P R O J E C T S TAT U S
project status
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Peace River Region Northwestern Saskatchewan
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CAPACITY
START-UP
Updated: Aug 2013
135,000
2008
•
NEW INfORmATION THIS mONTH
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
Updated: Mar 2013
Phase 1
5,000
2014
Construction
2015
Construction
Phase 2B
45,000
2016
Construction
Phase 3
80,000
2017
Construction
Phase 1
Phase 2
110,000
2015
Construction
80,000
2020
Approved
Phase 4 Debottleneck
45,000
TBD
Approved
Updated: May 2012
120,000
TBD
Mildred Lake/Aurora
Updated: Oct 2013
Base mine Stage 1 & 2 Expansion
290,700
1978
Operating
Stage 3 Expansion
116,300
2006
Operating
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
Shell Albian Sands
Frontier
Jackpine
Updated: Jul 2013
2010
Operating
Phase 1B
100,000
TBD
Approved
Expansion
100,000
2017
Approved
Muskeg River
Updated: Aug 2013
155,000
2002
Expansion & Debottlenecking
115,000
TBD
Pierre River
Approved
100,000
2018
Application
TBD
Application
Base Operations
1967
Operating
4,000
2007
Operating
millennium Debottlenecking
23,000
2008
Operating
North Steepbank Extension
180,000
2012
Operating
79,300
2027
Application
39,400
2030
Application
Updated: Mar 2013
100,000
2021
Approved
Athabasca Oil Corporation Birch •
Updated: Oct 2013
Athabasca says that expenditures related to Birch in the first nine months of 2013 related primarily to regulatory compliance and preliminary project engineering. The company is still reviewing optimal project size.
Updated: Aug 2013
294,000
Phase 3 Phase 4 Equinox
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION — IN SITU
Suncor Energy Inc.
Suncor says production was impacted during the second quarter as a result of a planned turnaround at Upgrader 1 and unplanned third-party outages. Suncor worked to mitigate the impact using existing storage capacity and continuing to transport product on its proprietary pipeline. Following these events, production has been restored and the company is reporting strong performance. The next major turnaround is expected to happen in 2016 at Upgrader 2.
Application Application
Phase 1
A joint review panel of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and Energy Resources Conservation Board is expected to submit its report on the Pierre River project by the end of 2013.
100,000
2021 2024
Project partner Suncor Energy says an updated timing for the Joslyn sanction decision will be made available when it is ready.
Updated: Mar 2013
Phase 1
74,600 84,000
Joslyn North Mine
Operating
Phase 2
Phase 1 Phase 2
Total E&P Canada Ltd.
minority partner marathon Oil Corporation is reporting reduced SCO production during the second quarter due to a planned turnaround and unplanned mine downtime. Commercial
Updated: May 2013
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.
The federal joint review panel has issued conditional approval despite “significant” environmental impacts. Now the project will go through the Alberta regulatory process and obtain approval from the federal environment minister. 100,000
Application
The proposed terms of reference for Syncrude’s mildred Lake Extension (mLX) project have been filed with the Alberta Energy Regulator.
Operating
Phase 3
Approved
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Updated: Aug 2013
2013
Approved
TBD
Voyageur South
Imperial Oil says production ramp-up continues, line-fill operations are advanced and diluted bitumen sales are expected to begin in the third quarter. The company expects to reach full capacity later in 2013. The Kearl expansion is about 43 per cent complete and remains on track for start up in 2015. 110,000
2017
25,000
Suncor considers Voyageur South to be a “longer-term” project and has not confirmed a start-up date.
Imperial Oil Limited Kearl
165,000
Debottleneck
Operating
10,000
Steepbank Debottleneck Phase 3
NEW ExpORT pIpELINES
Fort Hills
Phase 2A
millennium mine
COLD LAKE REGION
A sanction decision on Fort Hills is expected in the second half of 2013.
Horizon
Phase 1A
INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND REGION
CURRENT PROJECT
Canadian Natural says that Horizon reliability continues to improve after completion of the project’s first major maintenance turnaround in may. June and July SCO production was 101,000 and 110,000 barrels per day, respectively.
Phase 1
SOUTH ATHABASCA REGION
REGULATORY STATUS
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Reliability - Tranche 2
SASKATCHEWAN REGION
pEACE RIVER REGION
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION — MINING
Phase 1
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION
Phase 1 •
12,000
TBD
Dover West Carbonates (Leduc)
Announced Updated: Oct 2013
Athabasca plans a fourth production cycle for the TAGD field test in the fourth quarter of 2013, and reports encouraging results thus far. In Q3, the company received regulatory approval for the 2,000-barrel-per-day TAGD pilot, which will be sanctioned once funding is secured. Phase 1 Demonstration
2,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 2 Demonstration
6,000
TBD
Application
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P R O J E C T S TAT U S
CURRENT PROJECT
CAPACITY
REGULATORY STATUS
START-UP
Dover West Sands & Clastics
CURRENT PROJECT
Updated: Oct 2013 •
Athabasca Oil Corporation is awaiting regulatory approval for the Dover West Sands Phase 1. Phase 1
12,000
2015
Application
Phase 2
35,000
2018
Announced
35,000
2020
Announced
35,000
2022
Announced
Phase 1
60,000
2014
Construction
Phase 5
35,000
2024
Announced
Phase 2
50,000
2016
Approved
Phase 3
50,000
2019
Approved
Updated: Mar 2013
Phase 4
50,000
TBD
Approved
Pilot
Imperial Oil Limited
10,000
TBD
Aspen
Approved
Dover
Updated: Oct 2013
The Fort mcKay First Nation has been granted leave to appeal the recently granted regulatory approval of the Dover project, based on the First Nation’s desire to have a buffer zone installed between the project and land used for traditional purposes. Dover North Phase 1
50,000
2016
Dover North Phase 2
50,000
2018
Approved
50,000
2021
Approved
Dover South Phase 4
50,000
2023
Approved
Dover South Phase 5
50,000
2025
Approved
MacKay River
•
Updated: Oct 2013
35,000
2015
Construction
Phase 2
40,000
2018
Approved
Phase 3
40,000
2020
Approved
Phase 4
35,000
2022
Approved
Phase 1
60,000
2019
Announced
60,000
2023
Announced
Announced
Tamarack
Updated: Oct 2013
Phase 1
20,000
2016
Application
Phase 2
20,000
TBD
Application
Updated: Apr 2013
12,000
2017
Application
Lewis
Updated: Jan 2013
The ERCB and Alberta Environment have approved Oak Point’s Lewis project, which is estimated to have a capital cost of $65 million. Pilot
1,720
TBD
Approved
SilverWillow Energy Corporation
East McMurray
Audet
Updated: Oct 2013 30,000
TBD
30,000
TBD
Steepbank
Announced
Pilot
Updated: Oct 2013
Phase A
45,000
TBD
Application
45,000
TBD
Application
•
Updated: Oct 2013
1,000
2012
Suspended
10,000
TBD
Announced
Phase 2
40,000
TBD
Announced
Grizzly Oil Sands ULC Thickwood
Updated: Dec 2012
Grizzly filed the regulatory application for the Thickwood project in December 2012. Phase 1
6,000
2017
Application
Phase 2
6,000
TBD
Application
Husky Energy Inc. Saleski
Updated: May 2013
Husky filed the regulatory application for its Saleski pilot in early may 2013. 3,000
2017
Application
STP-McKay
Phase 1
E-T Energy is auctioning off its complete $12-million heavy oil extraction and processing facility. The company and its project is impacted by the Government of Alberta’s decision to cancel several oilsands leases surrounding Fort mcmurray, as well as the need to raise additional financing.
Phase 1
2016
Announced
Updated: Oct 2013
Southern Pacific says average bitumen production was 2,305 barrels per day for the month of September, a 22 per cent increase over the previous month. Operations during the month of September were steady, with no major changes to the status of the well pairs. The company is pleased with the improving performance of the well pairs in the field that are now on steady SAGD and has plans in place to accelerate and improve steam chamber conformance along certain pairs by applying stimulation techniques, including high-pressure steam stimulation.
E-T Energy Ltd. Poplar Creek
12,000
Southern Pacific Resource Corp.
Cenovus says its dewatering pilot project, designed to remove an underground layer of non-potable water sitting on top of the oilsands deposit at Telephone Lake, has been running successfully and has removed approximately 65 per cent of the top water, replacing it with air. The company plans to complete the pilot imminently.
Phase B
Updated: Jul 2013
SilverWillow says the design basis memorandum for its 12,000-barrel-per-day project is nearing completion. In the near term, the company says it will continue environmental baseline studies, prepare and submit its regulatory application, and determine requirements for pilot tests to confirm caprock integrity.
Announced Updated: Oct 2013
Telephone Lake
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TBD
Demonstration
Cenovus Energy Inc.
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45,000
Birchwood
Updated: Mar 2013
Phase 2
Carbonate Pilot
Phase 3
marathon filed its regulatory application in 2012. Regulatory approval and project sanctioning are expected in 2013.
Canadian Natural says Birch is in the planning stages.
Experimental Pilot
Announced Announced
Oak Point Energy Ltd.
Birch Mountain
Phase 1
TBD TBD
Marathon Oil Corporation
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Phase 1
45,000 45,000
Ivanhoe Energy has received a letter of non-objection from the mikisew Cree First Nation regarding the Tamarack project. The company says it has now successfully secured letters of non-objection from five of the seven stakeholders that filed statements of concern and continues efforts to resolve the final two statements of concern. Ivanhoe says it anticipates “regulatory clarity” by the end of 2013.
Brion Energy says the first phase of the project’s detailed engineering is 84 per cent complete, drilling is 48 per cent done, procurement is at 55 per cent and 34 per cent of construction has been finished. The main access road, shared with Southern Pacific Resource Corp., has been completed. Phase 1
Phase 1 Phase 2
Ivanhoe Energy Inc.
Approved
Dover South Phase 3
Updated: Jul 2013
Imperial Oil has filed the proposed terms of reference for the Aspen project’s environmental impact assessment with Alberta Environment. Public review and comment will be accepted until October.
Brion Energy Corporation
•
Updated: Oct 2013
Phase 3
Terre de Grace
•
Sunrise
REGULATORY STATUS
Phase 4
BP says that ongoing appraisal activities include delineation drilling, seismic acquisition and appraisal of water sources.
•
START-UP
Husky says the first phase of Sunrise is approximately 80 per cent complete as it advances towards initial production in late 2014. In the third quarter, work continued on the central processing facility with all module fabrication completed and major equipment installed. Commissioning is underway for the first two of eight well pads, with the rest targeted for completion by the end of the year. Construction of the operations control centre is progressing as planned.
BP p.l.c.
•
CAPACITY
Phase 1 Expansion
12,000
2012
Operating
6,000
2015
Application
Phase 2A
12,000
2017
Application
Phase 2B
6,000
2017
Application
Suncor Energy Inc. •
Dover
Updated: Oct 2013
N-Solv says hot oil is currently being circulated into the reservoir to open a path between the injection well and the producer well. Propane or butane injection on the solvent-only production pilot is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2014. Operations will continue until 2015. Demonstration Plant
500
2013
Firebag
Operating Updated: Aug 2013
In mid-August, Firebag production was reported at approximately 160,000 barrels per day, due to ramp-up of Stage 4. Suncor anticipates the project will reach full design capacity of 180,000 barrels per day early in 2014. Stage 1
35,000
2004
Operating
Stage 2
35,000
2006
Operating
P R O J E C T S TAT U S
CURRENT PROJECT
CAPACITY
START-UP
Firebag (continued)
REGULATORY STATUS
25,000
2007
Operating
Stage 3
42,500
2011
Operating
Stage 4
42,500
2012
Operating
Stage 5
62,500
2018
Approved
Stage 6
62,500
2019
Approved
Stage 3-6 Debottleneck
23,000
TBD
Application
Lewis
Phase 1
40,000
TBD
Phase 2
40,000
TBD
MacKay River
Announced Announced Updated: Aug 2013
Suncor continues to move towards a 2014 sanction for the macKay River expansion and in the meantime expects to increase production by approximately 20 per cent over the next two years through debottlenecking. Phase 1
mR2
33,000
2002
Operating
5,000
TBD
Construction
20,000
2017
Application
Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. Harper Carbonate Pilot
Updated: Mar 2013 1,000
TBD
Legend Lake
Operating Updated: Aug 2013
Sunshine says regulatory approval for the first 10,000-barrel-per-day phase is expected later in 2013. The company is completing field work for its environmental analysis, which will support work for significant commercial expansion. Phase A1
10,000
2016
Application
Phase A2
30,000
TBD
Announced
Phase B1
30,000
TBD
Announced
Phase B2
30,000
TBD
Announced
Thickwood
Updated: Oct 2013
Sunshine says regulatory approval is anticipated in the first half of 2013. The company has filed its proposed terms of reference with Alberta Environment for a phased expansion at Thickwood to approximately 70,000 barrels per day. Phase A1
10,000
2015
Approved
Phase A2
30,000
2017
Announced
Phase B
30,000
2021
West Ells
Announced Updated: Aug 2013
Sunshine says that some of the work on the West Ells site has been slowed down temporarily as the company seeks additional funding. Phase A1
5,000
2014
Construction
Phase A2
5,000
2014
Approved
Phase A3
30,000
2018
Announced
Phase B
20,000
2025
Announced
Phase C1
30,000
TBD
Announced
Phase C2
30,000
TBD
Announced
Engineered Fabric Building Solutions
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
Alberta Oilsands Inc. •
Clearwater West
Updated: Oct 2013
Alberta Oilsands has announced its oilsands leases near the Fort mcmurray airport will be cancelled, wiping out the company’s Clearwater West project. Phase 1 Pilot Phase 2
Updated: Aug 2013
After the macKay River expansion and debottlenecking at both Firebag and macKay River, Lewis is expected to be Suncor’s next area of in situ development focus.
