P R O J E C T S TAT U S
05 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
Horizon
Updated: Mar 2014
Canadian Natural says that Horizon achieved strong and reliable operating performance for all of 2013. The 2013 fourth-quarter production volumes of 112,273 barrels per day represents a 35 per cent increase from 2012 fourth-quarter levels, which the company says indicates a stepchange in safe, steady and reliable production. The overall Phase 2/3 expansion is 34 per cent physcially complete, and projects under construction continue to trend at or below cost estimates. 135,000
2008
Operating
5,000
2014
Construction
Phase 2A
12,000
2015
Construction
Phase 2B
45,000
2016
Construction
Phase 3
80,000
2017
Construction
Reliability - Tranche 2
Kearl
COLD LAKE REGION
NEW EXPORT PIPELINES
Phase 1
110,000
2013
Operating
Phase 2
110,000
2015
Construction
Phase 3
80,000
2020
Approved
Phase 4 Debottleneck
45,000
TBD
Phase 1
Approved
Jackpine 100,000
2010
Operating
Phase 1B
100,000
TBD
Approved
Expansion
100,000
2017
Muskeg River
START-UP
Phase 1
TBD
On Hold
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.
Updated: Feb 2014 Operating Operating
TBD
Construction
Centrifuge Tailings Management
TBD
Aurora South Train 1
100,000
2016
Approved
Aurora South Train 2
100,000
2018
Approved
TBD
2023
Announced
Mildred Lake Mine Extension (MLX) Teck Resources Limited 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 would be 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 1
74,600
2021
Application
Phase 2
84,000
2024
Application
Phase 3
79,300
2027
Application
Phase 4 Equinox
39,400
2030
Application
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
100,000
Application
2006
•
Phase 2
TBD
1978
Approved
Suncor Energy Inc.
120,000
116,300
Operating
On Hold
Approved Updated: May 2012
290,700
TBD
TBD
Construction
Stage 3 Expansion
2002
100,000
TBD
Base Mine Stage 1 & 2 Expansion
115,000
Phase 1
2017
20,000
Mildred Lake/Aurora
155,000
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.
160,000
Alberta has issued the final terms of reference for Syncrude’s MLX project.
Expansion & Debottlenecking
Updated: Feb 2014
Updated: Feb 2014
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Commercial
Pierre River
REGULATORY STATUS
Suncor considers Voyageur South to be a “longer-term” project and has not confirmed a start-up date.
Approved Updated: Mar 2014
Minority partner Marathon Oil Corporation says its income from the Athabasca Oil Sands Project was significantly lower in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to the third quarter of 2013, primarily as a result of lower price realizations.
Birch
Updated: Mar 2014
Athabasca will be reducing its workforce by 15 per cent. The layoffs, focused primarily in its Calgary office, will largely affect employees directly or indirectly tied to projects that are not being funded in the near term. 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. Phase 1 Demonstration
6,000
2016
Phase 2 Demonstration
6,000
TBD
Dover West Sands & Clastics
Approved Application Updated: Nov 2013
Athabasca Oil Corporation is awaiting regulatory approval for the Dover West Sands Phase 1. Phase 1
12,000
2016
Application
Phase 2
35,000
2019
Announced
Phase 3
35,000
2020
Announced
Operating
Phase 4
35,000
2022
Announced
Operating
Phase 5
35,000
2024
Announced
294,000
1967
Operating
4,000
2007
Operating
Millennium Debottlenecking
23,000
2008
North Steepbank Extension
180,000
2012
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Voyageur South
Updated: Dec 2013
Phase 1A
Steepbank Debottleneck Phase 3
CAPACITY
Debottleneck
Shell Albian Sands
Millennium Mine
•
Suncor says that project activities in 2014 are expected to focus on the completion of detailed engineering, the procurement across all areas of the project and the construction of mine and extraction infrastructure including pilings and foundations.
Updated: Feb 2014
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.
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INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND REGION
CURRENT PROJECT
Imperial Oil Limited
•
SOUTH ATHABASCA REGION
Fort Hills
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Phase 1
SASKATCHEWAN REGION
PEACE RIVER REGION
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION — MINING •
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION