P r o j e c t S tAt u S
03.12 PROJECT STATUS
Athabasca Region Industrial Heartland Region Cold Lake Region
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Peace River Region Northwestern Saskatchewan
CAPACITY
START-UP
SASkATCHEWAN REgION
SOUTH ATHABASCA REgION
INDUSTRIAl HEARTlAND REgION
COlD lAkE REgION
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CURRENT PROJECT
NORTH ATHABASCA REgION
NEW EXPORT PIPElINES
•
PEACE RIVER REgION
REgUlATORY STATUS
NORTH ATHABASCA REgION — MININg
CURRENT PROJECT
NEW INfORMATION THIS MONTH
CAPACITY
REgUlATORY STATUS
START-UP
Suncor Energy Inc.
Canadian Natural Resources limited
Base Operations
Horizon
Updated: Nov 2011
Updated: Nov 2011
Suncor says that during the third quarter it completed construction and initiated commissioning of the
Canadian Natural says that SCO production safely resumed (post-January upgrader fire) in August,
hydrogen plant portion of the Millennium Naphtha Unit, and that the hydrotreater portion of the pro-
steadily growing to 108,000 barrels per day in October. Commissioning is underway on a third ore
ject was expected to be complete before the end of 2011. This project is designed to provide flexibility
preparation plant and associated hydrotransport, expected to increase reliability in 2012.
and boost sweet oil production, helping maximize profits. Suncor is also in the process of deploying
Phase 1 Phase 2A
TRO tailings management across its operations, to be complete by the fourth quarter of 2012.
135,000
2008
Operating
10,000
2014
Approved
Millennium Debottlenecking
2008
Operating
294,000
1967
Operating
180,000
2012
Construction
4,000
2007
Operating
Phase 2B
45,000
TBD
Approved
Millennium Mine
Phase 3
80,000
TBD
Approved
North Steepbank Extension Steepbank Debottleneck Phase 3
Imperial Oil limited
•
kearl
fort Hills
Updated: Jan 2012
Imperial says that Kearl Phase 1 is 87 per cent complete, and is progressing on schedule. Modules have
Debottleneck
assembly and integration into the plant facilities continues. Phase 2 sanctioned in December. 110,000
2012
110,000
2015
Construction
Phase 3 Debottleneck
70,000
2020
Approved
Jackpine
TBD 2016
Voyageur South Phase 1
Approved Approved Updated: Nov 2010
120,000
TBD
Application
Mildred lake/Aurora North & South
Updated: Jan 2012
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is inviting public comment on a revised draft agreement to establish a joint panel for review of the Pierre River Mine project, as well as revisions to the existing joint panel agreement for the review of the Jackpine Mine Expansion project. Com-
Updated: Nov 2011
Canadian Oil Sands reports that front-end engineering and design is now complete for its $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.
ment is due February 24.
Aurora South Train 1
100,000
2016
Approved
Expansion
100,000
2017
Approved
Aurora South Train 2
100,000
2018
Approved
Phase 1A
100,000
2010
Operating
Base Mine Stage 1 & 2 Expansion
290,700
1978
Operating
Phase 1B
100,000
TBD
Approved
Stage 3 Expansion
116,300
2006
Operating
Commercial
155,000
2002
Operating
Expansion & Debottlenecking
115,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 1
100,000
2018
Application
Phase 1
Phase 2
100,000
TBD
Application
Joslyn South Mine
Muskeg River
Total E&P Canada ltd. Joslyn North Mine
SilverBirch Energy Corporation
Phase 1
frontier
Updated: Jan 2012
100,000
2018
Energy Corporation) with the former company’s in situ assets. Teck gains SilverBirch’s 50 per cent interest in Frontier.
Approved Updated: Dec 2010
100,000
TBD
Phase 1
57,250
TBD
On Hold
Phase 2
57,250
TBD
On Hold
12,000
TBD
Northern lights Mine
Teck Resources will acquire SilverBirch Energy and a new company will be spun out (SilverWillow
Phase 1
80,000
2021
Application
NORTH ATHABASCA REgION — IN SITU
Phase 2
80,000
2024
Application
Athabasca Oil Sands Corp.
Phase 3
80,000
2027
Application
•
Phase 4 Equinox
40,000
2030
Application
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Updated: Nov 2011
Project partner Suncor Energy says that current capital expenditures are around geological, engineering, regulatory and environmental studies.
Pierre River
•
25,000 165,000
Syncrude Canada ltd.
Shell Albian Sands
•
Phase 1
Construction
Phase 2
Updated: Nov 2011
Current capital expenditures for Fort Hills are around design base memorandum engineering.
been reduced in size and permits for additional U.S. interstate highway routes have been received. RePhase 1
23,000
Updated: Nov 2010
Birch Phase 1
Announced
Updated: Jan 2012 Announced