CAPACITY
SOUTH ATHABASCA REGION — IN SITU
Updated: Aug 2013
Cogeneration and Expansion
Debottleneck
CURRENT PROJECT
4,350
TBD
Cancelled
25,000
2016
Cancelled
•
Athabasca Oil Corporation Hangingstone
Updated: Oct 2013
Athabasca says the first phase is 43 per cent complete and remains on budget and schedule for first steam in the fourth quarter of 2014. Infrastructure and facilities construction continues, and SAGD drilling has commenced. Phase 1
12,000
2014
Construction
Phase 2
40,000
2017
Application
Phase 3
30,000
2018
Application
BlackPearl Resources Inc. Blackrod
Updated: Aug 2013
BlackPearl says that recent operating adjustments have resulted in solid SAGD pilot performance, with June production in excess of 600 barrels per day. The second pilot well pair has been drilled, and BlackPearl expects to begin steaming later this year. The regulatory process continues for approval of the first commercial phase. 800
2011
Operating
Phase 1
Pilot
20,000
2015
Application
Phase 2
30,000
2018
Application
Phase 3
30,000
2021
Application
Canadian Natural Resources Limited Gregoire Lake
Updated: Mar 2013
Canadian Natural says Gregoire Lake is in the planning stages. Phase 1
60,000
TBD
Phase 2
60,000
TBD
Grouse
Announced Announced Updated: Mar 2013
Canadian Natural says Grouse is in the planning stages. First production is expected between 2017 and 2019. Commercial
50,000
2018
Kirby
Application Updated: Oct 2013
Canadian Natural achieved first steam at Kirby South on September 16. The project was completed on budget and ahead of schedule, at a capital cost of approximately $30,000 per flowing barrel. The project is expected to reach full capacity by the end of 2014. KS1 - Kirby South
45,000
2013
Operating
KN1 - Kirby North
50,000
2016
Approved
KN2 - Kirby North
30,000
2019
Application
KS2 - Kirby South
15,000
2020
Application
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P R O J E C T S TAT U S
CURRENT PROJECT
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
CURRENT PROJECT
Cavalier Energy Inc. Updated: Sep 2013 •
Cavalier expects the first phase at Hoole to cost between $450 million and $475 million. The company continues front-end engineering and design work for the first 10,000-barrel-per-day phase at Hoole, along with geotechnical work and drilling additional source water and disposal wells. The company anticipates regulatory approvals by mid-2014 and continues to evaluate funding alternatives. 10,000
2017
Application
2007
Operating
2010
Operating
35,000
TBD
Announced
Expansion 1A
12,000
TBD
Approved
TBD
Announced
Expansion 1B
12,000
TBD
Approved
ConocoPhillips Canada Surmont
Updated: Oct 2013
Updated: Oct 2013
ConocoPhillips continues to seek buyers for a significant portion of its oilsands leases and operations, including its 50 per cent stake in the Surmont project. The company says this process will extend into 2014.
Phase 1A
10,000
2002
Operating
Pilot
1,200
1997
Operating
Phase 1B
8,800
2008
Operating
Phase 1
27,000
2007
Operating
109,000
2015
Construction
45,000
2020
Announced
Phase C
40,000
2011
Operating
Phase 2
Phase D
40,000
2012
Operating
Phase 3 - Tranche 1
Phase E
40,000
2013
Operating
Phase 3 - Tranche 2
45,000
TBD
Announced
Optimization (Phases C,D,E)
21,200
2015
Application
Phase 3 - Tranche 3
45,000
TBD
Announced
Phase F
50,000
2016
Construction
Phase G
50,000
2017
Approved
Phase H
50,000
2019
Application
Foster Creek
Phase A Phase B Debottleneck Phase C Stage 1
Devon Canada Corporation Jackfish
24,000
2001
Updated: Aug 2013
Devon says production at Jackfish averaged 53,000 barrels per day in the second quarter, a four per cent increase over the year-ago period. Construction of the Jackfish 3 project is now about 70 per cent complete.
Updated: Oct 2013
Operating
Phase 1
35,000
2007
Operating
Phase 2
35,000
2011
Operating
35,000
2015
6,000
2003
Operating
Phase 3
10,000
2005
Operating
Jackfish East
Phase C Stage 2
20,000
2007
Operating
Expansion
Phase D
30,000
2009
Operating
Pike
Construction Updated: Sep 2012
20,000
2018
Announced Updated: Mar 2013
Devon says the Pike project continues to move through the regulatory process.
