P R O J E C T S TAT U S
P R O J E C T S TAT U S
12.11 PROJECT STATUS
Athabasca Region Industrial Heartland Region Cold Lake Region
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Peace River Region Northwestern Saskatchewan
CURRENT PROJECT
Phase 3
Dover West Leduc Carbonates
CAPACITY
35,000
START-UP
2021
REGULATORY STATUS
CURRENT PROJECT
Announced
Updated: Aug 2011
AOSC says that its first test (steam injection) last winter has added 140 million barrels of contingent resource to its profile. Construction of a thermal assisted gravity drainage heating test pilot is complete. Heating—using electrical cables—is underway and observation wells indicate that the heat is spreading, confirming predictions. Production results are expected once the area can be
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CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
Phase 1
60,000
2022
Announced
Phase 2
60,000
2026
Announced
The project, which would incorporate electrical heaters, has been delayed. Laricina Energy’s May
CURRENT PROJECT
CAPACITY
Phase 1 Demonstration
6,000
TBD
Application
Updated: Sep 2011
Cenovus expects to submit a revised application increasing Phase A production capacity from
10,000
2014
Approved
TBD
Approved
Phase 3
80,000
TBD
Approved
Tranche 1 (Engineering/Design)
--
2007
Complete
Tranche 2
5,000
2012
Construction
Imperial Oil Limited •
Kearl
Updated: Nov 2011
Imperial Oil says that construction is 79 per cent complete and is progressing on schedule, with start-up targeted for late 2012. In response to delays in obtaining U.S. states’ transportation permits for certain modules, Imperial says modules have been reduced in size and permits for additional interstate highway routes have been received. Transport increased in Q3 and re-assembly is underway.
Updated: Aug 2011
to a strong second half of the year. Millennium Debottlenecking
Millennium Mine
North Steepbank Extension
Steepbank Debottleneck Phase 3
Fort Hills
23,000 294,000 180,000 4,000
2008
Operating
1967
Operating
2012 2007
Construction Operating
Phase 1
110,000
2012
Construction
Phase 2
235,000
TBD
Approved
Shell Albian Sands Jackpine
Updated: Nov 2011
Shell says that the AOSP expansion 1 has ramped up and is expected to stabilize at plateau rates
Updated: Nov 2011
35,000 barrels per day to 90,000 barrels per day in the fourth quarter. The company says it is making progress on its plans for a transaction involving the project, and interested parties are now
Dover Operating Corp.
Dover
Updated: May 2011
AOSC filed its regulatory application for a 250,000-barrel-per-day project at Dover in December 2010. Approval anticipated in 2012.
Approved
Muskeg River
Commercial
155,000
2002
Operating
Expansion & Debottlenecking
115,000
TBD
Approved
Pierre River
Updated: Nov 2010
Updated: Sep 2011
Phase 1
100,000
2018
Application
Phase 2
100,000
TBD
Application
SilverBirch Energy Corporation
Updated: Aug 2011
Silverbirch has completed its design basis memorandum and cost estimate for the Frontier/Equinox project. All four phases cost up to $22.9 billion. The company remains open to partnering and other
Phase 1
12,000
2012
Construction
Phase 2A
12,000
2015
Announced
Phase 2B
12,000
TBD
Announced
Phase 1
Subsequent Phases
ing a 2016 start-up. Project still must be sanctioned and does not include upgrader portion.
•
Mackay River
The result of the put/call agreement for the MacKay River assets between Dover OpCo owners
from infill wells. Construction of infastructure, well pads, and central plant and cogeneration
Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. and PetroChina should be known in the fourth quarter of January 2012.
facilities continues on Firebag Stage 4.
Phase 1
35,000
2014
Application
Cogeneration and Expansion
25,000
2007
Operating
Phase 2
40,000
2017
Application
Stage 1
35,000
2004
Operating
Phase 3
40,000
2019
Application
Stage 2
35,000
2006
Operating
Phase 4
35,000
TBD
Application
Stage 3
62,500
2011
Operating
Stage 3-6 Debottleneck
23,000
TBD
Application
Stage 4
62,500
2013
Construction
Stage 5
62,500
2018
Approved
Stage 6
62,500
2019
Approved
Application
Lewis
Operating
Phase 1
40,000
TBD
Application
Phase 2
40,000
TBD
Application
MacKay River
Suncor expects to progress with engineering and site preparation work at the Fort Hills mine, targetDebottleneck
Phase 1
Voyageur South
Phase 1
25,000 165,000
TBD 2016
Approved Approved Updated: Nov 2010
120,000
TBD
Application
•
Mildred Lake/Aurora North & South
Updated: Nov 2011
Canadian Oil Sands reports that front-end engineering and design is now complete for its
E-T Energy Ltd.
$4.6-billion Mildred Lake mine train replacements. The target in-service date for the $1.6-billion
Syncrude Emissions Reduction Project has now been extended into the first quarter of 2012.
Aurora South Train 1
100,000
2016
Approved
Stage 3 Expansion
116,300
2006
Operating
Total E&P Canada Ltd.
50,000
2015
Application
200,000
TBD
Application Updated: Nov 2011
Poplar Creek
Updated: May 2011
E-T has announced a deal (undisclosed value) with Total E&P Canada for ongoing testing, as well as $6.86 million in funding from the Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation. E-T
Joslyn North Mine
Phase 1
Joslyn South Mine
Phase 1
Northern Lights Mine
Phase 1
Phase 2
Updated: Aug 2011 100,000
2018
Approved Updated: Dec 2010
100,000
TBD
Announced Updated: Nov 2010
57,250 57,250
TBD TBD
On Hold On Hold
Athabasca Oil Sands Corp.
Phase 1 Pilot
10,000 1,000
2014 2007
Husky Energy Inc.
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION — IN SITU
Frontier
Suncor Energy Inc.
TBD
Updated: Aug 2011
equipment. Drilling of the first well pad is complete and the second is about 50 per cent complete.
Operating
100,000
STP McKay
including completion of central plant site and well pad civil work and procurement of all major
1978
Phase 1B
Announced
290,700
Southern Pacific Resource Corp.
Application
Base Mine Stage 1 & 2 Expansion
Operating
On Hold
TBD
2010
TBD
TBD
mines is deemed complete and has been referred to a joint-review panel.
100,000
TBD
15,000
anticipates regulatory approval for its commerical project in 2011.
Phase 1A
Pilot
35,000
Approved
Phase B
2018
Approved
Updated: May 2011
Phase A
100,000
2017
Grosmont
Aurora South Train 2
100,000
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Expansion
Application
Southern Pacific says construction is advancing on budget, with a number of milestones achieved,
shortly. The environmental impact assessment for both the Jackpine expansion and Pierre River
2013
Updated: May 2011
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
•
Base Operations
Telephone Lake Borealis
viewing information about the opportunity.
Suncor says that with major maintenance now behind it at its oilsands facilities, it is looking forward
1,720
Canada’s Grosmont acreage.
•
Pilot
purchase of additional leases in the Grosmont carbonate zone included “non-core” portions of Shell
REGULATORY STATUS
Suncor Energy Inc.
Oak Point Energy reports that engineering and procurement is ongoing.
START-UP
of August post-fire repairs. Saipem has been awarded the EPC contract for a secondary upgrader
45,000
Updated: Nov 2011
Canadian Natural is reporting that synthetic crude oil shipments from Horizon resumed at the end
Phase 2B
Lewis
Birch Mountain
Announced
Phase 2A
Oak Point Energy Ltd.
TBD
Announced
New information this month
•
PEACE RIVER REGION
40,000
Updated: Sep 2011
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Phase 4 Equinox
Operating
2016
NEW Export Pipelines
2008
12,000
COLD LAKE REGION
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
135,000
Pilot
Announced
Phase 1
Birchwood
INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND REGION
TBD
SOUTH ATHABASCA REGION
80,000
with production capacity of 42,599 bpd of hydrotreated gas oil as part of the Hydrotreater Phase 2.
Application
accessed on winter roads.
Phase 3
Updated: Sep 2011
TBD
SASKATCHEWAN REGION
Horizon
20,000
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION — MINING
REGULATORY STATUS
Marathon Oil Corporation
•
Cenovus Energy Inc. CURRENT PROJECT
Phase 2
START-UP
CAPACITY
Dover West Clastics
Updated: Aug 2011
Sunrise
Updated: Aug 2011
Firebag
Updated: Aug 2011
First oil from Firebag Stage 3 achieved as planned in July. Production volumes expected to ramp up to capacity of 62,500 barrels per day over the next 24 months. In July, it also started production
Updated: Dec 2010
Updated: Mar 2011
Husky says that the Sunrise project continues to achieve its milestones, with the first 12 of 49 SAGD
Suncor says that higher bitumen supply from its in situ and mining projects and greater upgrader
well pairs recently completed on schedule. The full drilling program is forecast to be complete in the
reliability resulted in record production rates in the fourth quarter of 2010. The company has
third quarter of 2012. A full field development plan including Sunrise expansions is expected by the
confirmed that the MacKay River expansion is a key part of its near-term plans and will spend
end of the year.
$70 million on the project in 2011.
Phase 1
60,000
2014
Construction
MR2
40,000
2016
Application
Phase 2
50,000
2016
Approved
Phase 1
33,000
2002
Operating
Phase 3
50,000
TBD
Approved
Sunshine Oilsands Ltd.
Phase 4
50,000
TBD
Approved
Ivanhoe Energy Inc.
Harper
Updated: May 2011
Sunshine Oilsands has raised $230 million and secured significant investments including from
options to progress its projects to commercialization. Regulatory application to be filed before the
AOSC reports that it is on track to submit regulatory applications for its Dover West projects before
Tamarack
end of 2011.
year-end 2011.
Ivanhoe has been issued a new Canadian patent for its HTL (heavy-to-light) oil technology, broad-
single-well CSS test. Results from the test were presented to the ERCB, which subsequently encouraged the company to continue investigation of the formation through extension of its pilot permit.
Phase 1
80,000
2020
Announced
Phase 1
12,000
2015
Announced
ening and expanding its IP in Canada.
Phase 2
80,000
TBD
Announced
Phase 2
35,000
2018
Announced
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Phase 1
Updated: Aug 2011
20,000
2013
Application
China Life Overseas and Bank of China Group. At Harper, it reports it has successfully conducted a
Carbonate Pilot
1,000
2011
Operating
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P R O J E C T S TAT U S
CURRENT PROJECT
P R O J E C T S TAT U S
CAPACITY
START-UP
Legend Lake
REGULATORY STATUS
Updated: May 2011
The 2010/2011 winter program included additional caprock tests at Thickwood and Legend Lake,
weee
CURRENT PROJECT
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
CURRENT PROJECT
Athabasca Oil Sands Corp.
Hangingstone
Updated: Aug 2011
Leismer
Commercial
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
Updated: Dec 2010 30,000
2020
Announced
showing the suitability of the overlying shale for SAGD. 76 exploration and delineation wells drilled
With the first-phase application filed in March 2011, AOSC will now continue engineering and begin
Cenovus Energy Inc.
at the two areas.
the procurement process for long-lead equipment. Regulatory approval anticipated in 2012, at which
•
Phase 1
10,000
2013
Announced
point construction will begin. As of late July, AOSC says this is progressing as planned.
Construction of Phase D is 65 per cent complete, Cenovus reports, ahead of schedule and on
Phase 2
10,000
TBD
Announced
Phase 1
12,000
TBD
Application
Phase 2
25,000
2016
Announced
25,000
2019
Announced
Phase 2 Expansion
10,000
TBD
Announced
Phase 3
20,000
TBD
Announced
Phase 3
Phase 3 Expansion
10,000
TBD
Announced
Hangingstone East Halfway Creek Exploratory Program
Thickwood
Updated: Dec 2010
Phase 1
10,000
2014
Announced
Hangingstone Pilot
Phase 2
20,000
2017
Announced
Experimental Combustion Pilot
Phase 2 Expansion
20,000
2020
Announced
BlackPearl Resources Inc.
West Ells
Updated: May 2011
10,000
2014
Approved Updated: Aug 2011
1,000
TBD
Blackrod
Application
Updated: Aug 2011
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
ConocoPhillips Canada Limited
Surmont
Updated: Aug 2011
ConocoPhillips says it has received regulatory approval to increase production capacity of Phase 2
Christina Lake
Updated: Nov 2011
budget. Construction has started on Phase E and earthworks is underway for Phase F.
CURRENT PROJECT
Phase 1A
10,000
2002
Operating
Phase 1B
8,800
2008
Operating
Phase C
40,000
2011
Operating
Phase D
40,000
2013
Construction
to 109,000 barrels per day, up from the previously approved 83,000 barrels per day.
Phase 1
27,000
2007
Operating
Phase 2
109,000
2015
Construction
Pilot
1,200
1997
Operating
Devon Canada Corporation •
Jackfish
Updated: Nov 2011
Devon reports that it has achieved first oil production from Jackfish 2 and predicts the ramp-up to
Phase E
40,000
2014
Approved
Phase F
40,000
2016
Approved
Phase G
40,000
2017
Approved
Wood Buffalo. Alberta Environment reports that Devon’s environmental impact assessment report
Phase H
40,000
2019
Announced
for Jackfish 3 is complete.
•
Foster Creek
capacity of 35,000 barrels per day will occur over the next 18 months. Effective Jan. 1, 2012, Devon’s Jackfish and Pike leases will be part of Lac La Biche County instead of the Regional Municipality of
Updated: Nov 2011
Phase 1
35,000
2007
Operating
Sunshine says that ongoing formal dialogue with regulators indicates that its regulatory applica-
BlackPearl says that steam injection began in May, and is now in the two-to four-month warm-up
Earthworks is nearing completion for Phases F-H. Detailed engineering, the installation of metal pil-
Phase 2
35,000
2011
Operating
tion is technically sound and that environmental and stakeholder concerns have been addressed.
phase. After that, the well pair will be converted to SAGD. The company also continues to work on
ings and the pouring of concrete continue. Several pipe and equipment rack modules for Phase F are
the regulatory application for its commercial project, which will be filed in the first half of 2012.
Phase 3
35,000
2015
Approval timing for final permit depends on resolution of gas over bitumen hearing. FEED has begun.
currently being assembled at Cenovus’s Nisku yard, with the first one already delivered to site.
Phase 1
5,000
2012
Application
Commercial
Pike
Phase 2
5,000
2013
Application
Pilot
Phase 3
40,000
2018
Announced
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Phase 4
40,000
2024
Announced
Gregoire Lake
Phase 1
•
Grouse
Total E&P Canada Ltd.
Joslyn
Phase 2
Updated: Dec 2010 10,000
2006
Suspended
Value Creation Inc.
Terre de Grace
Phase 1
Phase 2 Pilot
Updated: Dec 2010 40,000 40,000 10,000
TBD TBD TBD
Announced Announced Approved
40,000
TBD
Announced
Phase A
500
2011
Operating
Phase B Debottleneck
24,000
2001
Operating
6,000
2003
Operating
Phase C Stage 1
10,000
2005
Operating
Phase C Stage 2
20,000
2007
Operating
Phase D
30,000
2009
Operating
Phase E
30,000
2009
Operating
Regulatory application is targeted for Q1/2012. Alberta Environment has issued its final terms of
Phase F
35,000
2014
Construction
reference for the Grouse environmental impact assessment.
Phase G
35,000
2015
Approved
Phase H
35,000
2016
Approved
Phase I
45,000
2017
Announced
•
Grand Rapids
Commercial
•
Kirby (North)
Updated: Sep 2011 60,000
2024
Updated: Nov 2011
40,000
2017
Canadian Natural is targeting a regulatory application for Phase 1 in Q4. Alberta Environment has issued its final terms of reference for both phases of the project.
Phase 1
50,000
2016
Phase 2
30,000
2019
Alberta Oilsands Inc.
Kirby (South)
Clearwater West
Updated: Nov 2011
Announced Updated: Nov 2011
SOUTH ATHABASCA REGION — IN SITU
•
Announced
Application Announced Updated: Sep 2011
Plant construction is 11 per cent complete, detailed engineering is 53 per cent complete and the
Alberta Oilsands anticipates approval for the Clearwater West pilot in 2012, with construction
overall project is 19 per cent complete. Canadian Natural reports it is tracking well to plan and within
to follow.
its capital expenditure forecast.
Phase 2
Pilot
Updated: Nov 2011
First oil achieved in the third quarter. Cenovus continues to monitor the pilot and reports it is on track to file its commercial application before year-end.
Phase A
60,000
2017
Application
Phase B
60,000
TBD
Announced
Phase C
60,000
TBD
Announced
Pilot Narrows Lake
600
2011
Operating
25,000
2016
Announced
Phase 1
45,000
2013
Construction
•
Updated: Nov 2011
4,350
2012
Application
Phase 2
15,000
2020
Announced
Cenovus and partner ConocoPhillips Canada anticipate a response from the ERCB regarding the Narrows Lake application in the second quarter of 2012.
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Devon reports successful completion of 135 appraisal wells on its Pike lease, with results consistent with company expectations. Regulatory application anticipated for the first phase of the project in the first half of 2012.
1A
35,000
2016
Announced
1B
35,000
2017
Announced
1C
35,000
2017
Announced
Grizzly Oil Sands Ulc •
Algar Lake
Updated: Nov 2011
Grizzly part owner Gulfport Energy says that Alberta regulators have completed their review of the Algar application, and fabrication of modules is underway. Gulfport, which owns approximately 25 per cent interest, has budgeted $40 million to $43 million for construction and winter drilling in 2012.
Phase 1
5,000
2013
Application
Phase 2
5,000
2014
Application
Harvest Operations Corp.
BlackGold
Updated: Aug 2011
Harvest says the BlackGold project has experienced cost and schedule pressure and it is evaluating possibilities to minimize impact. Construction, drilling and detailed engineering remain underway.
Phase 1
10,000
2013
Construction
Phase 2
20,000
2015
Application
43,333
2016
Application
Husky Energy Inc.
Phase 2
43,333
TBD
Application
Phase 3
43,334
TBD
Application
Drilling of the pilot observation wells commenced. Facility construction will proceed in Q2, with air
Phase 1
McMullen
Updated: Aug 2011
injection scheduled for Q3.
Connacher Oil And Gas Limited
Application Updated: May 2011
Great Divide
Updated: Sep 2011
Connacher says its SAGD+ (solvent) pilot project has been proceeding favourably, with recorded evidence of attendant SOR reductions and a positive response in well productivity, while recovering a high percentage of the solvent. The company is evaluating expanding the pilot to four of the seven wells on one of its Algar pads. A joint-venture transaction for the Great Divide expansion is expected late this year.
Air Injection Pilot-Experimental
755
2012
Construction
35,000
2014
Application
Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited
Hangingstone
Expansion
Hangingstone Pilot
Updated: Aug 2011
Algar Pod 2
10,000
2010
Operating
JACOS owner JAPEX says regulatory approval for expansion is anticipated this fall, and an invest-
Expansion
24,000
2014
Application
ment decision will follow.
Pod 1
10,000
2007
Operating
Pilot
11,000
1999
Operating
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P R O J E C T S TAT U S
P R O J E C T S TAT U S
CURRENT PROJECT
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
Laricina Energy Ltd.
CURRENT PROJECT
Germain
Updated: Aug 2011
Laricina says the Germain project remains on track for first steam at the end of 2012. All major equipment has been procured and four fabricators are now under contract. The next stage of construction will be drilling of piles for the modules. Construction of contracted slant drilling rig complete and in position to begin drilling.
Phase 1 Commercial Demonstration
Phase 2
Saleski
5,000
2014
Construction
30,000
2014
Announced Updated: Aug 2011
Laricina says initial results from the Saleski pilot say SAGD continues to work well in the Grosmont
CAPACITY
REGULATORY STATUS
START-UP
Surmont
Updated: Dec 2010
Phase 1
50,000
2018
Announced
Phase 2
50,000
TBD
Announced
tor. Design basis memorandum for Phase 1 is now complete.
Phase 1
Pilot
Dover
Updated: Aug 2011
N-Solv and partner Suncor Energy have been granted funding from the Government of Canada under Sustainable Development Technology Canada to develop the N-Solv pilot.
2013
Application
1,800
2011
Operating
MEG Energy Corporation
Christina Lake
Updated: Aug 2011
MEG reports that detailed engineering for Phase 2B is 71 per cent complete and capital commitments for
Demonstration Plant
500
2012
Announced
Long Lake
Updated: Nov 2011
Application
conducted by IMV Projects, reportedly including new technologies that have never been tried
Thornbury
40,000
TBD
Application
anywhere else in the world.
Thornbury Expansion
20,000
TBD
Application
40,000
TBD
Commercial
35,000
TBD
Announced
Conklin (Whitesands)
Updated: Aug 2011
With the Kerrobert and Dawson projects moving forward, Petrobank is evaluating options for the
has been submitted to drill another air injector further along one of the wellbores to test the new multi-THAI configuration.
May River
A regulatory hearing relating to the May River project is expected in late 2011 or early 2012.
2008
Operating
Phase 2
72,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 3B
50,000
2018
Application
Phase 3C
50,000
2020
Application
Suncor Energy Inc.
Petrobank Energy And Resources Ltd.
72,000
Application
TBD
exiting 2011 in the mid-30,000-barrel-per-day range.
Phase 1
Construction
20,000
from a new well pad as well as higher rates from some of the better-quality wells. Nexen anticipates
2016
Leismer South
Operating
Phase 2A
2013
Application
resources increased to 763 million barrels. During the remainder of 2011, it plans to complete
2006
35,000
TBD
1,900
Approved
50,000
20,000
Pilot
TBD
Phase 3A
Leismer Northwest
40,000
Phase 2B
Application
Paramount has received an updated resource evaluation, pegging economic contingent bitumen
highest quarterly volume to date (29,500 barrels per day). The increase is due to increased volumes
Long Lake South (Kinosis) Phase 2
Operating
Operating
TBD
On Hold
2009
2010
20,000
TBD
Phase 1 Pilot
22,000
10,000
Leismer Expansion
1,900
TBD
Approved
Phase 3
72,000
TBD
Application
Phase 4
72,000
TBD
Announced
REGULATORY STATUS
Leismer Demonstration
Updated: Aug 2011
Expansion
40,000
START-UP
Hoole
Long Lake South (Kinosis) Phase 1
CAPACITY
Nexen says that production at Long Lake increased by 6 per cent in the third quarter and reached its
Operating
CURRENT PROJECT
THAI process. Approval has been received to test a wet combustion process and an application
2008
REGULATORY STATUS
Conklin site to become predominantly a field-scale testing site for technology improvements to the
major equipment and materials were 75 per cent complete. Overall construction 15 per cent complete. 3,000
START-UP
Paramount Resources Ltd.
Nexen Inc. •
10,700
CAPACITY
engineering design and environmental analysis. Conceptual and pre-FEED engineering being N-SOLV Corporation
carbonate. Production is expected to steadily increase through 2011. Supplementary information requests regarding the 10,700 commercial Phase 1 have been completed and provided to the regula-
CURRENT PROJECT
Chard
Phase 1
Updated: Dec 2010
Meadow Creek
Phase 1
40,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 2
40,000
TBD
Approved
Announced Updated: Dec 2010
Value Creation Inc.
Updated: Aug 2011
TriStar
Pilot
Phase 1
10,000
2013
Application
COLD LAKE REGION — IN SITU
Subsequent Phases
90,000
TBD
Disclosed
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Statoil Updated: Aug 2011
Updated: Jan 2011
Value Creation is providing the ERCB with additional information supporting its application. 1,000
2012
Primrose/Wolf Lake
Application
Updated: Sep 2011
Kai Kos Dehseh
Corner
40,000
2015
Application
Corner Expansion
40,000
TBD
Application
Hangingstone
20,000
TBD
Application
Primrose East
32,000
2008
Operating
Leismer
20,000
TBD
Application
Primrose North
30,000
2006
Operating
Canadian Natural says that a new McMurray SAGD pad started steaming at Wolf Lake during Q2, and a Grand Rapids SAGD pad was drilled and started steaming in Q3. At Primrose, it plans to pursue infill drilling, steam flooding and adding solvents.
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CURRENT PROJECT
P R O J E C T S TAT U S
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
CURRENT PROJECT
Petrobank Energy And Resources Ltd.
Primrose South
45,000
1985
Operating
Wolf Lake
13,000
1985
Operating
Husky Energy Inc.
Caribou
Demonstration
Tucker
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
CURRENT PROJECT
10,000
TBD
Approved Updated: Aug 2011
Husky reports continued progress enhancing its understanding of how to develop the Tucker res-
Dawson
Updated: Aug 2011
before year-end.
THAI Demonstration-Experimental
Phase 1
30,000
2006
Operating
Imperial Oil Limited •
Cold Lake
Updated: Nov 2011
Cold Lake achieved production record of 162,000 barrels per day in the third quarter of 2011, due to contributions from new wells steamed in 2010 and 2011. Imperial continues to progress its cyclic solvent process technology. A three-horizontal well pair pilot has been sanctioned and is expected
Peace River
Cadotte Lake
Millennium Coker Unit
Millennium Vacuum Unit
U1 and U2 Fort Hills
97,000
2008
Operating
35,000
2005
Operating
225,000
1967
Operating
Announced
TBD
2011
Approved
Suncor expects to progress with engineering and site preparation work at the Fort Hills mine, target-
Updated: May 2011
ing a 2016 start-up. Project still must be sanctioned and does not include upgrader portion.
Phase 1
145,000
TBD
Phase 2 & 3
145,000
TBD
Voyageur Upgrader 3
Approved Approved
12,500
1986
Operating
Carmon Creek - Phase 1
40,000
2014
Announced
Suncor expects to progress with partner Total E&P Canada on site preparation and engineering for
Carmon Creek - Phase 2
40,000
TBD
Announced
Southern Pacific Resource Corp.
to start up in late 2013.
TBD
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Updated: Aug 2011
10,000
ervoir. It continues to remediate older wells with new stimulation techniques and develop new well pairs, and is seeing an increase in production rates.
Base Operations
to a strong second half of the year.
September. Pre-ignition heating cycle to commence in the fourth quarter, with air injection targeted
Phase 2
Suncor says that with major maintenance now behind it at its oilsands facilities, it is looking forward
will be moved to Dawson during Q3. Civil work underway, drilling expected to commence mid-
REGULATORY STATUS
START-UP
Suncor Energy Inc.
Surface facilities from the first two wells at the Kerrobert project are being decommissioned and Updated: Nov 2010
CAPACITY
Phase 1
127,000
2016
Approved
Phase 2
63,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 1-10
110,000
1985
Operating
Phase 11-13
30,000
2002
Operating
In June, Southern Pacific commenced steaming wellbores at Red Earth. The project will be tested
•
throughout the remaining summer and fall, after which the test information will be interpreted and
Canadian Oil Sands reports that front-end engineering and design is now complete for its
go-forward plans will be prepared.
$4.6-billion Mildred Lake mine train replacements. The target in-service date for the $1.6-billion
Phase 14-16
30,000
2015
Approved
Koch Exploration Canada Corporation
Gemini Commercial Pilot
Updated: Mar 2011 10,000 1,200
TBD TBD
Application Application
OSUM Oil Sands Corp. •
Taiga
Updated: Nov 2011
Commercial
Phase 1
17,500
2014
Application
Phase 2
17,500
2016
Application
Pengrowth Energy Corporation
10,000
TBD
Announced
Pilot
1,000
2009
Operating
Pilot Expansion
3,000
TBD
Announced
SASKATCHEWAN REGION — IN SITU
Application
term liquidity as it pursues the planned sale of its Wallace Creek asset, prepares to advance the Axe
Pilot
8,400
TBD
Approved
Lake pilot project, and continues to assess strategic partnerships and long-term development plans.
SOUTH ATHABASCA REGION — UPGRADER
Commercial
30,000
TBD
On Hold
Nexen Inc. •
On Hold
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION — UPGRADER
Horizon
Updated: Sep 2011
Orion
Phase 1
10,000
2007
Operating
with production capacity of 42,599 bpd of hydrotreated gas oil as part of the Hydrotreater Phase 2.
Phase 2
10,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 1
Phase 2A
Tranche 1 (Engineering/Design)
shareholder value that could result in a sale or merger was expected to be closed in June, but this
Tranche 2
did not occur. The process is ongoing with a number of parties that have expressed interest.
Ivanhoe Energy Inc.
PEACE RIVER REGION — IN SITU Andora Energy Corporation
Updated: Aug 2011
Sawn Lake
Andora Energy owner PanOrient Energy Corp. says Andora’s strategic review process to enhance
SAGD Demonstration
1,400
TBD
Approved
Northern Alberta Oil Ltd.
Sawn Lake
CSS Pilot
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of August post-fire repairs. Saipem has been awarded the EPC contract for a secondary upgrader
700
TBD
Approved
highest quarterly volume to date (29,500 barrels per day). The increase is due to increased volumes
Phase 1
58,500
2008
Operating
Phase 2
58,500
TBD
Approved
Phase 3
58,500
TBD
Announced
Phase 4
58,500
TBD
Announced
Value Creation Inc.
Operating
10,000
2014
Approved
Phase 2B
45,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 3
80,000
TBD
Approved
INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND REGION — UPGRADER
--
2007
Complete
North West Upgrading Inc.
5,000
2012
Construction
Phase 1
TriStar
Updated: Jan 2011
Value Creation is providing the ERCB with additional information supporting its application.
Pilot
840
TBD
Upgrader
Application
Updated: Sep 2011
Final sanction anticipated late this year or early 2012. Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association Updated: Aug 2011
broadening and expanding its IP in Canada.
Nexen says that production at Long Lake increased by 6 per cent in the third quarter and reached its
2009
Tamarack
34,784
2014
Application
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114,000
Ivanhoe has been issued a new Canadian patent for its HTL (heavy-to-light) oil technology, Updated: Feb 2011
Long Lake
exiting 2011 in the mid-30,000-barrel-per-day range.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Updated: Dec 2010
from a new well pad as well as higher rates from some of the better-quality wells. Nexen anticipates
Canadian Natural is reporting that synthetic crude oil shipments from Horizon resumed at the end Updated: Dec 2010
Operating
Oilsands Quest has secured $12 million in equity financing. The company says this ensures its near-
TBD
Approved
2006
Application
TBD
2012
100,000
TBD
SAGD Pilot
1,200
Announced
33,600
Pilot
Operating
TBD
Phase 2
for the first half of 2012. Drilling of SAGD well pairs and facility construction will begin in Q3/2011.
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Stage 3 Expansion (UE-1)
1978
75,000
The Lindbergh pilot has received all regulatory approvals to begin construction. First steam is targeted
250,000
TBD
On Hold
Announced
Stage 3 Debottleneck
33,600
2008
TBD
Base Plant Stage 1 & 2 Debottleneck
Phase 1
600
12,000
Terre de Grace
Reservoir Test
Commercial
Syncrude Emissions Reduction Project has now been extended into the first quarter of 2012.
Updated: Nov 2011
Lindbergh
Mildred Lake/Aurora North & South
Updated: Nov 2011
Axe Lake
Updated: Aug 2011
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Value Creation Inc.
Oilsands Quest Inc. •
Osum reports that regulatory approval is anticipated by early 2012.
Updated: Aug 2011
the re-start of Voyageur construction. Project still needs to be officially sanctioned.
Red Earth
Updated: Sep 2011
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expects to see activity ramping up this fall, including moving project management trailers onto the site, improvements to the approaches to the site and some site grading.
Phase 1
77,000
2013
Approved
Phase 2
77,000
2018
Approved
Phase 3
77,000
TBD
Approved
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P R O J E C T S TAT U S
CURRENT PROJECT
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
Shell Albian Sands
CURRENT PROJECT
Scotford Upgrader 1
Updated: May 2011
Phase 2
87,000
Commercial
Expansion
Scotford Upgrader 2
REGULATORY STATUS
TBD
Cancelled
Heartland
Updated: Nov 2010
Construction suspended in September 2008.
158,000
2003
Operating
Phase 1
46,300
TBD
On Hold
91,000
2011
Operating
Phase 2
46,300
TBD
Approved
Phase 3
46,300
TBD
Approved
Updated: Nov 2010
Shell withdrew its application for all phases of Scotford Upgrader 2 in fall 2010.
Phase 1
97,750
TBD
Cancelled
Phase 2
97,750
TBD
Cancelled
Phase 3
97,750
TBD
Cancelled
Phase 4
97,750
TBD
Cancelled
Statoil Strathcona
Updated: Mar 2010
N E W E x p o r t P i p e l i ne s Enbridge Northern Gateway
Phase 1
65,000
TBD
Cancelled
Phase 2
152,000
TBD
Cancelled
Total E&P Canada Ltd. Northern Lights
Updated: Nov 2010
Previous project owner Synenco Energy withdrew the Northern Lights upgrader application in June 2008. Total purchased Synenco in August 2008.
Phase 1
50,600
TBD
Phase 2
50,600
TBD
Strathcona
Cancelled Cancelled Updated: Dec 2010
Total says it will not proceed with its Strathcona upgrader.
Debottlenecking
46,000
TBD
Cancelled
Phase 1
138,000
TBD
Cancelled
Updated: Sep 2011
NEB hearings to begin in January 2012. Enbridge has secured commercial agreements for the project, fully subscribing to long-term capacity. It still faces opposition from First Nations and environmental groups. Enbridge has appointed Janet Holder as executive vice-president, Western Access, assuming overall responsibility for Northern Gateway.
Application withdrawn in December 2008.
START-UP
Value Creation Inc.
First commercial production from Scotford upgrader expansion announced in May 2011. Engineers will now focus on improving operating efficiencies and adding capacity through debottlenecking.
CAPACITY
Alberta to Kitimat, B.C.
525,000 plus 70,000 diluent line
2016
Application
Kinder Morgan Canada
•
Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX)
Updated: Nov 2011
Expansion open season began on Oct. 20, 2011, and will end on Jan. 19, 2012.
Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C., Washington Expansion up State and offshore to 700,000
n/q
Announced
TransCanada Pipelines
•
Keystone Expansion
Updated: Nov 2011
A decision on the Keystone XL pipeline expansion is expected by the U.S. Department of State by year-end 2011, but some expect it may be delayed.
• Cushing, Okla., to U.S. Gulf Coast
500,000
2012
Announced
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