energy_East
Canadian oil and gas company
development and production company active in the production and sale of bitumen in the Athabasca oil sands region. Connacher's shares used to trade on
Connacher_Oil_and_Gas
Art and practice of creating images by recording light
eight hours and probably several days), he sought to greatly improve his bitumen process or replace it with one that was more practical. In partnership
Photography
Type of road
surface has not been sealed with a pavement treatment, such as concrete or bitumen. An unpaved road can be a dirt road, whose surface is the native material
Unpaved_road
Former oil refinery in New South Wales, Australia
Wales. Bitumen and Oil Refineries (Australia) Limited (later named by the acronym Boral) commenced construction of Australia's first bitumen and oil
Matraville_Refinery
Asphalt pit or asphalt lake
with bitumen in Trinidad and Tobago. The lake has a maximum depth of 250 feet with an area of 100 acres, making it the largest deposit of solid bitumen on
Tar_pit
crude bitumen. The Shell Canada Scotford Upgrader at Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta has a capacity of 255,000 barrels per day (40,500 m3/d) of crude bitumen. The
Petroleum_industry_in_Canada
Ancient Mesopotamian city-state
site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar (Arabic: تَلّ ٱلْمُقَيَّر, lit. 'mound of bitumen') in Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq. Although Ur was a coastal city near the
Ur
Paleontological research site in Los Angeles
around a group of tar pits where natural asphalt (also called asphaltum, bitumen, or pitch; brea in Spanish) has seeped up from the ground for tens of thousands
La_Brea_Tar_Pits
Airport
Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 13R/31L 2,695 8,841 Bitumen 13L/31R 2,620 8,595 Bitumen Statistics (2025) Passengers 1,007,409 Passenger change 24–25
Trapani–Birgi_Airport
Ancient Mesopotamian city in Iraq
primarily of unbaked brick, with the occasional use of baked bricks or bitumen. Kasr – also called Palace or Castle, it was the location of the Neo-Babylonian
Babylon
Airport in Loiyangalani, Kenya
at 1,194 feet (364 m) above sea level, the airport has a single broken bitumen and stone runway which is 3,699 feet (1,127 m) long and 65 feet (20 m)
Loiyangalani_Airport
appeared dark and the bitumen relatively light. In partnership, Niépce in Chalon-sur-Saône and Louis Daguerre in Paris refined the bitumen process, substituting
History_of_photography
Road in Uganda
Authority The road with a bitumen surface, in varying degrees of disrepair was earmarked for improvement to class II bitumen surface, with shoulders, drainage
Mukono–Kayunga–Njeru_Road
Illyrian sanctuary
notably near Apollonia, in modern-day Albania. The location also featured bitumen mines, which, still functioning today, have held a crucial role throughout
Nymphaion_(fire_sanctuary)
Bitumen or extra heavy crude oil upgraded for transport
Synthetic crude is the output from a bitumen/extra heavy oil upgrader facility used in connection with oil sand production. It may also refer to shale
Synthetic_crude
British multinational oil and gas company
lubricants sales, and a host of other product/market sectors such as LPG and bitumen. The practice in Shell was that these businesses were essentially local
Shell_plc
Style of Soviet apartment
panels, though some are made out of brick. The roof is flat and coated with bitumen. A drain is also installed on the roof. The number of rooms in a brezhnevka
Brezhnevka
International airport in Cinisi, Sicily, Italy
Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 3,326 10,912 Bitumen 02/20 2,068 6,784 Bitumen Statistics (2025) Passengers 9,220,905 Passenger change 24–25
Palermo_Airport
cedar shake is not the same as a cedar shingle. Asphalt shingle made of bitumen embedded in an organic or fiberglass mat, usually covered with colored
List of commercially available roofing materials
List_of_commercially_available_roofing_materials
1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union
self-disassembly occurs rapidly in fizzle events. Contrary to safety regulations, bitumen, a combustible material, had been used in the construction of the roof
Chernobyl_disaster
Plant used for the manufacture of forms of coated roadstone
dust). These materials are then heated and coated with a binder, usually bitumen or tar, however tar was removed from BS4987 (the British Standard for Coated
Asphalt_plant
Road in Uganda