Phase E
30,000
2009
Operating
Phase F
45,000
2014
Construction
1A
35,000
2016
Application
Phase G
40,000
2015
Construction
1B
35,000
2017
Application
1C
35,000
2018
Application
Phase H
40,000
2016
Construction
Phase J
50,000
2019
Application
Future Optimization
15,000
TBD
Grand Rapids
Announced
Grizzly Oil Sands ULC Algar Lake
Updated: Oct 2013
600
2011
Operating
Phase A
Pilot
60,000
2017
Application
Phase B
60,000
TBD
Application
Phase C
60,000
TBD
Narrows Lake Cenovus says plant construction began in August. 45,000
2017
Construction
45,000
TBD
Approved
Phase C
40,000
TBD
Approved
30,000
TBD
West Kirby Phase 1
Phase 1
30,000
TBD
Long Lake
Announced
CNOOC oil and gas output jumped 23.1 per cent in the first half of 2013, thanks in part to Canadian subsidiary Nexen Energy ULC, which produces about 30,000 barrels per day from Long Lake as well as volumes from several conventional properties. Phase 1
72,000
2008
Operating
Kinosis (K1A)
40,000
TBD
Construction
Kinosis (K1B)
40,000
TBD
Approved
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Updated: Jul 2013
Phase 1
6,800
TBD
Announced
Phase 2
6,800
TBD
Announced
BlackGold
Announced
Updated: Aug 2013
Construction Approved
Updated: Aug 2013
During the first half of 2013, Harvest says it invested $162.7 million towards construction of the central processing facility, which is being developed under an EPC contract totalling $520 million. At the end of June 2013, the EPC contract is 80 per cent complete.
Updated: Oct 2013
CNOOC Limited
2013 2014
Harvest Operations Corp.
Updated: Oct 2013
Winefred Lake
5,500 5,500
May River
Application
Phase A
Phase 1 Phase 2
Grizzly says it has completed a 29-well delineation drilling program. Corporate part-owner Gulfport Energy says the company continues to work towards filing regulatory applications for a 12,000-barrel-per-day SAGD project at may River by the end of 2013.
Updated: Oct 2013
Phase B
Updated: Jul 2013
Grizzly has begun commissioning the Algar Lake project and expects first production during the third quarter of 2013. Grizzly has announced more details on its inventory of future development featuring six additional projects including one in bitumen carbonates.
Cenovus completed a turnaround at Grand Rapids in the third quarter to resolve facility constraints affecting production on both well pairs in the first half of 2013. A regulatory application and environmental impact assessment for the 180,000-barrel-per-day commercial project have been submitted, and Cenovus anticipates receiving regulatory approval within the next few months.
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10,000 10,000
35,000
Cenovus says Phase F is on schedule and on budget with 85 per cent of the project complete. Phase G is 60 per cent complete, and Phase H is 27 per cent complete.
•
Pod One Algar
Phase 2
Christina Lake
•
Updated: Oct 2013
Phase 3
Cenovus says the Phase F expansion is on schedule and on budget with about 37 per cent of the project complete and procurement, plant construction and engineering work continuing. Engineering work also continues for Phase G.
•
Great Divide
Connacher has recently converted four infill wells to production and has begun steaming four new well pairs. The company says results from its SAGD+ solvent co-injection piloting continue to demonstrate commerciality through increased recovery and lower steam to oil ratios.
Cenovus Energy Inc. •
REGULATORY STATUS
START-UP
Connacher Oil and Gas Limited
Hoole
Phase 1
CAPACITY
Phase 1
10,000
2014
Construction
Phase 2
20,000
TBD
Application
Husky Energy Inc. •
McMullen
Updated: Oct 2013
Husky says that during the third quarter of 2013, 17 wells were drilled and nine wells were completed at the conventional portion of the company’s mcmullen play with CHOPS production from the first well pad expected by the end of 2013. Completions on the second well pad commenced in the third quarter of 2013 and are expected to be finished in the fourth quarter of 2013. At the air injection pilot, three additional horizontal production wells were tied in and approval was received from the Alberta Energy Regulator to allow the horizontal wells to be brought onto production. Thermal Conduction Pilot
755
2012
Operating
P R O J E C T S TAT U S
CURRENT PROJECT
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
CURRENT PROJECT
Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited Updated: Oct 2013
Construction underway. Enbridge has announced it will construct facilities and provide the project’s regional transportation services. The newly constructed pipeline will have capacity of 40,000 barrels per day. First oil from the project is expected in 2016, with initial volumes of 18,000 barrels per day. 20,000
2016
Hangingstone Pilot Pilot
Construction Updated: Dec 2012
11,000
1999
Operating
Koch Exploration Canada Corporation Muskwa Pilot
Updated: Sep 2013 10,000
2015
Germain
2013
Operating
2016
Application
Phase 3
60,000
TBD
Application
Phase 4
60,000
TBD
Application
Saleski
Experimental Pilot
TBD
Application
Hangingstone
20,000
TBD
Application
Leismer Northwest
20,000
TBD
Application
Leismer South
20,000
TBD
Application
Thornbury
40,000
TBD
Application
Thornbury Expansion
20,000
TBD
Application
40,000
TBD
Phase 1
40,000
TBD
Approved
40,000
TBD
Approved
12,000
2015
Advanced TriStar
ATS-1
15,000
2016
Application
30,000
2018
Application
30,000
2020
Operating
ATS-3
Approved
TriStar
2017
Announced Announced
Phase 4
60,000
2023
Announced
Phase 5
60,000
2026
Announced
Phase 6
60,000
TBD
Announced
Christina Lake
Pilot
3,000
2008
Operating
2009
Operating
Phase 2B
35,000
2013
Operating
Phase 3A
50,000
2016
Construction
Phase 3B
50,000
2018
Approved
Phase 3C
50,000
2020
Approved
Surmont
Updated: Aug 2013
mEG says that so far in 2013 a total of 24 stratigraphic wells, one water source well and three water test wells have been completed at Surmont. Phase 1
41,000
TBD
Application
Phase 2
41,000
TBD
Application
Phase 3
41,000
TBD
Application
Osum Oil Sands Corp. Sepiko Kesik
Updated: Jul 2013
Osum says it anticipates regulatory approval for Sepiko Kesik in 2014, requiring financing in 2015-16. Phase 1
30,000
2018
Application
Phase 2
30,000
2020
Application
Statoil Kai Kos Dehseh
Updated: Oct 2013
Project partner PTT Exploration and Production says FEED for the Leismer expansion project is expected to be awarded in the third quarter, and FEED for the Corner project is expected to be completed in the same time frame.
