P R O J E C T S TAT U S
11.11 PROJECT STATUS
Athabasca Region Industrial Heartland Region Cold Lake Region
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START-UP
PEACE RIVER REGION
REGULATORY STATUS
100,000
2018
Application
Phase 2
100,000
TBD
Application
Horizon
Updated: Sep 2011
Canadian Natural is reporting that synthetic crude oil shipments from Horizon resumed at the end of August post-fire repairs. Saipem has been awarded the EPC contract for a secondary upgrader with production capacity of 42,599 bpd of hydrotreated gas oil as part of the Hydrotreater Phase 2.
SilverBirch Energy Corporation
Phase 1
Phase 2A
10,000
2014
Approved
Phase 2B
45,000
TBD
Approved
Silverbirch has completed its design basis memorandum and cost estimate for the Frontier/Equinox project. All four phases cost cost up to $22.9 billion. The company remains open to partnering and other options to progress its projects to commercialization. Regulatory application to be filed before the end of 2011.
Phase 3
80,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 1
80,000
2020
Announced
Tranche 1 (engineering/design)
--
2007
Complete
Phase 2
80,000
TBD
Announced
Tranche 2
5,000
2012
Construction
Phase 3
80,000
TBD
Announced
Phase 4 Equinox
40,000
TBD
Announced
Kearl
Updated: Sep 2011
Phase 1
110,000
2012
Construction
Phase 2
235,000
TBD
Approved
Suncor says that with major maintenance now behind it at its oilsands facilities, it is looking forward to a strong second half of the year. Millennium Debottlenecking
2008
Operating
Millennium Mine
294,000
1967
Operating
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and ERCB have agreed to the final terms of reference for the Jackpine mine expansion. The environmental impact assessment for both the Jackpine expansion and Pierre River mines is deemed complete and has been referred to a joint review panel.
North Steepbank Extension
180,000
2012
Construction
Steepbank Debottleneck Phase 3
4,000
2007
Fort Hills
Application Operating
Phase 1B
100,000
TBD
Approved
Muskeg River
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155,000
2002
Operating
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Expansion & Debottlenecking
115,000
TBD
Approved
Updated: Nov 2010
23,000
Operating Updated: May 2011
Suncor expects to progress with engineering and site preparation work at the Fort Hills mine, targeting a 2016 start-up. Project still must be sanctioned, and does not include upgrader portion.
Debottleneck
Phase 1
Voyageur South
Phase 1
25,000
TBD
165,000
2016
Approved Approved Updated: Nov 2010
120,000
TBD
Application
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2010
• Transportation and Infrastructure Development
Base Operations
Updated: Sep 2011
Jackpine
2017
• Operations and Maintenance Services
Suncor Energy Inc.
Imperial Oil has contracted Babcock & Wilcox to supply four modularized boilers for Kearl, which will produce utility steam that will be used to support various processes in the plant.
100,000
• Water and Wastewater
Updated: Aug 2011
Operating
100,000
• Construction and Construction Management
Frontier
2008
Phase 1A
• Environmental Services
Updated: Sep 2011
135,000
Expansion
• Engineering and Procurement
REGULATORY STATUS
Phase 1
• Process Facilities and Systems
START-UP
Pierre River
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CAPACITY
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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
REGULATORY STATUS
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Updated: Aug 2011
Production volumes were impacted during the second quarter due to unplanned maintenance at the vacuum distallation unit and the LC finer.
Aurora South Train 1
100,000
2016
Approved
Aurora South Train 2
100,000
2018
Approved
Base Mine Stage 1 & 2 Expansion
290,700
1978
Operating
Stage 3 Expansion
116,300
2006
Operating
Total E&P Canada Ltd. 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
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION — IN SITU Dover West Clastics
Updated: Aug 2011
AOSC reports that it is on track to submit regulatory applications for its Dover West projects before year-end 2011.
