P R O J E C T S TAT U S
04 14 project status
Athabasca Region Industrial Heartland Region Cold Lake Region
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Peace River Region Northwestern Saskatchewan
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CURRENT PROJECT
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION
SASKATCHEWAN REGION
SOUTH ATHABASCA REGION
INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND REGION
COLD LAKE REGION
NEW EXPORT PIPELINES
PEACE RIVER REGION
CURRENT PROJECT
•
CAPACITY
NEW INFORMATION THIS MONTH
START-UP
Fort Hills
REGULATORY STATUS
Updated: Feb 2014
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION — MINING
•
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Suncor says that project activities in 2014 are expected to focus on the completion of detailed engineering and procurement across all areas of the project, and construction of mine and extraction infrastructure including pilings and foundations.
Horizon
Updated: Dec 2013
Canadian Natural says that operating performance at Horizon has been strong since the company executed its first major turnaround in May 2013. Horizon SCO production in the third quarter was approximately 112,000 barrels per day. The overall phased expansion to 250,000 barrels per day is 30 per cent physically complete, with the first phase in that expansion, Reliability, 91 per cent physically complete and five per cent under budget. Phase 1 Reliability - Tranche 2 Phase 2A
135,000
2008
Operating
5,000
2014
Construction
10,000
2015
Construction
Phase 2B
45,000
2016
Construction
Phase 3
80,000
2017
Construction
Kearl
110,000
2013
Construction Approved Updated: May 2012
Phase 1
120,000
TBD
Application
Syncrude Canada Ltd. •
Mildred Lake/Aurora
Updated: Feb 2014
Base Mine Stage 1 & 2 Expansion
290,700
1978
Operating
Stage 3 Expansion
116,300
2006
Operating
TBD
Construction
Centrifuge Tailings Management
Operating
100,000
2016
Approved
Aurora SouthTrain 2
100,000
2018
Approved
TBD
2023
Announced
Mildred Lake Mine Extension (MLX)
110,000
2015
Construction
Phase 3
80,000
2020
Approved
Teck Resources Limited
Phase 4 Debottleneck
45,000
TBD
Approved
•
Updated: Dec 2013
TBD
Aurora SouthTrain 1
Phase 2
Jackpine
Frontier
Updated: Feb 2014
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency estimates the federal review schedule for the project application to be approximately two years, so 2015 is the earliest approval would be granted. Teck says that an exploration program is planned at Frontier in the winter of 2014 to provide additional data to support the regulatory review process and ongoing engineering work.
Phase 1A
100,000
2010
Operating
Phase 1B
100,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 1
74,600
2021
Application
Expansion
100,000
2017
Approved
Phase 2
84,000
2024
Application
Phase 3
79,300
2027
Application
Phase 4 Equinox
39,400
2030
Application
Muskeg River
Updated: Dec 2013
Minority partner Marathon Oil Corporation says the Athabasca Oil Sands Project has recently shown “outstanding” performance due to robust reliability and realizations, but is expecting significant planned downtime in the fourth quarter. Commercial
155,000
2002
Operating
Expansion & Debottlenecking
115,000
TBD
Approved
Pierre River
Updated: Feb 2014
Shell has informed regulators that it is indefinitely halting work on the Pierre River project. The company has asked that the regulatory approval process be suspended. Phase 1
100,000
2018
On Hold
Phase 2
100,000
TBD
On Hold
Suncor Energy Inc. •
TBD
Suncor considers Voyageur South to be a “longer-term” project and has not confirmed a start-up date.
Updated: Feb 2014
Shell Albian Sands
•
2017
20,000
Voyageur South
Imperial Oil says that Kearl gross bitumen production continues to ramp up. Production was impacted during the fourth quarter by harsh winter weather and equipment reliability issues that are being addressed. Production rates of 100,000 barrels per day have been reached, and ongoing activities to stabilize performance at these higher levels are progressing. The Kearl expansion project was 72 per cent complete at year-end and remains on target for a 2015 start-up. Phase 1
160,000
Debottleneck
Alberta has issued the final terms of reference for Syncrude’s MLX project.
Imperial Oil Limited •
Phase 1
Base Operations
Updated: Feb 2014
Suncor says that during the fourth quarter, maintenance was completed at its Upgrader 2 vacuum tower and related units. The company says that hot bitumen infrastructure commissioned in the third quarter of 2013 has increased the takeaway capacity of bitumen and unlocked additional mining production. Millennium Mine
Total E&P Canada Ltd. Joslyn North Mine
Updated: Mar 2013
Project partner Suncor Energy says an updated timing for the Joslyn sanction decision will be made available when it is ready. Phase 1
100,000
2021
Approved
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION — IN SITU Athabasca Oil Corporation Birch
Updated: Dec 2013
Athabasca says its work at Birch currently relates to regulatory compliance and preliminary engineering on future site access infrastructure. The company is currently reviewing the optimal size of the first project. Phase 1
12,000
TBD
Dover West Carbonates (Leduc)
Announced Updated: Dec 2013
A fourth production cycle for the TAGD pilot test was scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2013. Athabasca had been encouraged by results so far.
294,000
1967
Operating
4,000
2007
Operating
Millennium Debottlenecking
23,000
2008
Operating
Phase 1 Demonstration
6,000
2016
Approved
North Steepbank Extension
180,000
2012
Operating
Phase 2 Demonstration
6,000
TBD
Application
Steepbank Debottleneck Phase 3
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