1,000
2014
Application
COLD LAKE REGION — IN SITU Baytex Energy Corp. •
Gemini
Updated: Oct 2013
Baytex says that construction of the Gemini SAGD pilot project facilities continued in Q3/2013, and the pilot SAGD well pair has been drilled. The company says the project remains on track for steaming late this year or early 2014.
mEG says that steam injection into Phase 2B well pairs commenced in the third quarter. mEG is also taking advantage of previous integration work to use Phase 2 production to accelerate the commissioning of Phase 2B oil treatment facilities. Phase 2B is currently anticipated to begin first production in the fourth quarter of 2013 and is expected to ramp up to initial design capacity in 2014.
22,000
Application Updated: Jul 2013
Value Creation is one of several companies to be impacted by the Alberta government’s pending cancellation of oilsands leases around Fort mcmurray.
Updated: Oct 2013
Phase 2A
Updated: Sep 2013
ATS-2
2011
2020
Application
Review of the environmental impact assesment and application for the Advanced TriStar project is underway.
2015
30,000
Updated: Oct 2012
Value Creation Inc.
1,800
60,000
Announced Updated: Nov 2012
Phase 2
10,700
Phase 2
Updated: Nov 2012
Wildwood
Updated: Jul 2013
Phase 3
Phase 1 Pilot
40,000
Phase 1
MEG Energy Corp. •
Approved
Corner Expansion
Surmont Energy Ltd.
Laricina has received regulatory approval for the first commercial phase at Saleski, which it says is a critical next step for the industry and the province in the development of the bitumen carbonates, a massive untapped resource. Laricina is also one of the corporations that will be impacted by the Government of Alberta’s recent announcement that it will cancel several oilsands leases surrounding Fort mcmurray to enable community development, though this does not impact Saleski or Germain.
Phase 1
TBD
Meadow Creek
Updated: Jul 2013
5,000
20,000
Phase 1
Steaming has commenced at the Germain SAGD project, with first production expected to follow later in the fall. This is Laricina Energy’s first commercial-scale oilsands installation.
30,000
Updated: Oct 2013
Leismer Expansion
Chard
Application
Phase 2
REGULATORY STATUS
Suncor Energy Inc.
Laricina Energy Ltd.
Phase 1 CDP
START-UP
Kai Kos Dehseh (continued)
Hangingstone
Expansion
CAPACITY
Pilot
1,200
TBD
Construction
Commercial
5,000
2016
Approved
Birchwood Resources Inc. Sage
Updated: Jan 2013
Birchwood has filed its regulatory application for the $230-million Sage project. Propak Systems of Airdrie, Alta., will execute modular surface facility construction. Pilot
5,000
2015
Application
•
Canadian Natural Resources Limited Primrose & Wolf Lake
Updated: Oct 2013
Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development has ordered Canadian Natural to determine the impact to subsurface groundwater of four bitumen releases discovered earlier this year and work to find their root cause. Information gained from the order will inform the department as it investigates the environmental impact of the releases. Primrose East
32,000
2008
Operating
Primrose North
30,000
2006
Operating
Primrose South
45,000
1985
Operating
Wolf Lake
13,000
1985
Operating
Devon Canada Corporation Walleye
Updated: Mar 2013
Devon says the Walleye project has been deferred by a year and will be assessed for inclusion in its 2014 budget. Phase 1
9,000
2017
10,000
TBD
Application
Husky Energy Inc. Caribou
Leismer Demonstration
10,000
2010
Operating
Demonstration
Corner
40,000
2017
Approved
Tucker
Leismer Commercial
10,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 1
Updated: Nov 2010 Approved Updated: Jun 2013 30,000
2006
Operating
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CURRENT PROJECT
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
Imperial Oil Limited
CURRENT PROJECT
Updated: Aug 2013
Harmon Valley South
Imperial says that nearly half of the Nabiye expansion modules are on site and drilling operations are underway on the fifth and sixth of the project’s seven well pads. The project is 48 per cent complete as of June 30 and on-target for late 2014 start-up. 110,000
1985
Phase 11-13
30,000
2002
Operating
40,000
2014
Construction
Taiga
Pilot
23,000
2015
Approved
22,000
2017
Approved
Pengrowth has received regulatory approval for the Lindbergh project. Construction is expected to commence during the third quarter, with first steam scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2014. Pengrowth has ordered all major equipment and 60 per cent of minor equipment for the first commercial phase. Process design is 90 per cent complete and mechanical design is 40 per cent complete. Vendor packages have been ordered and skid fabrication has commenced. Engineering and procurement work is on track and civil construction is expected to commence imminently, as is mechanical construction of the CPF and well pair drilling. Pilot performance continues to show strong results. 2012
Phase 1
11,240
2015
Construction
17,500
2017
Announced
Phase 3
20,000
2018
Announced
10,000
2007
Operating
Phase 2
10,000
TBD
Approved
1986
Operating
2015
Approved
Carmon Creek - Phase 2
40,000
2018
Approved
Updated: Apr 2013
Pilot
1,000
2009
On Hold
Pilot Expansion
3,000
TBD
Announced
10,000
TBD
Announced
Axe Lake Updated: Oct 2013
1,400
2014
Cliffdale
Commercial
2011
TBD
2011
Harmon Valley
Terre de Grace
Pilot
Operating
Reliability - Tranche 2
On Hold Updated: Nov 2012
TBD
TBD
8,400
TBD
Approved
Updated: Aug 2013
Canadian Natural says that Horizon reliability continues to improve after completion of the project’s first major maintenance turnaround in may. June and July SCO production was 101,000 and 110,000 barrels per day, respectively.
Updated: Nov 2012
Seal/Cadotte
Updated: Mar 2013
Horizon
Operating
Phase 1
TBD
On Hold
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Murphy Oil Company Ltd.
TBD
TBD
BP says that ongoing appraisal activities include delineation drilling, seismic acquisition and appraisal of water sources.
Updated: Feb 2013
Cadotte
30,000
BP p.l.c.
Construction
Updated: Oct 2013
2,000
Updated: Oct 2013
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION — UPGRADER
Baytex says that successful operations continue at its 10-well CSS module at Cliffdale. Facility construction at the new 15-well CSS module is proceeding on schedule with commissioning activities now underway and production facility start-up planned for Q4/2013, while steam facility commissioning will occur in Q1/2014.
Operating
110,000
2009
Operating
5,000
2014
Construction
Phase 2A
10,000
2015
Construction
Phase 2B
45,000
2016
Construction
Phase 3
80,000
2017
Construction
Ivanhoe Energy Inc.
Northern Alberta Oil Ltd. Sawn Lake
Updated: Oct 2013
Company owner Deep Well Oil & Gas says drilling has commenced on the first of two horizontal SAGD wells (one well pair). Remaining 2013 work consists of the the construction of a steam generation facility, water handling and oil treating, along with water source and disposal well facilities. It is anticipated steam operations will commence in December 2013 with first oil production anticipated in the first quarter of 2014.
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12,500 40,000
Cenovus Energy acquired the Axe Lake project in fall 2012. The company has not yet announced plans for the asset, stating only that it is a good “bolt on” addition to the emerging Telephone Lake project, which is adjacent.
Baytex Energy Corp.
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Cadotte Lake Carmon Creek - Phase 1
Cenovus Energy Inc.
Sawn Lake
Pilot
Updated: May 2013
SASKATCHEWAN REGION — IN SITU
Andora majority owner Pan Orient Energy says the demonstration project at Swan Lake has started with an initial phase consisting of one SAGD well pair, a facility for steam generation, water handling and oil treating, and water source and disposal facilities with an estimated gross cost of $24.1 million. Steam operations are anticipated to commence in early December 2013, with first oil production anticipated in the first quarter of 2014.
•
Approved Announced
Commercial
Andora Energy Corporation
Pilot
TBD TBD
Red Earth
PEACE RIVER REGION — IN SITU
Pilot
10,000 10,000
Southern Pacific Resource Corp.
Updated: May 2013
Phase 1
Pilot
Experimental THAI Demonstration Phase 2
Southern Pacific says the cyclic steam stimulation pilot at Red Earth is currently shut in.
Orion
Pilot
Updated: Aug 2013
Peace River
Shell had previously put up for sale its Orion asset, but says it has not received any offers that reflect its value and has ended sale activities.
•
Operating Application
Shell has received regulatory approval for the Carmon Creek project, for which it applied more than three years ago. A final investment decision could come this year.