road for upgrading through the conversion of the existing gravel road to bitumen surface and the building of bridges and drainage channels. CODA & Partners
Ishaka–Kagamba_Road
Provincial Historic Resource in Alberta, Canada
Between 1925 and the 1950s, it was the site of early attempts to extract bitumen from the Athabasca oil sands that contributed to the development of commercially
Bitumount
Iranian oil executive (born 1983)
cited as managing director of the Iranian Oil Refining Company (a major bitumen exporter). In 2018 he was identified as a senior official at the Jey Oil
Majid_Azami
Soviet firefighter
super-heated graphite and fuel assemblies igniting the bitumen covered roof. The burning bitumen quickly became a hindrance to the men on the roof, as
Mykola_Tytenok
Road in South Sudan
The Juba–Nimule Road is a road in South Sudan connecting the capital city of Juba in the Eastern Equatoria and the town of Nimule in Magwi County. The
Juba–Nimule_Road
Airport in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Surface ft m 14L/32R 11,995 3,656 Bitumen 14R/32L 11,995 3,656 Bitumen 1̶3̶/3̶3̶ 8̶5̶0̶0̶ 2̶5̶9̶0̶ B̶i̶t̶u̶m̶e̶n̶ Statistics (July 2024 – June 2025)
Skardu_International_Airport
Economic sector
Electric motors Home appliances Transformers Chemicals Coal & oil refining Bitumen Coke Diesel fuel Fuel oil Gasoline Jet fuel Kerosene Mineral oil Paraffin
Tabletop_game_industry
Road in Rwanda
improved to class II bitumen standard, with shoulders, drainage channels and culverts. In 2018, the upgrade of the road to grade II bitumen standard, with culverts
Kagitumba–Kayonza–Rusumo_Road
to refine a liquid fuel (which he would later call kerosene) from coal, bitumen and oil shale; it burned more cleanly and was cheaper than whale oil. James
History of the petroleum industry
History_of_the_petroleum_industry
BITUMEN
BITUMEN
Surname or Lastname
English (southwestern England and South Wales)
English (southwestern England and South Wales) : apparently from tar (Old English te(o)ru), and applied perhaps to someone who worked with tar or bitumen in waterproofing ships.Possibly an altered spelling of German Tharr, of uncertain origin.
BITUMEN
BITUMEN
Female
English
(ΔωÏίς) Greek name DORIS means "bounty" and "unmixed, pure." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of the sea, consort of Nereus and mother of the Nereids (sea nymphs).Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Crawshaw.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Satyapal | ஸதà¯à®¯à®ªà®¾à®²
Ruler of truth
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Smile
Boy/Male
German
Divides.
Girl/Female
American, Indian
Very Attractive
Female
French
French form of Greek Melissa, MÉLISSA means "honey-sap."
Boy/Male
Indian
A well-known sahabi
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Adhering to Faith / God
Boy/Male
Muslim
Someone who is religiously inclined, God gift (Celebrity Name: Emraan Hashmi)
BITUMEN
BITUMEN
BITUMEN
BITUMEN
BITUMEN
v. t.
To deprive of bitumen.
n.
An impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly fetid odor when burning.
n.
A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; -- called also mineral caoutchouc, and elastic bitumen.
a.
Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen; containing bitumen.
v. t.
To prepare, treat, impregnate, or coat with bitumen.
n.
A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor.
n.
A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below).
v. t.
To treat or impregnate with bitumen; to cement with bitumen.
n.
The act of depriving of bitumen.
n.
A composition of bitumen, pitch, lime, and gravel, used for forming pavements, and as a water-proof cement for bridges, roofs, etc.; asphaltic cement. Artificial asphalt is prepared from coal tar, lime, sand, etc.
n.
Bitumen.
a.
Containing no bitumen; not bituminous.
a.
Producing bitumen.
n.
Bitumen.
a.
Smeared with bitumen.
n.
Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew's pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc. See Asphalt.
a.
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
n.
Mineral coal charred, or depriver of its bitumen, sulphur, or other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven, or by distillation, as in gas works. It is lagerly used where / smokeless fire is required.
n.
Earth pitch; a soft, black bitumen of the consistence of tar, and of a strong smell. It is inflammable, and intermediate between petroleum and asphalt.
n.
By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petroleums, and even the light, volatile naphthas.