Phase 1
12,000
2015
Announced
Phase 2
35,000
2018
Announced
Phase 3
35,000
2021
Dover West Leduc Carbonates
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 (TAGD) 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 accessed on winter roads.
Phase 1 Demonstration
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
12,000
2014
Announced
Phase 1
60,000
2014
Construction
Phase 2
50,000
2016
Approved
Phase 3
50,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 4
50,000
TBD
Approved
Ivanhoe Energy Inc.
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Birch Mountain
Phase 1
60,000
2022
Announced
Phase 2
60,000
2026
Announced
Updated: Sep 2011
Tamarack
Updated: Aug 2011
Ivanhoe has been issued a new Canadian patent for its HTL (heavy-to-light) oil technology, broadening and expanding its IP in Canada.
Phase 1
20,000
2014
Application
Phase 2
20,000
TBD
Application
Phase 2
20,000
2017
Announced
Phase 2 Expansion
20,000
2020
Announced
West Ells
Lewis
Pilot
Updated: Jul 2011 1,720
2013
Application
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Grosmont
Updated: May 2011
The project, which would incorporate electrical heaters, has been delayed. Laricina Energy’s May purchase of additional leases in the Grosmont carbonate zone included “non-core” portions of Shell Canada’s Grosmont acreage.
Pilot
TBD
TBD
On Hold
Southern Pacific Resource Corp. STP McKay
Updated: Aug 2011
Southern Pacific says construction is advancing on budget, with a number of milestones achieved including completion of central plant site and well pad civil work, procurement of all major equipment. Drilling of the first well pad is complete and the second is about 50 per cent complete.
Suncor Energy Inc.
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 from infill wells. Construction of infastructure, well pads, and central plant and cogeneration facilities continues on Firebag Stage 4. Operating
Phase 1
Subsequent Phases
50,000
2015
Application
Stage 1
35,000
2004
Operating
200,000
TBD
Application
Stage 2
35,000
2006
Operating
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
Lewis
Phase 1
40,000
TBD
Phase 2
40,000
TBD
MacKay River
Phase 1
35,000
2014
Application
Phase 2
40,000
2017
Application
Phase 3
40,000
2019
Application
Phase 4
35,000
TBD
Application
E-T Energy Ltd.
Poplar Creek
Updated: May 2011
Updated: Dec 2010 Application Application Updated: Mar 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 anticipates regulatory approval for commerical project in 2011.
Suncor says that higher bitumen supply from its in situ and mining projects and greater upgrader reliability resulted in record production rates in the fourth quarter of 2010. The company has confirmed that the MacKay River expansion is a key part of its near-term plans, and will spend $70 million on the project in 2011.
Phase 1
Pilot
Updated: May 2011
Sunshine says that ongoing formal dialogue with regulators indicates that its regulatory application is technically sound and that environmental and stakeholder concerns have been addressed. Approval timing for final permit depends on resolution of gas over bitumen hearing. FEED has begun.
10,000
2014
Application
MR2
40,000
2016
Application
1,000
2007
Operating
Phase 1
33,000
2002
Operating
Clearwater West
Phase 2
Pilot
Phase 1
12,000
2013
Application
Phase 2
25,000
2016
Announced
Phase 3
25,000
2019
Hangingstone Pilot
Experimental Combustion Pilot
1,000
Blackrod
BlackPearl says that steam injection began in May, and is now in the two- to four-month warm-up phase. After that, the well pair will be converted to SAGD. The company also continues to work on the regulatory application for its commercial project, which will be filed in the first half of 2012.
Commercial
Pilot
•
Gregoire Lake
Phase 1 Grouse
Phase 3
40,000
2018
Announced
Phase 4
40,000
2024
Announced
Terre de Grace Phase 1
Phase 2 Pilot
Updated: Dec 2010 40,000 40,000 10,000
TBD TBD TBD
Announced Announced Approved
Announced
2011
Operating
Updated: Sep 2011
Regulatory application is targeted for Q1/2012.
TBD
500
60,000
Application
40,000
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
2013
Suspended
Application
Updated: Aug 2011
5,000
2006
TBD
BlackPearl Resources Inc.
Phase 2
10,000
Announced Updated: Aug 2011
Phase 2
Application
With the first phase application filed in March 2011, AOSC will now continue engineering and begin the procurement process for long-lead equipment. Regulatory approval anticipated in 2012, at which point construction will begin. As of late July, AOSC says this is progressing as planned.
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Value Creation Inc.
Announced
2012
Updated: Aug 2011
Application
Updated: Dec 2010
2016
4,500
Hangingstone
2012
Joslyn
25,000
Athabasca Oil Sands Corp.
5,000
REGULATORY STATUS
Updated: Aug 2011
Phase 1
START-UP
Alberta Oilsands reports that Alberta Sustainable Resource Development has cancelled a company lease application that would have been used as a construction staging site for Clearwater Phase 1. AOS has identified another potential site. Alberta SRD cancelled a number of lease applications in the Fort McMurray area in order to facilitate commercial development.
Commercial
•
Kirby (North)
2024
Announced Updated: Sep 2011
40,000
2017
Announced Updated: Sep 2011
Canadian Natural is targeting a regulatory application for Phase 1 in Q4.
Phase 1
40,000
2016
Phase 2
40,000
2019
•
Kirby (South)
Application Announced Updated: Sep 2011
Plant construction is 11 per cent complete, detailed engineering is 53 per cent complete, and the overall project is 19 per cent complete. Canadian Natural reports it is tracking well to plan and within its capital expenditure forecast.
Phase 1
45,000
2013
Phase 2
15,000
2020
Leismer
Commercial
Construction Announced Updated: Dec 2010
30,000
2020
Announced
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Total E&P Canada Ltd.
2007
Announced
Announced
25,000
AOSC anticipates commercial approval for full gross 150,000-barrel-per-day project in 2011. Detailed engineering underway.
TBD
2014
Cogeneration and Expansion
Updated: Jun 2011
10,000
10,000
Mackay River
Phase 2
Phase 1
AOSC filed its regulatory application for a 250,000-barrel-per-day project at Dover in December 2010. Approval anticipated in 2012.
Oak Point Energy Ltd.
Announced
Updated: May 2011
Announced
TBD
TBD
Dover
2013
10,000
12,000
10,000
Thickwood
Announced
Phase 2B
Dover Operating Corp.
Phase 1
Phase 3 Expansion
2016
Announced
12,000
Cenovus will be revising its initial 35,000 bpd application and plans to file an updated application for an 80,000 bpd project in the fourth quarter of 2011. It has reported that it may seek transactions related to this asset area.
TBD
The 2010/2011 winter program included additional caprock tests at Thickwood and Legend Lake, showing the suitability of the overlying shale for SAGD. 76 exploration and delineation wells drilled at the two areas.
Pilot
Announced
15,000
Updated: May 2011
2015
Phase B
Legend Lake
Operating
Marathon plans to file an application for Birchwood in 2012. The company says it has potential for 40,000 bpd capacity.
12,000
2011
Announced
Phase 2A
Application
1,000
TBD
TBD
Carbonate Pilot
20,000
Updated: Jun 2011
35,000
CAPACITY
Alberta Oilsands Inc.
Sunshine Oilsands has raised $230 million and secured significant investments including from China Life Overseas and Bank of China Group. At Harper, it reports it has successfully conducted a 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 3
Updated: Sep 2011
Construction
Phase A
Updated: May 2011
Birchwood
CURRENT PROJECT
SOUTH ATHABASCA REGION — IN SITU
Harper
Announced
2012
TBD
12,000
Telephone Lake Borealis
REGULATORY STATUS
10,000
Phase 1
START-UP
Phase 2 Expansion
Cenovus Energy Inc.
CAPACITY
Marathon Oil Corporation
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Updated: Aug 2011
CURRENT PROJECT
Sunshine Oilsands Ltd.
Sunrise
Husky says that the Sunrise project continues to achieve its milestones, with the first 12 of 49 SAGD well pairs recently completed on schedule. The full drilling program is forecast to be complete in the third quarter of 2012. A full field development plan including Sunrise expansions is expected by the end of the year.
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Athabasca Oil Sands Corp.
CAPACITY
Husky Energy Inc.
Mildred Lake/Aurora North & South
CURRENT PROJECT
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CURRENT PROJECT
P R O J E C T S TAT U S
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
Cenovus Energy Inc.
•
CURRENT PROJECT
Christina Lake
Updated: Sep 2011
During the remainder of 2011 Cenovus expects to continue construction on Phases D and E, and commence earthworks on Phase F.
Pod 1
CAPACITY
10,000
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
CURRENT PROJECT
2007
Operating
ConocoPhillips Canada Limited
Surmont
Updated: Aug 2011
CAPACITY
START-UP
Hangingstone Pilot
REGULATORY STATUS
Updated: Aug 2011
JACOS owner JAPEX says regulatory approval for expansion is anticipated this fall, and an investment decision will follow.
Pilot
11,000
1999
Operating
Phase 1A
10,000
2002
Operating
ConocoPhillips says it has received regulatory approval to increase production capacity of Phase 2 to 109,000 bpd, up from the previously approved 83,000 bpd.
Phase 1B
8,800
2008
Operating
Phase 1
27,000
2007
Operating
109,000
2015
Construction
1,200
1997
Operating
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 C
40,000
2011
Operating
Phase 2
Phase D
40,000
2013
Construction
Pilot
Phase E
40,000
2014
Approved
Phase F
40,000
2016
Approved
Phase G
40,000
2017
Approved
Phase H
40,000
2019
Announced
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Foster Creek
Updated: Sep 2011
Phase A
Phase B Debottleneck
Jackfish
Updated: Sep 2011
Devon reports that it has achieved first oil production from Jackfish 2 and predicts the ramp-up to capacity of 35,000 bpd 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 Wood Buffalo.
Germain
Phase 1 Commercial Demonstration
Phase 2
Saleski
Updated: Aug 2011
5,000
2014
Construction
30,000
2014
Announced Updated: Aug 2011
Phase 1
35,000
2007
Operating
24,000
2001
Operating
Phase 2
35,000
2011
Operating
Laricina says initial results from the Saleski pilot say SAGD continues to work well in the Grosmont carbonate. Production is expected to steadily increase through 2011. Supplementary information requests regarding the 10,700 capacity commercial Phase 1 have been completed and provided to the regulator. Design basis memorandum for Phase 1 is now complete.
6,000
2003
Operating
Phase 3
35,000
2015
Application
Cenovus has increased the expected production capacity of Phases F, G and H by 5,000 bpd to 40,000 bpd each. Phase F is now in early stages of construction.
Devon Canada Corporation
•
Laricina Energy Ltd.
Phase 1 Pilot
10,700 1,800
2013 2011
30,000
2009
Operating
Phase E
30,000
2009
Operating
Phase F
35,000
2014
Construction
1A
35,000
2016
Announced
Phase G
35,000
2015
Approved
1B
35,000
2017
Announced
MEG reports that detailed engineering for Phase 2B is 71 per cent complete, and capital commitments for major equipment and materials were 75 per cent complete. Overall construction 15 per cent complete.
Phase H
35,000
2016
Approved
1C
35,000
2017
Announced
Phase 1 Pilot
Phase I
45,000
2017
Announced
Grizzly Oil Sands Ulc
Grand Rapids
Phase A
60,000
2017
Application
Phase B
60,000
TBD
Announced
Phase C
60,000
TBD
Announced
Harvest Operations Corp.
Pilot
600
2011
Operating
Narrows Lake
Updated: May 2011
A total of 41 gross strat wells were drilled during Q1/2011 to further assess the resource at Narrows Lake in preparation for commercial production.
Phase 1
•
Updated: Aug 2011
Commercial
35,000
TBD
MEG Energy Corporation Updated: Aug 2011
Announced
Petrobank Energy And Resources Ltd.
•
Conklin (Whitesands)
Updated: Sep 2011
Air injection has been suspended. All of Petrobank’s near-term testing operations scheduled for Conklin are complete and the facility will be suspended until plans are finalized to either integrate the site into May River or abandon. On Hold Suspended Updated: Sep 2011
Regulatory hearing is scheduled for March 6, 2012. The suspension of Conklin does not impact the May River development plans.
Phase 1
10,000
2013
Application
Subsequent Phases
90,000
TBD
Disclosed
3,000
2008
Operating
Phase 2A
22,000
2009
Operating
Phase 2B
35,000
2013
Construction
Kai Kos Dehseh
Phase 3A
50,000
2016
Application
Corner
40,000
2015
Application
Phase 3B
50,000
2018
Application
Corner Expansion
40,000
TBD
Application
Phase 3C
50,000
2020
Application
Hangingstone
20,000
TBD
Application
Updated: Dec 2010
Leismer
20,000
TBD
Application
Statoil Updated: Aug 2011
2013
Application
Surmont
Phase 2
5,000
2014
Application
Phase 1
50,000
2018
Announced
Leismer Demonstration
10,000
2010
Operating
Phase 2
50,000
TBD
Announced
Leismer Expansion
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
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.
N-SOLV Corporation
Pilot
Updated: Aug 2011
Phase 1
10,000
2013
Construction
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.
Phase 2
20,000
2015
Application
Phase 2
43,333
TBD
Application
Husky Energy Inc.
Phase 3
43,334
TBD
Application
Updated: Sep 2011
Hoole
Paramount has received an updated resource evaluation, pegging economic contingent bitumen resources increased to 763 million barrels. During the remainder of 2011 it plans to complete engineering design and environmental analysis. Conceptual and pre-FEED engineering being conducted by IMV Projects, reportedly including new technologies that have never been tried anywhere else in the world.
5,000
Application
Great Divide
Phase 1
2016
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 recovery 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 later this year.
Announced
Paramount Resources Ltd.
43,333
Connacher Oil And Gas Limited
TBD
•
Phase D
Grizzly has awarded a $4-million+ contract to Rockwell Automation for a process automation system for the Axe Lake project. It has also selected GE’s produced water evaporation technology, which will recycle up to 97 per cent of produced water.
72,000
May River
Single well pair SAGD pilot underway. Steaming began in December and Cenovus says it continues to monitor the pilot to gain a better understanding of the reservoir. It plans to file a commercial application by the end of the year.
Phase 4
Operating
Operating
•
Application
2006
Operating
Updated: Sep 2011
Approved
TBD
TBD
2007
Algar Lake
TBD
72,000
1,900
2005
Updated: Aug 2011
72,000
Phase 3
1,900
10,000
Christina Lake
Phase 2
Pilot
20,000
Expansion
Phase C Stage 2
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.
REGULATORY STATUS
Phase C Stage 1
Updated: May 2011
START-UP
Pike
CAPACITY
Application
CURRENT PROJECT
McMullen
Air Injection Pilot-Experimental
Updated: Aug 2011
755
2012
Construction
Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited
500
2012
Announced
Nexen Inc.
Drilling of the pilot observation wells commenced. Facility construction will proceed in Q2, with air injection scheduled for Q3.
Demonstration Plant
Hangingstone
Updated: Dec 2010
Suncor Energy Inc.
Chard
Phase 1
Nexen says it has achieved a 9 per cent production increase between Q1 and Q2, and during June successfully ran the upgrader at 65 per cent of capacity with an on-stream factor of 95 per cent. The company continues to drill and develop new well pairs, and is accelerating the development of a portion nof the Kinosis lease to access resource to fill the upgrader. Partner Opti Canada has declared bankruptcy and will be acquired by CNOOC for $2.1 billion.
Meadow Creek
Phase 1
40,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 2
40,000
TBD
Approved
Approved
Long Lake
Long Lake South (Kinosis) Phase 1
Updated: Aug 2011
40,000
TBD
Updated: Dec 2010 Announced Updated: Dec 2010
Value Creation Inc. TriStar
Updated: Jan 2011
Algar Pod 2
10,000
2010
Operating
JACOS anticipates regulatory approval for Phase 1 expansion in the third quarter of 2011.
Long Lake South (Kinosis) Phase 2
40,000
TBD
Approved
Value Creation is providing the ERCB with additional information supporting its application.
Expansion
24,000
2014
Application
Phase 1
72,000
2008
Operating
Expansion
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2014
Application
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1,000
2012
Application
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Primrose/Wolf Lake
Updated: Sep 2011
2008
Operating
2006
Operating
Primrose South
45,000
1985
Operating
Petrobank Energy And Resources Ltd.
Wolf Lake
13,000
1985
Operating
Demonstration
Tucker
Updated: Nov 2010 10,000
TBD
Approved Updated: Aug 2011
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Phase 1
30,000
2006
Operating
Imperial Oil Limited
Cold Lake
Updated: Aug 2011
Phase 1-10
110,000
1985
Operating
Phase 11-13
30,000
2002
Operating
Phase 14-16
30,000
2015
Approved
Gemini
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1,400
TBD
700
TBD
Sawn Lake
CSS Pilot
Updated: Feb 2011
Dawson
10,000
TBD
Application
1,200
TBD
Application
Taiga
Updated: Aug 2011
Phase 2
THAI Demonstration-Experimental
10,000
TBD
Announced
TBD
2011
Approved
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Peace River
Cadotte Lake
12,500
1986
Operating
Carmon Creek - Phase 1
40,000
2014
Announced
Carmon Creek - Phase 2
40,000
TBD
Announced
Red Earth
Updated: Aug 2011
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 go-forward plans will be prepared.
Commercial
10,000
TBD
Announced
Pilot
1,000
2009
Operating
Pilot Expansion
3,000
TBD
Announced
SASKATCHEWAN REGION — IN SITU
Updated: Sep 2011
Axe Lake
Updated: Aug 2011
Oilsands Quest has been granted the change from its Saskatchewan oilsands permits to leases, making them the first oilsands leases granted in Saskatchewan.
Commercial
Reservoir Test
SAGD Pilot
30,000
Phase 1
17,500
2014
Application
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Phase 2
17,500
2016
Application
Pengrowth Energy Corporation Lindbergh
Updated: Aug 2011
The Lindbergh pilot has received all regulatory approvals to begin construction. First steam is targeted for the first half of 2012. Drilling of SAGD well pairs and facility construction will begin in Q3 2011. Commercial
Pilot
TBD
On Hold
600
2008
On Hold
TBD
TBD
On Hold
Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon
designed equipment for the process and power industries, including mid-stream processes, cogeneration equipment, and Once-Through Steam Generators for in-situ oil production.
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Canadian Natural is reporting that synthetic crude oil shipments from Horizon resumed at the end of August post-fire repairs. Saipem has been awarded the EPC contract for a secondary upgrader with production capacity of 42,599 bpd of hydrotreated gas oil as part of the Hydrotreater Phase 2.
Phase 1
114,000
2009
Operating
Phase 2A
10,000
2014
Approved
Phase 2B
45,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 3
80,000
TBD
Approved
--
2007
Complete
5,000
2012
Construction
12,000
2014
Announced
Tranche 1 (engineering/design)
1,200
2012
Approved
Tranche 2
Ivanhoe Energy Inc.
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Express Integrated Technologies (EIT) engineers and fabricates custom-
Once-Through Steam Generators
Southern Pacific Resource Corp.
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION — UPGRADER
Approved
Surface facilities from the first two wells at the Kerrobert project are being decommissioned and will be moved to Dawson during Q3. Civil work underway, drilling expected to commence midSeptember. Pre-ignition heating cycle to commence in the fourth quarter, with air injection targeted before year-end.
Regulatory approval expected to be received mid-2011. Detailed engineering underway. OSUM says it will be ready to execute in late 2011 or early 2012 subsequent to regulatory approval. OSUM has selected Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies for its produced water treatment.
Approved
Oilsands Quest Inc. Updated: Mar 2011
OSUM Oil Sands Corp.
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Cold Lake achieved production record of 158,000 bpd in Q2/2011, attributed to contributions of new wells steamed in 2011, but offset by cyclic nature of project. Site clearing and road construction underway for Nabiye expansion.
Koch Exploration Canada Corporation
Canada’s Gateway to the West
SAGD Demonstration
32,000
Caribou
Updated: Aug 2011
Northern Alberta Oil Ltd.
30,000
Developed by: Dicorp for the active oilsands drilling customer
Primrose North
• Exceptional core penetration (less sticking permits longer core runs)
Sawn Lake
Primrose East
Coremix® is field proven & cost effective.
REGULATORY STATUS
Andora Energy owner PanOrient Energy Corp. says Andora’s strategic review process to enhance shareholder value that could result in a sale or merger was expected to be closed in June, but this did not occur. The process is ongoing with a number of parties that have expressed interest.
Husky Energy Inc.
• Tubular cleaning (inhibits tar accretion to pipe and equipment)
COREMIX® is designed as a one-sack system for oilsands drilling and coring.
START-UP
Andora Energy Corporation
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
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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CAPACITY
PEACE RIVER REGION — IN SITU
COLD LAKE REGION — IN SITU
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CURRENT PROJECT
Orion
Updated: Dec 2010
Tamarack
Updated: Aug 2011
Phase 1
10,000
2007
Operating
Ivanhoe has been issued a new Canadian patent for its HTL (heavy-to-light) oil technology, broadening and expanding its IP in Canada.
Phase 2
10,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 1
34,784
TBD
Application
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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
REGULATORY STATUS
START-UP
CURRENT PROJECT
Suncor Energy Inc.
Base Operations
Updated: Aug 2011
Suncor says that with major maintenance now behind it at its oilsands facilities, it is looking forward to a strong second half of the year.
Millennium Coker Unit
97,000
2008
Operating
Millennium Vacuum Unit
35,000
2005
Operating
U1 and U2
225,000
1967
Operating
Fort Hills
Updated: May 2011
CAPACITY
REGULATORY STATUS
START-UP
First commercial production from Scotford upgrader expansion announced in May 2011. Engineers will now focus on improving operating efficiencies and adding capacity through debottlenecking.
Long Lake
Updated: Aug 2011
Nexen says it has achieved a 9 per cent production increase between Q1 and Q2, and during June successfully ran the upgrader at 65 per cent of capacity with an on-stream factor of 95 per cent. The company continues to drill and develop new well pairs, and is accelerating the development of a portion nof the Kinosis lease to access resource to fill the upgrader. Partner Opti Canada has declared bankruptcy and will be acquired by CNOOC for $2.1 billion. 58,500
2008
Operating
Phase 1
145,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 2
58,500
TBD
Approved
Phase 2 & 3
145,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 3
58,500
TBD
Voyageur Upgrader 3
Phase 4
Suncor expects to progress with partner Total E&P Canada on-site preparation and engineering for the re-start of Voyageur construction. Project still needs to be officially sanctioned.
Value Creation Inc.
Phase 1
127,000
2016
Approved
Phase 2
63,000
TBD
Approved
Mildred Lake/Aurora North & South
Base Plant Stage 1 & 2 Debottleneck
Updated: Aug 2011
Stage 3 Debottleneck
Stage 3 Expansion (UE-1)
250,000
1978
Operating
75,000
TBD
Announced
100,000
2006
Operating
58,500
TBD
Updated: Dec 2010
Commercial
Expansion
Scotford Upgrader 2
Pilot
840
TBD
158,000
2003
Operating
91,000
2011
Operating Updated: Nov 2010
Phase 1
97,750
TBD
Cancelled
Phase 2
97,750
TBD
Cancelled
Phase 3
97,750
TBD
Cancelled
Announced
Phase 4
97,750
TBD
Cancelled
Announced
Statoil
Updated: Jan 2011
Application
Strathcona
Updated: Mar 2010
Application withdrawn in Dec. 2008.
Phase 1
65,000
TBD
Cancelled
Phase 2
152,000
TBD
Cancelled
Total E&P Canada Ltd.
North West Upgrading Inc.
Previous project owner Synenco Energy withdrew the Northern Lights upgrader application in Jun. 2008. Total purchased Synenco in Aug. 2008.
Upgrader
Updated: Sep 2011
Final sanction anticipated late this year or early 2012. Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association expects to this fall see activity ramping up including moving project management trailers onto the site, improvements to the approaches to the site, and some site grading.
Northern Lights
Updated: Nov 2010
Phase 1
50,600
TBD
Cancelled
Phase 2
50,600
TBD
Cancelled
Strathcona
Updated: Dec 2010
Terre de Grace
Phase 1
33,600
TBD
Application
Phase 1
77,000
2013
Approved
Debottlenecking
46,000
TBD
Cancelled
Phase 2
33,600
TBD
Application
Phase 2
77,000
2018
Approved
Phase 1
138,000
TBD
Cancelled
Pilot
8,400
TBD
Approved
Phase 3
77,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 2
87,000
TBD
Cancelled
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There are more exciting alternatives to the corporate ladder. IMV Projects has helped me develop my career in the energy industry while providing the flexibility to pursue my favorite recreational activities. Paul Sudlow - Project Manager
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START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
Heartland
Updated: Nov 2010
Construction suspended in Sep. 2008.
Phase 1
46,300
TBD
On Hold
Phase 2
46,300
TBD
Approved
Phase 3
46,300
TBD
Approved
N E W E x p o r t P i p e l i ne s Enbridge
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Northern Gateway
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.
Alberta to Kitimat, B.C.
525,000 plus 70,000 diluent line
2016
Application
Kinder Morgan Canada
Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX)
Updated: Mar 2011
Open season for expansion project planned for Fall 2011.
Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C., Washington Expansion up State and offshore to 700,000
n/q
Announced
TransCanada Pipelines
Total says it will not proceed with the its Strathcona upgrader.
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CAPACITY
Shell withdrew its application for all phases of Scotford Upgrader 2 in fall 2010.
TriStar
Updated: May 2011
INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND REGION — UPGRADER
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Value Creation Inc.
CURRENT PROJECT
Value Creation Inc.
Scotford Upgrader 1
Value Creation is providing the ERCB with additional information supporting its application.
Production volumes were impacted during the second quarter due to unplanned maintenance at the vacuum distallation unit and the LC finer.
REGULATORY STATUS
Shell Albian Sands
Phase 1
START-UP
Nexen Inc.
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
CAPACITY
SOUTH ATHABASCA REGION — UPGRADER
Suncor expects to progress with engineering and site preparation work at the Fort Hills mine, targeting a 2016 start-up. Project still must be sanctioned, and does not include upgrader portion.
Updated: Sep 2011
CURRENT PROJECT
Keystone Expansion
Updated: Aug 2011
The U.S. Department of State has completed its final environmental impact statement on the project, indicating it will have no significant impact on the environment. Decision to follow in November 2011.
Cushing, Okla., to U.S. Gulf Coast
500,000
2012
Announced
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