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Oilsands Upgrader Projects

North Athabasca


BP Plc
Terre de Grace
Jan 2019: The AER has rescinded approval for the Terre de Grace pilot project on the request of BP Canada and Value Creation Inc.
BP Plc (75.0%)
ViBrant Petroleum Ltd. (25.0%)
Phase Status Capacity Technology Production Start
Pilot Cancelled 8,400 bpd ADC USP

Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Horizon
Mar 2020: Canadian Natural Resources announced that engineering work is targeted for completion in Q3 on the previously announced expansion & reliability projects. The paraffinic froth treatment expansion would add 40,000 to 50,000 bbls/d of diluted bitumen. Stage 1 & 2 reliability opportunites could add 35,000 to 45,000 bbls/d of SCO. Additional maintenance is planned for the fall.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (100.0%)
Phase Status Capacity Technology Production Start
Fractionation Tower Debottleneck Operating 10,000 bpd Upgrader
Phase 1 Operating 110,000 bpd Upgrader Q1 2009
Phase 1 Debottleneck Operating 5,000 bpd Upgrader 2014
Phase 2A Operating 12,000 bpd Upgrader 2014
Phase 2B Operating 45,000 bpd Upgrader Q2 2016
Phase 3 Operating 80,000 bpd Upgrader Q4 2017
Vacuum Gas Oil Sales Expansion Announced 12,500 bpd Upgrader

E-T Energy Ltd.
Poplar Creek
Dec 2016: E-T Energy and Bayshore Petroleum had previously planned to merge and re-start the Poplar Creek project using a combination of their technologies but Bayshore advised in late 2016 the two companies would not be pursuing any transaction.
E-T Energy Ltd. (100.0%)
Phase Status Capacity Technology Production Start
Experimental Pilot Announced Cold Catalytic Cracking

Suncor Energy Inc.
Base Mine
Jun 2020: The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada announced that they are making funding available for the proposed Suncor Base Mne extension Project throught its Participant Funding Program to help assist the participation of the public and Indigenous peoples in the-federal impact assessment.
Suncor Energy Inc. (100.0%)
Phase Status Capacity Technology Production Start
Millennium Coker Operating 90,000 bpd Upgrader Q4 2008
Millennium Vacuum Operating 35,000 bpd Upgrader Q4 2005
U1 and U2 Operating 225,000 bpd Upgrader Q4 1967

Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Mildred Lake/Aurora
May 2020: Syncrude reported that the coker turnaround activities will be advanced and will begin in the second quarter. As a result, it is expected that Syncrude’s production will be reduced for the second quarter of 2020.
Syncrude Canada Ltd. (100.0%)
Phase Status Capacity Technology Production Start
Phase 1 & 2 Debottleneck Operating 250,000 bpd Upgrader Q3 1978
Phase 3 Operating 100,000 bpd Upgrader Q2 2006
Phase 3 Debottleneck Announced 75,000 bpd Upgrader

South Athabasca


CNOOC Limited
Long Lake
Jun 2019: Production at Long Lake for Q1 2019 was 41,860 bbls/d reported by the AER. CNOOC has filed an application with the AER to build a lime sludge centrifuge in the fall of 2019.
CNOOC Limited (100.0%)
Phase Status Capacity Technology Production Start
Phase 1 Suspended 58,500 bpd OrCrude Q1 2009

Value Creation Inc.
Advanced TriStar
Apr 2016: Alberta Environmental Assessment Agency has deemed the Environmental Impact Assessment report compete for the ATS project. The review took 165 weeks.
Value Creation Inc. (100.0%)
Phase Status Capacity Technology Production Start
Phase 1 Application 60,000 bpd ADC & COC
Phase 2 Application 60,000 bpd ADC & COC
TriStar DOEx (Demonstration of Excellence)
Mar 2018: Value Creation has received approval for its APOP phase.
Value Creation Inc. (100.0%)
Phase Status Capacity Technology Production Start
Pilot Application 12,000 bpd ADC USP

Industrial Heartland


Athabasca Oil Sands Project
Scotford Upgrader
Mar 2020: CNRL has announced a capcity increase at the AOSP mine sites and at Scotford to bring total production to 320,000 bbls/d by the end of the third quarter 2020. CNRL has also reported that Shell will be perfroming a 55 day turnaround starting in April.
Athabasca Oil Sands Project (100.0%)
Phase Status Capacity Technology Production Start
Phase 1 Operating 155,000 bpd Upgrader Q2 2003
Phase 1 Expansion Operating 100,000 bpd Upgrader Q1 2011
Scotford HCU Debottleneck Operating 14,000 bpd Upgrader
Scotford Optimization Construction 51,000 bpd Upgrader

North West Upgrading Inc.
Redwater Upgrader
Jun 2019: The Sturgeon refinery has been producing low sulphur diesel from synthetic crude for over a year. Some challenges with the gasifier, have prevented full operations to date. Full production is expected by the end of 2019, using synthetic crude.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (50.0%)
North West Upgrading Inc. (50.0%)
Phase Status Capacity Technology Production Start
Phase 1 Operating 50,000 bpd Upgrader Q1 2018
Phase 2 Approved 50,000 bpd Upgrader
Phase 3 Approved 50,000 bpd Upgrader

Value Creation Inc.
Heartland
Jan 2019: Value Creation & The Government of Alberta have announced a $2 billion dollar investment in an upgrading facility, to convert 77,500 bbls/d of diluted bitumen to a medium synthetic crude oil. The Alberta Government has provided a $440 million loan gaurantee toward the project.
Value Creation Inc. (100.0%)
Phase Status Capacity Technology Production Start
Phase 1A Application 43,400 bpd ADC & COC
Phase 1B Application 43,400 bpd ADC & COC
Phase 2 Application 86,800 bpd ADC & COC