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Demonstration
2011 2015
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Operating
Phase 2
75 10,000
Dawson
Updated: Aug 2013
1,260
Construction Updated: Mar 2013
Petrobank commenced cold production operations from both horizontal THAI production wells in late 2012 and they produced at a combined rate of approximately 10 barrels per day in the second quarter. The two wells have now been shut in. Petrobank has applied to the Alberta Energy Regulator to initiate cyclic steam stimulation operations on the THAI production wells, which the company could be more effective in pre-conditioning the reservoir for THAI operations than conventional cold production.
Pengrowth Energy Corporation Lindbergh
TBD
Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd.
Osum says engineering work is underway and some long-lead items have been ordered. Project sanction is expected in 2013. Financing is required. Phase 1
TBD
Pilot Commercial
Updated: Jul 2013
Phase 2
Updated: May 2013
Seal Main
Osum Oil Sands Corp.
•
REGULATORY STATUS
Penn West says it continues to progress its three-well thermal pilot at Harmon Valley South, which is expected to commence steam injection in the second half of 2013.
Operating
Phase 14-16
Pilot
START-UP
Penn West Petroleum Ltd.
Cold Lake
Phase 1-10
CAPACITY
700
TBD
Approved
•
Tamarack
Updated: Oct 2013
Ivanhoe Energy has received a letter of non-objection from the mikisew Cree First Nation regarding the Tamarack project. The company says it has now successfully secured letters of non-objection from five of the seven stakeholders that filed statements of concern and continues efforts to resolve the final two statements of concern. Ivanhoe says it anticipates “regulatory clarity” by the end of 2013. Phase 1
34,784
2016
Application
P R O J E C T S TAT U S
CURRENT PROJECT
CAPACITY
REGULATORY STATUS
START-UP
Suncor Energy Inc. Updated: Aug 2013
Suncor says production was impacted during the second quarter as a result of a planned turnaround at Upgrader 1 and unplanned third-party outages. Suncor worked to mitigate the impact using existing storage capacity and continuing to transport product on its proprietary pipeline. Following these events, production has been restored and the company is reporting strong performance. The next major turnaround is expected to happen in 2016 at Upgrader 2.
millennium Vacuum Unit millennium Coker Unit
225,000
1967
Operating
35,000
2005
Operating
97,000
2008
Operating
Syncrude Canada Ltd. Mildred Lake/Aurora
Updated: Oct 2013
The proposed terms of reference for Syncrude’s mildred Lake Extension (mLX) project have been filed with the Alberta Energy Regulator. Base Plant Stage 1 & 2 Debottleneck
250,000
1978
Operating
Stage 3 Expansion (UE-1)
100,000
2006
Operating
75,000
TBD
Announced
Stage 3 Debottleneck
CNOOC Limited Long Lake
Updated: Aug 2013
CNOOC oil and gas output jumped 23.1 per cent in the first half of 2013, thanks in part to Canadian subsidiary Nexen Energy ULC, which produces about 30,000 barrels per day from Long Lake as well as volumes from several conventional properties. 58,500
2009
Operating
Value Creation Inc. Updated: Sep 2013
Review of the environmental impact assessment and application for the Advanced TriStar project is underway. 12,750
2016
Application
ATS-2
25,500
2018
Application
ATS-3
25,500
2020
Application
REGULATORY STATUS
Updated: Jul 2013
Value Creation is one of several companies to be impacted by the Alberta government’s pending cancellation of oilsands leases around Fort mcmurray. Pilot
840
2014
Application
INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND REGION — UPGRADER North West Upgrading Inc. Redwater Upgrader
Updated: Oct 2013
Official groundbreaking for the project was held on September 20. North West Upgrading says that all key contracts and major equipment awards should be secured by 2014. The peak construction workforce is expected to reach 8,000 including sub-suppliers and module fabrication yards. The refinery is expected to start operations in 2016. Phase 1
50,000
2016
Construction
Phase 2
50,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 3
50,000
TBD
Approved
Shell Albian Sands Updated: Aug 2013
minority partner marathon Oil Corporation is reporting reduced SCO volumes during the second quarter as a result of a planned turnaround at the Athabasca Oil Sands Project and unplanned mine maintenance. Commercial
155,000
2003
Operating
Expansion
100,000
2011
Operating
Value Creation Inc. Heartland
Advanced TriStar
ATS-1
START-UP
Scotford Upgrader 1
SOUTH ATHABASCA REGION — UPGRADER
Phase 1
CAPACITY
TriStar
Base Operations
U1 and U2
CURRENT PROJECT
Updated: Mar 2013
Reports are that Value Creation could be up and running within 18 months of project sanction, but funding remains unclear. Phase 1
46,300
TBD
On Hold
Phase 2
46,300
TBD
Approved
Phase 3
46,300
TBD
Approved
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